Valadares Gaia and Leca fans eagerly anticipate 2. Division: Group C bout at Complexo Desportivo de Valadares

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group C
Competition: Wed 01.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Complexo Desportivo de Valadares (750 seats)

It's only been three sleeps since Valadares Gaia met Castro Daire and the result was 1-2. How will it end versus Leca?

Insights:
  • Valadares Gaia have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Leca have the fewest conceded goals (4) in 2. Division: Group C

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Valadares Gaia form and stats

Valadares Gaia have collected seven points from their first three 2. Division: Group C games here at Complexo Desportivo de Valadares, a promising start.

Valadares are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Castro Daire.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Espinho in a game that was won 2-0.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Gondomar are coming to town in four days.

The Valadares manager A. Pereira Ribeiro has got the team scoring with 6 from 3 home games in the league. Defensively Valadares have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Leca form and stats

Leca are yet to lose a point on their 2. Division: Group C travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. Leca love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Leca won their last game, 6-0 versus Ferreira de Aves played at home. As mentioned above, Leca was the only team on the pitch versus Ferreira de Aves in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Gil Vicente in the Taça De Portugal.

Leca have another match away in just four nights, a 2. Division: Group C game against Uniao de Coimbra. A hard programme for the visitors!

It's early days yet, but Leca has scored 4 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Valadares zero wins, zero draws and Leca two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Valadares GaiaF. Teixeira da Costa Júnior
F. Teixeira da Costa Júnior
2 goals
Valadares GaiaP. Rocha Silva
P. Rocha Silva
2 goals
LecaM. Perez Lopes
M. Perez Lopes
2 goals

Valadares Gaia missing players

Leca missing players

Valadares Gaia Leca
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
6 3 0 Played P 1 2 6
2 2 0 Won W 1 2 4
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
8 6 0 Scored S 2 4 12
5 1 0 Conceded C 1 2 4
83% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
33% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 50%
17% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
17% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
50% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 50%
33% 67% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
33% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 17%
 
5 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 6 7.5 6
4 4.3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2 2 3.3
2 1.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.5 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.4 8.7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 21 15.5 12.2
2.6 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 9 6.5 5.3
54% 67% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 31% 38%
 
6.2 5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 7 9 6
3 2.3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 4.5 3.2
Key stats in 2. Division: Group C this season:
  • All of Leca's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Leca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Leca have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Leca have the fewest conceded goals (4) in 2. Division: Group C
  • Leca have the most scored goals in the second half (8) in 2. Division: Group C
  • Leca have the the best goal difference (+2) away in 2. Division: Group C
  • Leca have the the best goal difference (+8) in 2. Division: Group C
  • Leca have won all their away games so far.
  • Leca have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Leca have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Leca haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Valadares Gaia have not yet lost a game at home.
  • 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 Salgueiros 7 5 1 1 9 7 3 3 0 0 5 2 4 2 1 1 4 5 2 16
2 Leca 6 4 1 1 12 4 4 2 1 1 8 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 8 13
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 6 2 2 2 8 5 3 2 1 0 6 1 3 0 1 2 2 4 3 8
7 Espinho 7 2 2 3 5 6 3 2 0 1 4 2 4 0 2 2 1 4 -1 8
8 Uniao 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.