Segunda Liga match preview: Benfica II versus Académica

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Sat 16.January
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Caixa Futebol Campus (2708 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Benfica II have their presumed home advantage while Académica are ahead 14 points in the Segunda Liga table.

Insights:
  • Benfica II has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Segunda Liga
  • Académica has the fewest conceded goals (8) in Segunda Liga

Benfica II and Académica should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Benfica II form and stats

3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Benfica II have to build on here at Caixa Futebol Campus in the Segunda Liga.

Benfica travelled for their previous game, a trip to Sporting Covilha that ended 1-1. Before that, Benfica II had a home game versus UD Oliveirense which ended with a victory 4-0.

Benfica have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Caixa Futebol Campus with 12 goals in 7 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.

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Académica form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Segunda Liga, are W4-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Segunda Liga.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Académica goalkeeper Michael Simoes Domingues is eager to challenge this, with his 222 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Arouca at their stadium, the result 2-0.

Académica find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Académica are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's two Benfica II victories, one draw and four Académica wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AcadémicaM. Bouldini
M. Bouldini
9 goals
BenficaF. Rodrigues
F. Rodrigues
3 goals

Benfica II missing players

Académica missing players

Benfica II Académica
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 2 8 15
5 3 0 Won W 1 4 9
2 1 1 Drew D 1 3 4
8 3 2 Lost L 0 1 2
25 12 4 Scored S 2 9 19
22 9 6 Conceded C 0 4 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 62% 80%
73% 57% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 53%
47% 43% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 40%
40% 43% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 7%
33% 29% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
47% 43% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 40%
20% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 62% 53%
33% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 27%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.1 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.8 11.1 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9.1 8.9
4.1 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.2 2.9
41% 41% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 35% 43%
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Académica has the fewest conceded goals (8) in Segunda Liga
  • Académica has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Segunda Liga
  • Académica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Benfica II has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Segunda Liga
  • Benfica II 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 15 11 3 1 27 9 7 4 3 0 16 8 8 7 0 1 11 1 18 36
2 Académica 15 9 4 2 19 8 7 5 1 1 10 4 8 4 3 1 9 4 11 31
3 Feirense 15 8 3 4 22 14 8 4 1 3 11 10 7 4 2 1 11 4 8 27
4 Vizela 15 7 4 4 20 21 8 6 1 1 12 8 7 1 3 3 8 13 -1 25
5 Penafiel 15 7 3 5 23 20 8 5 1 2 12 7 7 2 2 3 11 13 3 24
6 Chaves 15 7 3 5 20 17 7 2 2 3 4 7 8 5 1 2 16 10 3 24
7 Arouca 15 6 5 4 15 14 7 3 2 2 7 7 8 3 3 2 8 7 1 23
8 Mafra 14 7 1 6 21 17 7 4 1 2 11 7 7 3 0 4 10 10 4 22
9 Casa Pia 15 4 7 4 19 24 8 2 3 3 9 15 7 2 4 1 10 9 -5 19
10 Benfica II 15 5 2 8 25 22 7 3 1 3 12 9 8 2 1 5 13 13 3 17
11 Sporting Covilha 14 4 4 6 16 16 6 2 2 2 11 9 8 2 2 4 5 7 0 16
12 Vilafranquense 14 3 7 4 14 17 7 1 4 2 5 8 7 2 3 2 9 9 -3 16
13 Academico Viseu 15 3 7 5 11 15 8 1 4 3 4 8 7 2 3 2 7 7 -4 16
14 Cova Piedade 15 4 4 7 17 23 8 1 3 4 7 13 7 3 1 3 10 10 -6 16
15 Leixões 14 3 5 6 14 19 6 2 3 1 9 8 8 1 2 5 5 11 -5 14
16 UD Oliveirense 15 3 5 7 13 21 8 2 2 4 7 9 7 1 3 3 6 12 -8 14
17 Porto II 15 3 3 9 21 28 8 2 0 6 13 15 7 1 3 3 8 13 -7 12
18 Varzim 15 2 4 9 9 21 8 1 3 4 4 10 7 1 1 5 5 11 -12 10

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.