2. Division: Group C match preview: Pedras Rubras versus Vila Real

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group C
Competition: Sun 11.April
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Pedras Rubras (5000 seats)

With their 1 point advantage in the league table, Pedras Rubras fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Vila Real.

Insights:
  • Pedras Rubras have the most conceded goals (26) in 2. Division: Group C
  • Vila Real have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Pedras Rubras and Vila Real should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

Pedras Rubras's stadium, Estádio Municipal de Pedras Rubras, has a artifical turf surface. Vila Real have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Vila Real when playing on artifical turf; 1 win, 3 draws and 3 losses from seven matches. They have scored 9 goals in these games and conceded 11.

Pedras are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Vila are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Pedras Rubras form and stats

4-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the 2. Division: Group C numbers at home for Pedras Rubras, who have the most conceded goals (26) in 2. Division: Group C, so far this season. It's trouble wherever Pedras are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. The Pedras manager M. Pereira Lima Seara might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Pedras has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. On the other hand, Pedras have conceded 8 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Vila Real form and stats

There's been little loot from Vila Real's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the 2. Division: Group C. Vila Real only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws. A depressing four defeats in a row for Vila Real in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Salgueiros.

As mentioned above, Vila drew the match against Leca. Manager N. Pires Barbosa brought on Agostinho Soares to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

Vila are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 8 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Vila have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Vila Real - Pedras 2-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: one win for Pedras, one draw and two wins for Vila Real. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Pedras RubrasT. Pereira Silva
T. Pereira Silva
3 goals
Vila RealJ. Batista Gregório
J. Batista Gregório
2 goals
Vila RealA. Teixeira Azevedo
A. Teixeira Azevedo
2 goals

Pedras Rubras missing players

Vila Real missing players

Pedras Rubras Vila Real
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 1 Played P 3 8 17
5 4 1 Won W 1 1 4
2 1 0 Drew D 0 2 4
10 3 0 Lost L 2 5 9
12 8 2 Scored S 1 3 15
26 8 1 Conceded C 2 11 25
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
71% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 65%
47% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 41%
18% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 24%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
41% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 47%
18% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 18%
53% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 41%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 2.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
5.2 2.3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 4.7 6.2
2.1 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.1 2.5
33% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 13% 30%
Key stats in 2. Division: Group C this season:
  • Pedras Rubras have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Pedras Rubras have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pedras Rubras have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vila Real have scored away.
  • Pedras Rubras have the most conceded goals (26) in 2. Division: Group C
  • Pedras Rubras have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in 2. Division: Group C
  • Pedras Rubras have the the worst goal difference (-14) in 2. Division: Group C
  • Vila Real have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leca 18 11 4 3 29 16 8 6 2 0 11 2 10 5 2 3 18 14 13 37
2 Trofense 18 10 6 2 19 7 9 7 1 1 12 2 9 3 5 1 7 5 12 36
3 Gondomar 17 10 4 3 25 11 8 4 4 0 11 3 9 6 0 3 14 8 14 34
4 Marítimo II 18 9 3 6 34 15 10 5 2 3 23 8 8 4 1 3 11 7 19 30
5 Paredes 19 7 5 7 14 16 9 5 1 3 8 7 10 2 4 4 6 9 -2 26
6 Amarante 18 7 3 8 21 16 10 4 3 3 17 6 8 3 0 5 4 10 5 24
7 Salgueiros 18 6 4 8 17 18 10 5 1 4 12 9 8 1 3 4 5 9 -1 22
8 Pedras Rubras 17 5 2 10 12 26 8 4 1 3 8 8 9 1 1 7 4 18 -14 17
9 Vila Real 17 4 4 9 15 25 9 3 2 4 12 14 8 1 2 5 3 11 -10 16
10 Coimbroes 17 4 3 10 14 25 8 4 2 2 12 8 9 0 1 8 2 17 -11 15
11 Uniao Madeira 3 0 0 3 2 14 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 11 -12 0
12 Camara de Lobos 4 0 0 4 2 15 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 0 2 1 9 -13 0

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The Campeonato de Portugal is the third-level football league in Portugal. It currently has four divisions based on geographic criteria. Each division has 18 teams who play each other home and away to decide a final league table. The top eight teams in total (two from each division) play a playoff to decide promotion.