National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Academico Viseu or Tondela that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both participants have had plenty of rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's look for an enthusiastic game!
Academico Viseu form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Academico Viseu have played 7 Segunda Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Academico Viseu's previous fixture was a League Cup game also played at their own arena, ending 3-2 versus Estoril. The home side hope to to continue in that form.
In the fixture before, 1-1 away to Famalicão (League Cup). 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 Academico Viseu have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 3 and lost 4.
Academico have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Municipal do Fontelo with 13 goals in 7 league matches. Academico Viseu have conceded 11 from these games.
Tondela form and stats
Tondela's mission in League Cup last season failed in the 1st round.The visitors are W2-D4-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Segunda Liga.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Famalicão in their previous outing. The League Cup battle ended 0-0.
Ahead of that, 1-1 at home hosting Torreense in the League Cup. As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Tondela in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Tondela, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Tondela are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Academico have avoided defeat in the last 7 fixtures (4-3-0) against Tondela.Top Goalscorers
  A. Silva Filho 12 goals |   D. da Silva dos Anjos 6 goals |  T. Gomes Arcanjo 4 goals |
Academico Viseu missing players
Tondela missing players
| Academico Viseu | Tondela | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 22 | Scored | S | 11 | 25 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Conceded | C | 17 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 80% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 6.1 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 13.2 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 10 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 28% | ||
| 11.2 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.6 | 10.7 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 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 | Torreense | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Academico Viseu | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Estoril | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Tondela | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Famalicão | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Moreirense | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 32 |
| 2 | Farense | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| 3 | Benfica II | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Estrela Amadora | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Vilafranquense | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Academico Viseu | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Feirense | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | Leixoes | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | Porto II | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Tondela | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| 11 | Penafiel | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Mafra | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Nacional | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | UD Oliveirense | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Torreense | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Belenenses | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -8 | 9 |
| 17 | Trofense | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 8 |
| 18 | Sporting Covilhã | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -15 | 6 |
