Segunda Liga prediction and preview: Benfica II modest favorites to beat Mafra

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Date: Sun 01.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Caixa Futebol Campus (2708 seats)

Benfica II and Mafra have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Segunda Liga.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Benfica II form and stats

When playing at home in the Segunda Liga, Benfica II have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.

The home team returns to Caixa Futebol Campus after sharing the points with Penafiel (placed 9th) on their last time out; the Segunda Liga game ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Benfica II lost 1-3 at home to Chaves.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Benfica II handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W8-D3-L3.

Benfica II are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. On the other hand, Benfica II have conceded 5 goals.

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Mafra form and stats

The visitors are W1-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Segunda Liga.

Mafra play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Moreirense. A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Sporting Covilha in the Segunda Liga.

We have checked recent matches where Mafra have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eleven games were W2-D3-L6.

Mafra have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Mafra have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: 1 win for Benfica II, 2 draws and 1 win for Mafra. Over 2,5 goals: 1 time; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

MafraJoel
Joel
3 goals

Benfica II missing players

Mafra missing players

Benfica II Mafra
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 2 5 10
3 3 0 Won W 1 1 4
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 3
5 1 0 Lost L 1 3 3
7 6 0 Scored S 3 5 15
14 5 0 Conceded C 3 7 13
90% 80% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 90%
60% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 80%
40% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 70%
20% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 30%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
40% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 80% 80%
20% 40% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 20%
50% 20% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 10%
 
5.7 6.6 5 Corners For (avg) C F 3.5 5.4 4.9
4.5 3.6 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.5 3.8 4
2.4 2 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2 1.8
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
86 46 9 Total Shots T S 25 64 111
33 19 4 Shots on Target S O 7 20 37
21% 32% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 25% 41%
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Benfica II has the most conceded goals in the first half (10)
  • Benfica II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mafra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mafra have scored more than double the goals of Benfica II.

  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 11 9 0 2 20 9 5 4 0 1 10 5 6 5 0 1 10 4 11 27
2 Nacional 11 6 4 1 17 8 6 4 2 0 11 3 5 2 2 1 6 5 9 22
3 Estoril 10 7 0 3 20 10 5 4 0 1 12 5 5 3 0 2 8 5 10 21
4 Sporting Covilha 10 6 2 2 16 9 5 3 1 1 6 3 5 3 1 1 10 6 7 20
5 Leixoes 10 6 2 2 17 12 5 3 2 0 8 5 5 3 0 2 9 7 5 20
6 Chaves 10 6 0 4 16 13 5 4 0 1 10 5 5 2 0 3 6 8 3 18
7 Varzim 11 4 4 3 13 14 6 3 1 2 7 7 5 1 3 1 6 7 -1 16
8 Mafra 10 4 3 3 15 13 5 3 2 0 10 6 5 1 1 3 5 7 2 15
9 Penafiel 10 3 4 3 10 9 6 2 3 1 6 4 4 1 1 2 4 5 1 13
10 Academico Viseu 10 3 3 4 8 12 5 1 1 3 2 7 5 2 2 1 6 5 -4 12
11 Feirense 10 2 5 3 10 10 6 2 2 2 6 5 4 0 3 1 4 5 0 11
12 Benfica II 10 3 2 5 7 14 5 3 1 1 6 5 5 0 1 4 1 9 -7 11
13 Vilafranquense 10 3 1 6 14 18 4 2 0 2 9 8 6 1 1 4 5 10 -4 10
14 Porto II 11 2 4 5 11 17 4 0 3 1 3 5 7 2 1 4 8 12 -6 10
15 Academica 10 2 3 5 9 12 6 2 1 3 8 9 4 0 2 2 1 3 -3 9
16 UD Oliveirense 10 2 2 6 10 15 4 1 1 2 2 3 6 1 1 4 8 12 -5 8
17 Casa Pia 10 2 1 7 9 17 5 1 0 4 7 11 5 1 1 3 2 6 -8 7
18 Cova Piedade 10 2 0 8 7 17 5 2 0 3 4 6 5 0 0 5 3 11 -10 6

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.