2. Division: Group C fixture preview: Valadares Gaia against Gondomar

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group C
Competition: Sun 05.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Complexo Desportivo de Valadares (750 seats)

2. Division: Group C: The mid-table placements highlight the path Valadares Gaia and Gondomar have taken uptil now. Both teams are up for it; let's go!

Insights:
  • Valadares Gaia have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Gondomar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Valadares and Gondomar.

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Valadares Gaia form and stats

2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Valadares Gaia have to build on here at Complexo Desportivo de Valadares in the 2. Division: Group C. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Valadares to get some points in this home game.

The Valadares crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Gondomar here at Complexo Desportivo de Valadares in a 2. Division: Group C match.

Preceding that match was the home game against Leca that was lost 0-1.

The Valadares Gaia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Valadares Gaia have only let in 2 goals at home.

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Gondomar form and stats

Gondomar are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the 2. Division: Group C, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss). It could be a hat trick of victories away for Gondomar, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Gondomar play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Valadares Gaia (placed 6th).

A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Salgueiros.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Gondomar as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the previous three meetings featuring these two contenders are: one win for Valadares, two draws and zero wins for Gondomar. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

GondomarA. Daffé
A. Daffé
3 goals
GondomarB. Zakaria
B. Zakaria
3 goals
Valadares GaiaF. Teixeira da Costa Júnior
F. Teixeira da Costa Júnior
2 goals

Valadares Gaia missing players

Gondomar missing players

Valadares Gaia Gondomar
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 5 0 Played P 0 4 8
2 2 0 Won W 0 2 4
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
4 2 0 Lost L 0 1 3
8 6 0 Scored S 0 3 13
7 3 0 Conceded C 0 2 6
88% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 75% 88%
50% 40% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 25% 62%
25% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 62%
12% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 12%
12% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
38% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 38%
25% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
50% 60% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 25%
 
4.3 3.4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 3.3
3.7 3.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 5
1.9 1.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.8 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.4 7.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.8 7.7
2.6 2.8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.2 3.7
39% 43% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 18% 31%
 
6.7 6.2 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 8.8 10.4
3.3 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3.8 4.3
Key stats in 2. Division: Group C this season:
  • Gondomar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Valadares Gaia have won significantly less corners at home than 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 7 5 1 1 13 4 4 2 1 1 8 2 3 3 0 0 5 2 9 16
2 Salgueiros 7 5 1 1 9 7 3 3 0 0 5 2 4 2 1 1 4 5 2 16
3 Castro Daire 7 4 1 2 9 6 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 2 0 1 4 3 3 13
4 Santa Cruz de Alvarenga 7 3 2 2 7 6 4 2 2 0 5 2 3 1 0 2 2 4 1 11
5 Gondomar 7 3 1 3 12 6 4 2 0 2 10 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 6 10
6 Valadares Gaia 7 2 2 3 8 6 4 2 1 1 6 2 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 8
7 Espinho 7 2 2 3 5 6 3 2 0 1 4 2 4 0 2 2 1 4 -1 8
8 União de Coimbra 7 1 3 3 6 8 2 0 2 0 1 1 5 1 1 3 5 7 -2 6
9 Gouveia 7 1 2 4 4 11 4 1 0 3 4 6 3 0 2 1 0 5 -7 5
10 Ferreira de Aves 7 1 1 5 3 16 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 4 1 14 -13 4

Read more about 2. Division: Group C

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.