An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 12th and the visitors in 13th place.
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 grass and that the visiting Académica U23 have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 2-1-4 (win-draw-loss) from seven matches.
Portimonense U23 form and stats
With {0 Liga Revelacao U23 wins}, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Portimonense U23, who have the most conceded goals (40) in Liga Revelacao U23, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Portimonense U23 are slowly digging their own grave here at Estádio Dois Irmãos with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the Cova da Piedade U23 match.
Portimonense U23 are returning here after visiting Cova da Piedade U23 in a Liga Revelacao U23 game and winning with a 4-3 scoreline. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Estoril U23.
The game against Cova da Piedade U23 had lots of late drama as Portimonense U23 came back from being down 0-2 and finally secured all three points through P. Casagrande's goal in the 83rd minute. A goal frenzy last time out for Portimonense U23, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Cova da Piedade U23. Fun stuff to watch!
Portimonense U23 are traveling soon after this match as the Liga Revelacao U23 match at Vitória Setúbal U23 awaits in three days.
Portimonense U23 have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Dois Irmãos with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Portimonense U23 have allowed the opposition to score 18 goals here at Estádio Dois Irmãos.
Académica U23 form and stats
Académica U23 have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Liga Revelacao U23, after 1-2-4 (7 played).
There were no winners in Académica U23's previous match, a Liga Revelacao U23 home game that ended 3-3 vs Famalicão U23 (placed 16th). Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Maritimo U23.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Académica U23, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
A quick return to home after this game, as Académica U23 are hosting Leixões U23 in the Liga Revelacao U23 only three days away.
Académica U23 find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Académica U23 have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Portimonense U23 and Académica U23 have met before this season: Académica U23 - Portimonense U23 2-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Portimonense U23 2 wins, 2 draws and Académica U23 1 victory. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 game had two or less.Portimonense U23 missing players
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| Portimonense U23 | Académica U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 32 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 40 | 18 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 81% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 75% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 56% |
| 75% | 86% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 38% |
| 38% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 14% | 19% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 4.9 | 7.6 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.7 | 4.6 |
| 5.6 | 5.4 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.6 | 5.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 162 | 79 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 61 | 168 |
| 77 | 35 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 26 | 68 |
| 42% | 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 75% | 38% | 29% |
- Académica U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Académica U23 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Académica U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- All of Portimonense U23's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Portimonense U23 has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Portimonense U23 has the fewest clean sheets (0) at home
- Portimonense U23 has the fewest matches under the total-line (0)
- Portimonense U23 has the fewest points (3) at home
- Portimonense U23 has the most conceded goals (40)
- Portimonense U23 has the most conceded goals in the second half (24)
- Portimonense U23 has the most dropped points from leading position (22)
- Portimonense U23 has the most matches over the total-line (16)
- Portimonense U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Portimonense U23 have scored in all their matches so far.
- Portimonense U23 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Portimonense U23 have yet to win a game at home.
- Portimonense U23 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 | Sporting CP U23 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 23 | 36 |
| 2 | Benfica U23 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 34 |
| 3 | Rio Ave U23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Estoril U23 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | Belenenses U23 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Deportivo Aves U23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Sporting Braga U23 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | Maritimo U23 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 22 |
| 9 | Cova da Piedade U23 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Leixões U23 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Vitória Setúbal U23 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 17 |
| 12 | Portimonense U23 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -8 | 16 |
| 13 | Académica U23 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -4 | 15 |
| 14 | Vitória Guimarães U23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 14 |
| 15 | Feirense U23 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 13 |
| 16 | Famalicão U23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -18 | 7 |