2. Division: Group C game preview and numbers: Valadares Gaia fight Espinho

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group C
Competition: Sun 21.November
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Complexo Desportivo de Valadares (750 seats)

Espinho have journeyed here for an exciting fight against the hosting Valadares Gaia. Get ready for the match with this full 2. Division: Group C preview!

Insights:
  • Valadares Gaia have the fewest conceded goals (3) in 2. Division: Group C
  • Espinho have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in 2. Division: Group C

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Valadares Gaia form and stats

Only two 2. Division: Group C home games for Valadares Gaia so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat. When Valadares Gaia hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Valadares Gaia, Gouveia and Ferreira de Aves), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Gouveia in the 2. Division: Group C last time out and are looking for a win here.

Ahead of that match, Valadares Gaia lost 1-3 at home to Casa Pia.

Early season league goal statistics from Valadares Gaia's 2 home games: 4 goals, 1 conceded.

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Espinho form and stats

Still no away game victory in the 2. Division: Group C for Espinho with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts.

Espinho are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Ferreira de Aves (placed 10th).

Prior to that match, the Espinho manager R. Ornelas Borges faced defeat when travelling to Salgueiros and losing 1-2.

Goals are few and far between in Espinho's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels. It's not easy to score on Espinho as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Last three meetings between these sides: Valadares won one, Espinho were winners in two and we saw zero draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

ValadaresP. Rocha Silva
P. Rocha Silva
2 goals
Valadares GaiaF. Teixeira da Costa Júnior
F. Teixeira da Costa Júnior
1 goals
Valadares GaiaA. da Silva Oliveira
A. da Silva Oliveira
1 goals

Valadares Gaia missing players

Espinho missing players

Valadares Gaia Espinho
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 2 Played P 1 3 5
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
2 1 1 Drew D 1 2 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
5 4 4 Scored S 0 1 3
3 1 1 Conceded C 0 2 4
75% 50% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 33% 60%
50% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 40%
25% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 40%
25% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 40%
25% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 60%
50% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 40%
 
6.2 6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.5 3.5
3 2.5 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.5 5.2
2.5 2.5 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.8 9.5 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 7.5 9.5
2.2 2.5 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3 4.5
56% 80% 80% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 17%
 
5.2 2.5 2.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9 8.2
2.5 1 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3 3.2
Key stats in 2. Division: Group C this season:
  • Espinho have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in 2. Division: Group C
  • Valadares Gaia have the fewest conceded goals (3) in 2. Division: Group C
Valadares Gaia Last season Espinho
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
22 11   Played P   11 22
10 6   Won W   3 9
3 2   Drew D   2 4
9 3   Lost L   6 9
36 20   Scored S   16 33
27 9   Conceded C   11 22
95% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 95%
73% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 59%
50% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   27% 41%
18% 9%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 23%
18% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 14%
50% 55%   BTTS BTTS   27% 27%
32% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 41%
23% 18%   Failed to Score F T   45% 36%
 
4.4 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.5
4.5 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   3.9 3.6
2.5 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2.3
5 2   Red cards R C   1 1
 
10.1 10.2   Shots (avg) S (   6.4 7.3
4.4 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.1 2.9
33% 45%   Goal Efficiency G E   71% 46%
 
8.1 5.6   Shots against (avg) S A   5.9 5.6
3.6 2.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.4 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Salgueiros 6 5 1 0 9 4 3 3 0 0 5 2 3 2 1 0 4 2 5 16
2 Castro Daire 6 3 1 2 7 5 3 1 1 1 3 2 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 10
3 Leca 5 3 1 1 6 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 10
4 Santa Cruz de Alvarenga 6 3 1 2 7 6 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 10
5 Gondomar 6 2 1 3 9 6 3 1 0 2 7 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 7
6 Uniao de Coimbra 6 1 3 2 6 6 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 6
7 Valadares Gaia 4 1 2 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 5
8 Espinho 5 1 2 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 5
9 Gouveia 6 1 1 4 4 11 4 1 0 3 4 6 2 0 1 1 0 5 -7 4
10 Ferreira de Aves 6 1 1 4 3 10 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 0 3 1 8 -7 4

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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.