Vizela vs Belenenses: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Mon 06.December
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Do Vizela (3500 seats)

Examine their own game plan or switch tactics dependant on the opposition? Both Vizela and Belenenses should try something else than in earlier matches. Learn more!

Insights:
  • Vizela have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (7) in Primeira Liga

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Vizela form and stats

When playing at home in the Primeira Liga, Vizela have managed 1 win, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 6 games. All in all it has been a very rough period for Vizela who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against Tondela, 114 days ago.

In their previous game, the manager Á. Teixeira Pacheco led his Vizela to a defeat in the Primeira Liga match away at Sporting Braga. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Do Vizela. Defender Koffi Kouao got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.33/10. Kouao scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 9 of 15 duels.

Previous to that game, a Taça De Portugal home match hosting Estrela Amadora in a game that was won 2-0.

The Vizela fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 6 matches. Vizela have conceded 6 in these home matches.

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Belenenses form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Belenenses so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-3 (win-draw-lose).

Belenenses aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 180 league minutes without a goal. N. Pedro was the last player to find the net.

Belenenses's previous game was their home loss versus Benfica (0-7). Belenenses lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-7 beating and focus on this one. Belenenses did not look prepared in the first half against Benfica and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one. Midfielder Antonio Montez was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 6.12.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Caldas at their stadium, the result 5-3.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Belenenses's away games in the league this season with only 2 goals from 6 matches. As opposed to that, Belenenses have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Vizela-Belenenses H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Vizela zero wins, Belenenses two wins, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

VizelaG. Schettine Guimarães
G. Schettine Guimarães
3 goals
VizelaK. Kouao
K. Kouao
2 goals
VizelaM. Gomes
M. Gomes
2 goals

Vizela missing players

Belenenses missing players

Vizela Belenenses
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 0 6 12
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
7 4 1 Drew D 0 3 5
4 1 0 Lost L 0 3 6
10 6 1 Scored S 0 2 7
20 6 1 Conceded C 0 8 22
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 83%
83% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 83%
42% 17% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 33%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 17%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
67% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 42%
8% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 17%
33% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 83% 58%
 
5.4 7.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 3.2
5.8 4.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.2 6.2
2.9 3.7 6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
14.1 17.2 17 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.3 8.8
3.9 4.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.2 2.5
21% 21% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 15% 23%
 
13.6 10 11 Shots against (avg) S A 0 18.7 16.2
4.6 3.2 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5.2 5.2
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Belenenses have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Belenenses have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (2) away in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (7) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Primeira Liga
  • Belenenses have yet to win a game away.
  • Vizela have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Vizela have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Belenenses have scored away.
  • Vizela have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Primeira Liga
  • Vizela have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Primeira Liga
  • Vizela have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Vizela haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Porto 12 10 2 0 30 8 6 6 0 0 18 3 6 4 2 0 12 5 22 32
2 Sporting CP 12 10 2 0 19 4 7 6 1 0 11 1 5 4 1 0 8 3 15 32
3 Benfica 12 10 1 1 34 7 5 4 0 1 13 4 7 6 1 0 21 3 27 31
4 Sporting Braga 12 6 4 2 21 15 6 3 2 1 13 6 6 3 2 1 8 9 6 22
5 Estoril 12 5 6 1 18 11 6 1 4 1 7 7 6 4 2 0 11 4 7 21
6 Portimonense 12 6 2 4 13 9 6 2 1 3 4 5 6 4 1 1 9 4 4 20
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 12 4 4 4 14 12 6 3 1 2 9 6 6 1 3 2 5 6 2 16
8 Gil Vicente 12 3 5 4 15 15 6 1 2 3 7 8 6 2 3 1 8 7 0 14
9 Arouca 12 3 4 5 13 18 6 3 1 2 9 8 6 0 3 3 4 10 -5 13
10 Tondela 12 4 0 8 17 23 6 3 0 3 12 12 6 1 0 5 5 11 -6 12
11 Boavista 12 2 5 5 15 22 6 2 3 1 9 7 6 0 2 4 6 15 -7 11
12 Pacos de Ferreira 12 2 5 5 9 16 6 1 3 2 5 7 6 1 2 3 4 9 -7 11
13 Famalicao 12 2 4 6 16 20 6 0 3 3 4 9 6 2 1 3 12 11 -4 10
14 Maritimo 12 2 4 6 12 17 6 1 3 2 6 7 6 1 1 4 6 10 -5 10
15 Vizela 12 1 7 4 10 20 6 1 4 1 6 6 6 0 3 3 4 14 -10 10
16 Moreirense 12 1 6 5 14 22 6 1 3 2 10 11 6 0 3 3 4 11 -8 9
17 Belenenses 12 1 5 6 7 22 6 1 2 3 5 14 6 0 3 3 2 8 -15 8
18 Santa Clara 12 1 4 7 9 25 6 1 2 3 4 13 6 0 2 4 5 12 -16 7

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.