A key match in 2. Division: Group C as both teams are battling for the top positions. With the home team in 2nd position and the visitors placed 5th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Sintrense have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 6-0-4 (win-draw-loss) from ten matches.
Vilafranquense form and stats
Vilafranquense, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in 2. Division: Group C, have been outstanding at home so far with 12 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Vilafranquense tasted defeat here at Campo do Cevadeiro, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games.Vilafranquense manager Filipe Moreira and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Alverca in the 2. Division: Group C. Ahead of that match, Vilafranquense won a home game hosting Fátima (3-0).
With an average of more than two goals per home game (28 in 14 games), Vilafranquense's attacking play is working. As for guarding their own goal, Vilafranquense have only let in 4 goals at home.
Sintrense form and stats
4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Sintrense playing as the away team this season.The supporters enjoyed Sintrense's previous game versus Caldas, a 2. Division: Group C 2-0 win played at home. A 0-1 loss hosting União de Leiria before that.
Sintrense are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 15 games. 20 goals have been conceded by Sintrense in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sintrense - Vilafranquense 1-0. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Vilafranquense, 0 draws and 1 win for Sintrense.Vilafranquense missing players
Sintrense missing players
| Vilafranquense | Sintrense | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 14 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 45 | 28 | Scored | 18 | 39 |
| 19 | 4 | Conceded | 20 | 37 |
| 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 80% | 87% |
| 57% | 57% | Over 1.5 | 60% | 63% |
| 30% | 29% | Over 2.5 | 47% | 47% |
| 17% | 14% | Over 3.5 | 47% | 40% |
| 13% | 14% | Over 4.5 | 20% | 17% |
| 37% | 21% | Both teams to score | 40% | 47% |
| 57% | 79% | Clean Sheet | 47% | 40% |
| 17% | 0% | Failed To Score | 33% | 27% |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Corners For (avg) | 1.6 | 2 |
| 1 | 1.1 | Corners Against (avg) | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 0.5 | 0.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 0 |
- Vilafranquense hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vilafranquense has scored in all of their 14 home matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | União de Leiria | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 48 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 63 |
| 2 | Vilafranquense | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 60 |
| 3 | Anadia | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 43 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 22 | 59 |
| 4 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 56 |
| 5 | Sintrense | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 45 |
| 6 | Oliveira Hospital | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 43 |
| 7 | Torreense | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 | Oleiros | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | -1 | 42 |
| 9 | AD Nogueirense | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 41 |
| 10 | Caldas | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 40 |
| 11 | Loures | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 38 |
| 12 | Alverca | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 38 |
| 13 | Fátima | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 21 | -9 | 37 |
| 14 | Sertanense | 30 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -10 | 32 |
| 15 | Santa Iria | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -20 | 29 |
| 16 | Alcains | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 38 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -19 | 23 |
| 17 | Peniche | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -18 | 23 |
| 18 | Macao | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 58 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 30 | -39 | 15 |
