Académica U23 vs Sporting CP U23 betting preview

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Competition: Portugal Liga Revelacao U23
Date: Fri 31.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)

Struggling Académica U23 will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Sporting CP U23 in the upcoming league round. It’s 14th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Académica U23 are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Sporting CP U23 are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Académica U23 form and stats

Académica U23's results here in the Liga Revelacao U23 have been very modest with 1 victory, 6 draws and 7 defeats. Académica U23 are slowly digging their own grave here with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Vitoria Setubal U23 match. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Académica U23 to get some points in this home game.

The Académica U23 fans got no joy from their last match, a Liga Revelacao U23 game also here: A 0-1 defeat against Sporting Braga U23 (placed 7th). Prior to that, an away loss at Vitoria Setubal U23.

Académica U23 have scored 12 league goals here from 14 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Académica U23 have conceded 19 goals.

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Sporting CP U23 form and stats

Playing away, Sporting CP U23, who have the most scored goals (50) in Liga Revelacao U23, have won 8 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Liga Revelacao U23 this season.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Sporting CP U23, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Estoril U23 (placed 4th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Benfica U23.

The Sporting CP U23 manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 29 away goals in 14 league matches. Sporting CP U23 have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Académica U23 and Sporting CP U23 have met before this season: Sporting CP U23 - Académica U23 0-2. Académica U23-Sporting CP U23 H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Académica U23 1 win, Sporting CP U23 2 wins, 0 draws. 1 of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

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Académica U23 Sporting CP U23
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 14 4 Played P 5 14 27
4 1 0 Won W 4 8 15
9 6 3 Drew D 1 2 4
14 7 1 Lost L 0 4 8
30 12 2 Scored S 15 29 50
41 19 3 Conceded C 3 15 30
85% 71% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 93% 93%
70% 57% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 79% 70%
52% 43% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 79% 63%
33% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 36% 33%
15% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 14% 19%
56% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 64% 59%
30% 36% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 29% 30%
30% 43% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 14% 19%
 
4.8 5.1 5.2 Corners For (avg) C F 4.8 5.4 5.8
5.6 5.2 4.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.2 6.4 6
2.3 2.4 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.9 1.9
4 2 1 Red Cards R C 0 1 4
 
277 158 49 Total Shots T S 57 146 282
119 62 16 Shots on Target S O 34 60 121
25% 19% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 48% 41%
Key stats in Liga Revelacao U23 this season:
  • Académica U23 has the fewest points (9) at home
  • Académica U23 has the fewest scored goals (12) at home
  • Sporting CP U23 has the most scored goals (29) away
  • Sporting CP U23 has the most scored goals (50)
  • Sporting CP U23 has the most scored goals in the first half (27)
  • Sporting CP U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sporting CP U23 have scored at least twice as many goals away as Académica U23 have scored home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica U23 27 17 6 4 48 25 14 10 2 2 24 14 13 7 4 2 24 11 23 57
2 Rio Ave U23 27 16 7 4 46 23 13 9 2 2 20 11 14 7 5 2 26 12 23 55
3 Sporting CP U23 27 15 4 8 50 30 13 7 2 4 21 15 14 8 2 4 29 15 20 49
4 Estoril U23 27 13 7 7 46 29 14 9 3 2 28 12 13 4 4 5 18 17 17 46
5 Deportivo Aves U23 26 13 5 8 40 39 13 9 1 3 20 16 13 4 4 5 20 23 1 44
6 Belenenses U23 27 13 4 10 37 29 14 7 2 5 20 16 13 6 2 5 17 13 8 43
7 Sporting Braga U23 27 11 9 7 29 22 13 8 2 3 20 13 14 3 7 4 9 9 7 42
8 Maritimo U23 26 9 7 10 35 40 12 7 2 3 21 14 14 2 5 7 14 26 -5 34
9 Portimonense U23 26 9 6 11 46 50 13 4 4 5 23 24 13 5 2 6 23 26 -4 33
10 Leixoes U23 26 7 11 8 29 29 12 4 7 1 14 7 14 3 4 7 15 22 0 32
11 Vitoria Setubal U23 27 9 4 14 35 47 14 6 3 5 20 24 13 3 1 9 15 23 -12 31
12 Vitoria Guimaraes U23 27 7 7 13 26 43 14 4 4 6 15 25 13 3 3 7 11 18 -17 28
13 Cova da Piedade U23 26 5 12 9 31 36 12 2 5 5 16 19 14 3 7 4 15 17 -5 27
14 Académica U23 27 4 9 14 30 41 14 1 6 7 12 19 13 3 3 7 18 22 -11 21
15 Famalicao U23 27 3 11 13 29 51 14 2 7 5 15 23 13 1 4 8 14 28 -22 20
16 Feirense U23 26 3 9 14 27 50 14 1 7 6 16 27 12 2 2 8 11 23 -23 18

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The Campeonato Nacional de Sub-23 (U23) is the under-23 development team league in Portugal. It currently has 14 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 26 fixtures. After that, the top six in the league table play a championship round while the bottom eight play a relegation round.