2. Division: Group D match preview and statistics: Valadares Gaia fight Beira-Mar

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group D
Competition: Sun 10.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Complexo Desportivo de Valadares

Valadares Gaia will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Beira-Mar.

Insights:
  • Valadares Gaia has the most dropped points from leading position (8) in 2. Division: Group D
  • Beira-Mar has the most clean sheets (6) in 2. Division: Group D

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Valadares Gaia form and stats

Valadares Gaia have played 5 2. Division: Group D games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Canelas 2010 that ended 1-1.

As mentioned above, Valadares "killed" Vila Cortez in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Valadares Gaia has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. On the other hand, Valadares Gaia have conceded 5 goals.

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Beira-Mar form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (6) in 2. Division: Group D, on their 2. Division: Group D travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Lusitania FC Lourosa.

As you can tell from the results above, Beira-Mar was very dominant against Lusitano FCV, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with João Nogueira, Manel Garruço and Zé Pedro (2) providing the goals.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Beira-Mar are regular goalscorers on their travels. The Beira-Mar defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 5 games).

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

ValadaresA. Tanko
A. Tanko
4 goals
Beira-MarJ. Ferreira Costa Leite
J. Ferreira Costa Leite
3 goals
Valadares GaiaF. da Rocha Vieira
F. da Rocha Vieira
2 goals

Valadares Gaia missing players

Beira-Mar missing players

Valadares Gaia Beira-Mar
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 5 2 Played P 1 5 9
3 2 0 Won W 1 3 5
1 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
6 2 1 Lost L 0 1 3
15 5 1 Scored S 2 10 15
19 5 2 Conceded C 0 1 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 89%
80% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 78%
60% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 33%
30% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 22%
30% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
60% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 11%
10% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 80% 67%
30% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 3 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.3 1.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.5 8.2 8 Shots (avg) S ( 10 6.7 11.8
3.8 2.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 4.3 6.2
27% 27% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 46% 27%
Key stats in 2. Division: Group D this season:
  • Beira-Mar has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in 2. Division: Group D
  • Beira-Mar has the most clean sheets (4) away in 2. Division: Group D
  • Beira-Mar has the most clean sheets (6) in 2. Division: Group D
  • Beira-Mar has the the best goal difference (+9) away in 2. Division: Group D
  • Beira-Mar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Beira-Mar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Valadares Gaia has the most dropped points from leading position (8) in 2. Division: Group D
  • Valadares Gaia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Valadares Gaia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Canelas 2010 10 7 1 2 18 6 5 4 0 1 10 3 5 3 1 1 8 3 12 22
2 Lusitania FC Lourosa 10 7 1 2 24 14 5 5 0 0 17 6 5 2 1 2 7 8 10 22
3 São João Ver 10 5 3 2 16 6 6 3 3 0 12 2 4 2 0 2 4 4 10 18
4 Beira-Mar 9 5 1 3 15 5 4 2 0 2 5 4 5 3 1 1 10 1 10 16
5 Sanjoanense 9 4 4 1 14 7 4 3 1 0 9 1 5 1 3 1 5 6 7 16
6 Anadia 7 4 3 0 7 3 4 2 2 0 4 2 3 2 1 0 3 1 4 15
7 Castro Daire 8 3 2 3 6 9 3 3 0 0 5 0 5 0 2 3 1 9 -3 11
8 Águeda 10 3 1 6 11 13 4 3 0 1 7 4 6 0 1 5 4 9 -2 10
8 Castro Daire 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -2 3
9 Valadares Gaia 10 3 1 6 15 19 5 2 1 2 5 5 5 1 0 4 10 14 -4 10
9 Vila Cortez 2 1 0 1 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -4 3
10 Espinho 9 2 1 6 15 15 5 1 1 3 6 10 4 1 0 3 9 5 0 7
11 Vila Cortez 7 1 0 6 3 35 4 1 0 3 2 18 3 0 0 3 1 17 -32 3
12 Lusitano FCV 9 0 2 7 4 16 5 0 2 3 2 9 4 0 0 4 2 7 -12 2

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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.