Académica vs Mafra match preview: Even contest expected at Estádio EFAPEL

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Mon 11.January
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio EFAPEL (30210 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Académica - Mafra!

Insights:
  • Académica has the fewest conceded goals (8) in Segunda Liga
  • Mafra has the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Segunda Liga

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!

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Académica form and stats

Académica, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Segunda Liga, have performed here at Estádio EFAPEL this season with 4 wins from 6 Segunda Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.

Happy days for Académica in their previous game, a Segunda Liga match away at Arouca (placed 7th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Chaves.

This is expected to be a close game, with Académica perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Académica as a small favourite), we find seven games. Académica has won three of these, drawn one and lost three.

Académica have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio EFAPEL with 9 goals in 6 league matches. Académica are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio EFAPEL in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 6 matches.

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Mafra form and stats

Playing away, Mafra have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Segunda Liga this season.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Segunda Liga home defeat versus Chaves with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against UD Oliveirense.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Mafra in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Mafra, three draws and four defeats.

Mafra are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. Mafra have conceded 9 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - two - one (Académica wins - draws - Mafra wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Académica missing players

Mafra missing players

Académica Mafra
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 6 3 Played P 2 6 13
8 4 2 Won W 0 3 7
4 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 1 1 Lost L 2 3 5
18 9 3 Scored S 2 10 21
8 4 2 Conceded C 6 9 16
79% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
57% 67% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 85%
43% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 62%
7% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 38%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
43% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 54%
50% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 31%
29% 17% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 3 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 2.4
2 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
8.8 7.8 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 13 11.5 11.8
2.9 2.3 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.7 4.1
45% 64% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 36% 40%
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Académica has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Segunda Liga
  • Académica has the fewest conceded goals (8) in Segunda Liga
  • Académica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Académica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Académica haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • All of Mafra's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Mafra has the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Segunda Liga
  • Mafra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mafra 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 Estoril 14 10 3 1 25 9 7 4 3 0 16 8 7 6 0 1 9 1 16 33
2 Académica 14 8 4 2 18 8 6 4 1 1 9 4 8 4 3 1 9 4 10 28
3 Feirense 14 8 3 3 22 13 8 4 1 3 11 10 6 4 2 0 11 3 9 27
4 Chaves 14 7 3 4 20 15 6 2 2 2 4 5 8 5 1 2 16 10 5 24
5 Penafiel 14 7 3 4 22 18 7 5 1 1 11 5 7 2 2 3 11 13 4 24
6 Mafra 13 7 1 5 21 16 7 4 1 2 11 7 6 3 0 3 10 9 5 22
7 Arouca 14 6 4 4 14 13 7 3 2 2 7 7 7 3 2 2 7 6 1 22
8 Vizela 14 6 4 4 18 20 7 5 1 1 10 7 7 1 3 3 8 13 -2 22
9 Casa Pia 14 4 6 4 18 23 7 2 2 3 8 14 7 2 4 1 10 9 -5 18
10 Benfica II 14 5 1 8 24 21 7 3 1 3 12 9 7 2 0 5 12 12 3 16
11 Cova Piedade 14 4 4 6 16 21 8 1 3 4 7 13 6 3 1 2 9 8 -5 16
12 Sporting Covilhã 13 4 3 6 15 15 5 2 1 2 10 8 8 2 2 4 5 7 0 15
13 Vilafranquense 13 3 6 4 13 16 6 1 3 2 4 7 7 2 3 2 9 9 -3 15
14 Academico Viseu 14 3 6 5 10 14 8 1 4 3 4 8 6 2 2 2 6 6 -4 15
15 Porto II 14 3 3 8 20 26 7 2 0 5 12 13 7 1 3 3 8 13 -6 12
16 Leixoes 12 2 4 6 11 17 5 2 2 1 8 7 7 0 2 5 3 10 -6 10
17 UD Oliveirense 13 2 4 7 11 20 7 1 2 4 6 9 6 1 2 3 5 11 -9 10
18 Varzim 14 1 4 9 7 20 8 1 3 4 4 10 6 0 1 5 3 10 -13 7

Read more about Segunda Liga

The Segunda Liga, or LigaPro, is the second level of Portuguese football. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. The top two teams are promoted to the top level in Portugal (Primeira Liga) while the bottom two are relegated.