Match preview: Académica favourite to beat Vilafranquense at Estádio EFAPEL

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Mon 20.September
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio EFAPEL (30210 seats)

Académica get ready to host Vilafranquense for another interesting Segunda Liga match here at Estádio EFAPEL.

Insights:
  • Académica have the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Segunda Liga
  • Vilafranquense have the fewest scored goals (2) in Segunda Liga

The hosts Académica saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Segunda Liga. This match was also played here at Estádio EFAPEL. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Vilafranquense have had more rest.

7 - 13 - 22 with 39-75. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Vilafranquense when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Vilafranquense play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Académica form and stats

Académica are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two Segunda Liga games here at Estádio EFAPEL. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Académica drew their last game, also a home match. Estrela Amadora (placed 13th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. The hometeam coach R. Gomes Borges made a successful contribution in the game against Estrela Amadora, bringing on Tomás Morais Costa who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Feirense.

Académica are traveling soon after this match as the Taça De Portugal match at Alpendorada awaits in four days.

Académica has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Vilafranquense form and stats

No Segunda Liga points yet away for Vilafranquense, from their first 2 matches. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Vilafranquense have lost on their last two travels.

Vilafranquense played 1-1 against Chaves in their previous match.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Mafra's place.

Vilafranquense have another game that requires travelling in just four days, a Taça De Portugal game versus Imortal Albufeira. A back-breaking timetable for them!

0 goals so far away for Vilafranquense, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Académica victories, two draws and one Vilafranquense win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AcadémicaJ. Cardoso Santo
J. Cardoso Santo
2 goals
AcadémicaJ. Traquina André
J. Traquina André
1 goals
AcadémicaJ. Rubio Toro
J. Rubio Toro
1 goals

Académica missing players

Vilafranquense missing players

Académica Vilafranquense
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 2 2 Played P 0 2 5
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 2 2 Drew D 0 0 2
3 0 0 Lost L 0 2 3
5 3 3 Scored S 0 0 2
11 3 3 Conceded C 0 5 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
80% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 60%
60% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 20%
40% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 20%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
80% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 40%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 60%
 
5.8 8.5 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 3.4
3.8 4.5 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7.5 6.2
3.8 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
10 11.5 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 3.5 5.8
3.4 4.5 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 2.8
29% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 14%
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Académica have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Académica have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Académica have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Académica have scored more than double the goals of Vilafranquense.
  • Académica have the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in Segunda Liga
  • Académica have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Académica have yet to win a game.
  • Académica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • All of Académica's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Vilafranquense have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Vilafranquense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Vilafranquense have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Vilafranquense have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Vilafranquense have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Vilafranquense have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Segunda Liga
  • Vilafranquense have the fewest scored goals (2) in Segunda Liga
  • Vilafranquense have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vilafranquense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Académica Last season Vilafranquense
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
17 9   Won W   3 5
11 4   Drew D   6 16
6 4   Lost L   8 13
46 23   Scored S   20 34
30 17   Conceded C   33 54
88% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 85%
68% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   88% 76%
53% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   71% 53%
15% 12%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 32%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 6%
59% 65%   BTTS BTTS   71% 59%
32% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   12% 21%
21% 12%   Failed to Score F T   24% 35%
 
4.7 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   3.8 4.2
4.3 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 5.4
2.7 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.6 3.4
4 2   Red cards R C   5 6
 
9.3 9.6   Shots (avg) S (   8.2 8.6
3.2 3.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3 2.9
42% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rio Ave 5 4 1 0 16 5 2 2 0 0 7 2 3 2 1 0 9 3 11 13
2 Feirense 5 4 0 1 7 3 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 12
3 Benfica II 5 3 1 1 10 5 3 2 1 0 7 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 5 10
4 Mafra 5 3 0 2 7 5 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 1 6 4 2 9
5 Penafiel 5 3 0 2 4 3 3 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 9
6 Leixões 5 2 2 1 8 6 3 2 1 0 6 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 8
7 Porto II 5 2 2 1 8 7 3 1 2 0 6 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 8
8 Sporting Covilha 5 2 2 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 8
9 Casa Pia 5 2 1 2 7 5 2 2 0 0 6 2 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 7
10 Nacional 5 2 1 2 7 8 2 2 0 0 6 1 3 0 1 2 1 7 -1 7
11 Chaves 5 1 3 1 8 7 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 0 2 1 4 6 1 6
12 Trofense 5 1 3 1 5 5 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 6
13 Estrela Amadora 5 1 2 2 7 10 3 1 0 2 5 8 2 0 2 0 2 2 -3 5
14 Academico Viseu 5 1 1 3 6 11 3 1 1 1 5 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 -5 4
15 Varzim 5 0 3 2 5 9 2 0 1 1 2 5 3 0 2 1 3 4 -4 3
16 Farense 5 0 2 3 5 10 2 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 1 2 4 8 -5 2
17 Académica 5 0 2 3 5 11 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 0 0 3 2 8 -6 2
18 Vilafranquense 5 0 2 3 2 8 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 2

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.