Home advantage could prove decisive in Tondela - Belenenses battle

The hosts Tondela saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Taça De Portugal. This match was also played here at Estádio João Cardoso. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Belenenses have had more rest.

Tondela form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Primeira Liga this season. Tondela have only managed 4 wins, 0 draws and 8 losses from their games here at Estádio João Cardoso. When Tondela hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Boavista, Vizela, Tondela, Arouca and Moreirense), they have won 1 of 2 matches! Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Tondela with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Portimonense game, 36 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

Bebeto (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.0/10. Bebeto served one assist and hit four key passes.

A Primeira Liga defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Famalicao.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Tondela have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost two.

Tondela has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches.

Belenenses form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Belenenses so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-8 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.

Safira was the last player to score for the away team. Belenenses haven't scored a league goal in the last 220 minutes.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Pacos de Ferreira with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Calila was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.05. The defender Calila hit one key pass and won 3 of 5 duels.

Prior to that match, the Belenenses manager Carvalho faced defeat when travelling to Gil Vicente and losing 0-2.

Belenenses are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, five draws and two defeats. From a total of nine matches.

Goals are few and far between in Belenenses's away league games. Only 4 goals from 12 travels. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Belenenses struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 19 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the results database show this recent match: Belenenses - Tondela 0-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Tondela victories, four draws and four Belenenses wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

J. Almeida Machado 7 goals

J. Boselli Graf 5 goals

D. da Silva dos Anjos 4 goals

Tondela missing players

Belenenses missing players