The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Académica are in the 9th position while the guests worry at 18th.
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!
This pitch has grass, which is not Cova Piedade's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Cova Piedade have performed like this: Played 47 matches resulting in 10 wins, 9 draws and 28 defeats with the goal stats 34-72 (scored/conceded).
Académica form and stats
The story so far in the Segunda Liga for Académica, who have the most scored goals (15) at home in Segunda Liga, at their home stadium (Estadio Cidade de Coimbra) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Académica after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Happy days for Académica in their previous game, a Segunda Liga match away at Porto II (placed 15th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Before that, Académica had a home game versus UD Oliveirense which ended with a victory 4-3.
The Académica fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.
Cova Piedade form and stats
There's been little loot from Cova Piedade's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 8 away games in the Segunda Liga. Cova Piedade, who have the most conceded goals (19) away in Segunda Liga, only have 0 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 1 draw. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Cova Piedade, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Benfica II game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
G. Moura was the last player to score for the away team. Cova Piedade haven't scored a league goal in the last 220 minutes.
Cova Piedade failed to get anything from their last game, a Segunda Liga home match vs Chaves (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Before that, Cova Piedade travelled to Leixoes and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Cova Piedade, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Académica 1 win, 1 draw and Cova Piedade 4 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Silvério 3 goals |  Zé Castro 3 goals | Francisco Moura 2 goals |
Académica missing players
Cova Piedade missing players
| Académica | Cova Piedade | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 23 | 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 21 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 27 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 87% |
| 73% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 73% |
| 67% | 75% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 40% |
| 33% | 38% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 20% |
| 20% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 38% | 20% |
| 73% | 88% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 33% |
| 20% | 12% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 12% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 60% |
| 6.2 | 7.2 | 6.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 203 | 121 | 49 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 51 | 111 |
| 80 | 47 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 16 | 37 |
| 29% | 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 31% | 24% |
- Académica has the most scored goals (15) at home
- Académica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Académica have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Académica have scored more than double the goals of Cova Piedade.
- Académica haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Cova Piedade has the fewest points (1) away
- Cova Piedade has the fewest scored goals (9)
- Cova Piedade has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
- Cova Piedade has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6)
- Cova Piedade has the most conceded goals (19) away
- Cova Piedade has the most conceded goals in the second half (17)
- Cova Piedade has the the worst goal difference (-14) away
- Cova Piedade has the the worst goal difference (-18)
- Cova Piedade have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Cova Piedade have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cova Piedade have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Farense | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 33 |
| 2 | Nacional | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | Mafra | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Varzim | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 26 |
| 5 | Chaves | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Sporting Covilha | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Leixoes | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Estoril | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Académica | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Penafiel | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| 11 | Academico Viseu | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 12 | Feirense | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 13 | Benfica II | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 18 |
| 14 | UD Oliveirense | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 17 |
| 15 | Porto II | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 16 | Vilafranquense | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 15 |
| 17 | Casa Pia | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -15 | 8 |
| 18 | Cova Piedade | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -18 | 8 |