Desportivo Aves vs Belenenses match preview

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sun 15.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves (8560 seats)

Desportivo Aves are welcoming Belenenses for another important game after their 0-2 result against 4th-placed Sporting CP.

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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Desportivo Aves form and stats

Desportivo Aves's results here at Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves in the Primeira Liga have been very modest with 3 victories, 0 draws and 9 defeats. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Portimonense game. Desportivo Aves has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager N. Mata Ribeiro dos Santos and the players.

Desportivo Aves faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sporting CP (0-2). Ahead of that match, Desportivo Aves lost 1-3 at home to Paços de Ferreira.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Desportivo Aves here at Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 12 games). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.

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Belenenses form and stats

Belenenses have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 3-3-6 (12 played).

Belenenses have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 231 minutes ago. Lica was the goal scorer. Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Belenenses goalkeeper Andre Campos Moreira is eager to challenge this, with his 275 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Belenenses's last game was the home draw against Famalicão (0-0). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Rio Ave.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Belenenses have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Belenenses - Desportivo Aves 3-2. Last ten meetings between the teams: Desportivo Aves won six, Belenenses won three and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Desportivo AvesW. Ferreira dos Santos
W. Ferreira dos Santos
7 goals
Desportivo Aves
M. Mohammadi
7 goals
BelenensesL. Pereira Carneiro
L. Pereira Carneiro
6 goals

Desportivo Aves missing players

Belenenses missing players

Desportivo Aves Belenenses
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 3 12 24
4 3 2 Won W 2 3 7
1 0 0 Drew D 1 3 5
19 9 2 Lost L 0 6 12
23 11 7 Scored S 4 10 19
47 19 5 Conceded C 1 19 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 75% 83%
71% 58% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 67% 62%
58% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 38%
33% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 33% 25%
21% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 17%
54% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 38%
8% 17% 25% Clean Sheets C S 67% 33% 29%
38% 50% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 50%
 
4.6 5.1 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.8 4.5
8.1 7.3 7.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7.7 6.1
2.7 3.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.7 2.8
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
236 118 42 Total Shots T S 33 108 232
67 38 14 Shots on Target S O 12 34 64
34% 29% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 30%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Belenenses have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Desportivo Aves has the fewest clean sheets (2)
  • Desportivo Aves has the most conceded goals (47)
  • Desportivo Aves has the most conceded goals in the first half (18)
  • Desportivo Aves has the most conceded goals in the second half (29)
  • Desportivo Aves has the the worst goal difference (-24)
  • Desportivo Aves have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Desportivo Aves 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 Porto 24 19 3 2 50 16 12 10 1 1 26 6 12 9 2 1 24 10 34 60
2 Benfica 24 19 2 3 52 14 12 9 1 2 28 7 12 10 1 1 24 7 38 59
3 Sporting Braga 24 14 4 6 41 26 12 7 3 2 22 15 12 7 1 4 19 11 15 46
4 Sporting CP 24 13 3 8 37 26 12 8 0 4 19 12 12 5 3 4 18 14 11 42
5 Rio Ave 24 10 8 6 32 23 12 4 5 3 16 12 12 6 3 3 16 11 9 38
6 Vitória SC 24 10 7 7 40 25 12 6 2 4 20 10 12 4 5 3 20 15 15 37
7 Famalicão 24 10 7 7 38 40 12 6 3 3 23 21 12 4 4 4 15 19 -2 37
8 Moreirense 24 7 9 8 34 32 12 6 3 3 20 15 12 1 6 5 14 17 2 30
9 Santa Clara 24 8 6 10 19 26 12 4 2 6 9 15 12 4 4 4 10 11 -7 30
10 Gil Vicente 24 7 9 8 25 29 12 4 6 2 15 13 12 3 3 6 10 16 -4 30
11 Boavista 24 7 8 9 19 23 12 3 4 5 11 13 12 4 4 4 8 10 -4 29
12 Vitória FC 24 6 10 8 17 27 12 3 6 3 7 11 12 3 4 5 10 16 -10 28
13 Belenenses 24 7 5 12 19 38 12 4 2 6 9 19 12 3 3 6 10 19 -19 26
14 Tondela 24 6 7 11 20 30 12 1 5 6 7 15 12 5 2 5 13 15 -10 25
15 Marítimo 24 5 9 10 22 32 12 3 5 4 16 16 12 2 4 6 6 16 -10 24
16 Paços de Ferreira 24 6 4 14 18 34 13 4 2 7 10 14 11 2 2 7 8 20 -16 22
17 Portimonense 24 2 10 12 16 34 11 1 6 4 8 12 13 1 4 8 8 22 -18 16
18 Desportivo Aves 24 4 1 19 23 47 12 3 0 9 11 19 12 1 1 10 12 28 -24 13

Read more about Primeira Liga

The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.