A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Académica fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Vilafranquense's 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Académica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vilafranquense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Vilafranquense have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 9-12-19 (win-draw-loss) from 40 matches.
Académica form and stats
Académica have played 12 Segunda Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). The Académica manager F. Ribeiro Alexandre might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Académica manager F. Ribeiro Alexandre and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus UD Oliveirense (placed 16th) in the Segunda Liga. Before that game, the home loss against Vizela with the scoreline 1-3.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Académica's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won four matches, drawn two and lost zero.
Académica are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. On the other hand, Académica have conceded 12 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Vilafranquense form and stats
Vilafranquense have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Segunda Liga, after 2-5-5 (12 played). Vilafranquense are desperate to end a 13-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Arouca fixture.
A. Claro was the last player to score for the away team. Vilafranquense haven't scored a league goal in the last 284 minutes.
Vilafranquense might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Chaves proved too strong as Vilafranquense slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Campo do Cevadeiro. Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Penafiel.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Vilafranquense playing away, we found five games. Results were two away wins, one draw and two home wins.
Vilafranquense have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 13 goals have been scored. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Vilafranquense have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Vilafranquense - Académica 0-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - one - one (Académica wins - draws - Vilafranquense wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Académica missing players
Vilafranquense missing players
| Académica | Vilafranquense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 32 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 24 |
| 21 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 19 | 34 |
| 84% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 92% | 84% |
| 64% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 72% |
| 52% | 58% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 58% | 44% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 56% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 56% |
| 36% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 24% |
| 24% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 36% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9.3 | 9.6 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 40% | 42% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 35% | 35% |
- Académica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Académica haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Vilafranquense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | Estoril | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | Feirense | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 47 |
| 3 | Académica | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 46 |
| 4 | Vizela | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Chaves | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Arouca | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 38 |
| 7 | Penafiel | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
| 8 | Casa Pia | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 34 |
| 9 | Benfica II | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 33 |
| 10 | Mafra | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -2 | 33 |
| 11 | Leixões | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 30 |
| 12 | Sporting Covilhã | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 29 |
| 13 | Academico Viseu | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | Vilafranquense | 25 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 23 |
| 15 | Cova Piedade | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -11 | 23 |
| 16 | UD Oliveirense | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -14 | 23 |
| 17 | Porto II | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 18 | Varzim | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -14 | 21 |