2. Division: Group E match prediction: Little separates O Elvas and Ideal in quality

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group E
Competition: Sun 23.January
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Campo Domingos Carrilho Patalino (15000 seats)

2. Division: Group E: We're previewing an engaging and key match starring O Elvas and Ideal at Campo Domingos Carrilho Patalino. Both need the points!

Insights:
  • O Elvas is in the worst form (1-1-4)
  • Ideal have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.

1 - 1 - 4 with 3-11. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Ideal when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Ideal play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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O Elvas form and stats

When playing at home in the 2. Division: Group E, O Elvas have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games. When O Elvas hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Coruchense, Rabo Peixe and O Elvas), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 282 minutes without scoring a league goal. Borges was the last player to find the net.

O Elvas's previous game was also played at home, ending 0-1 versus Coruchense (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A draw after 90 minutes last time out for O Elvas, who played 0-1 against Coruchense. That match was also played at this venue (Campo Domingos Carrilho Patalino). O Elvas's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Coruchense (placed 7th).

Before that match, a win away at Rabo Peixe. 0-0 away at Rabo Peixe before that. Prior to that, an away loss at Rabo Peixe.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how O Elvas have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won zero, drawn zero and lost one.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Elvas here at Campo Domingos Carrilho Patalino in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 5 games). As for guarding their own goal, O Elvas have only let in 1 goal at home. O Elvas has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Ideal form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ideal so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose).

Ideal's last game was the home draw against Loures (1-3). Ideal failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Loures (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 1-3. Ideal had fun at their own home (Campo Domingos Carrilho Patalino) last time out, beating Loures 1-3. Fatadjo scored.

Preceding that game was the away victory against CF Os Belenenses with the score of 0-2. Before that, Ideal travelled to CF Os Belenenses and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-2. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against CF Os Belenenses wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found one similar match played by Ideal in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Ideal, zero draws and one defeat.

The attacking power of Ideal when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. In the opposite end, Ideal have conceded 10 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Here's the end result when the squads faced each other earlier this season; Ideal - O Elvas 2-2. O Elvas-Ideal H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Elvas zero wins, Ideal two wins, one draw. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

IdealI. Botelho Fatadjo
I. Botelho Fatadjo
6 goals
O ElvasL. Ferreira Dias
L. Ferreira Dias
5 goals
IdealD. Amoh Nketia
D. Amoh Nketia
3 goals

O Elvas missing players

Ideal missing players

O Elvas Ideal
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 2 Played P 1 6 11
3 3 1 Won W 0 1 2
3 1 0 Drew D 1 2 4
5 1 1 Lost L 0 3 5
8 3 1 Scored S 2 5 11
13 1 1 Conceded C 2 10 18
82% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 82%
36% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 73%
36% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 55%
27% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 45%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
27% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 55%
45% 80% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 27%
45% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 36%
 
4.1 3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2.7 2.7
5.9 6.7 8 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.8 5.6
3.2 2.7 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.3 3
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
6.4 7.7 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.3 10.1
2.9 4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 2.8 3
27% 17% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 29% 33%
 
12 11.7 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9 13.2 12.7
5.2 5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 6.7 6.1
Key stats in 2. Division: Group E this season:
  • Ideal have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • O Elvas have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • O Elvas have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • O Elvas have the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in 2. Division: Group E
  • O Elvas have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • O Elvas is in the worst form (1-1-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Pero Pinheiro 11 6 3 2 13 9 6 5 1 0 9 3 5 1 2 2 4 6 4 21
2 CF Os Belenenses 12 6 2 4 16 8 6 5 1 0 13 2 6 1 1 4 3 6 8 20
3 Sintrense 11 3 7 1 11 7 6 3 3 0 9 4 5 0 4 1 2 3 4 16
4 Loures 11 5 1 5 16 16 5 3 1 1 10 5 6 2 0 4 6 11 0 16
5 Operário 11 4 3 4 10 9 5 1 2 2 3 4 6 3 1 2 7 5 1 15
6 Sacavenense 11 3 5 3 7 9 5 1 3 1 2 1 6 2 2 2 5 8 -2 14
7 Coruchense 12 4 2 6 15 18 7 2 1 4 10 12 5 2 1 2 5 6 -3 14
8 O Elvas 11 3 3 5 8 13 5 3 1 1 3 1 6 0 2 4 5 12 -5 12
9 Rabo Peixe 10 2 4 4 8 10 6 2 2 2 7 6 4 0 2 2 1 4 -2 10
10 Ideal 10 2 4 4 10 15 4 1 2 1 5 5 6 1 2 3 5 10 -5 10