Evenly matched teams: Chaves vs Farense match preview

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Sat 18.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira (9000 seats)

Chaves have claimed 11 of their 20 in total here at their home ground. Will more points be won against Farense?

Insights:
  • Chaves have the most points from losing position (9) in Segunda Liga
  • Farense have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Segunda Liga

This should be an exciting fixture with lots of action and energy as both participants are well recovered since they last played a game. Game on!

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Chaves form and stats

The total Segunda Liga statistics at home this season for Chaves are 3-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Happy days for Chaves in their previous game, a Segunda Liga match away at Académica (placed 18th) that ended with a 2-1 victory.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Sporting Covilha and winning 2-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Chaves have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won two, drawn four and lost two.

The Chaves fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 6 league matches. Chaves are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 6 matches.

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Farense form and stats

Farense have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Segunda Liga, after 1-4-2 (7 played).

There were no winners in Farense's previous match, a Segunda Liga home game that ended 2-2 vs Nacional (placed 7th). Drawing 2-2 against Nacional after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 2-0. Their manager de Sousa Pires needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result.

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

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Farense in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Farense, six draws and three defeats.

Farense find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Farense in these games.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the previous eight meetings involving these two teams are: four wins for Chaves, two draws and two wins for Farense. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

FarenseP. Alves de Almeida
P. Alves de Almeida
4 goals
ChavesJ. Brito Teixeira
J. Brito Teixeira
3 goals
ChavesN. Prata Coelho
N. Prata Coelho
3 goals

Chaves missing players

Farense missing players

Chaves Farense
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
14 6 1 Played P 3 7 14
5 3 1 Won W 0 1 2
5 2 0 Drew D 1 4 8
4 1 0 Lost L 2 2 4
21 11 3 Scored S 2 8 17
17 5 0 Conceded C 6 10 19
93% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 71% 86%
79% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 71%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 57% 50%
36% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 57% 50%
7% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
64% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 57% 57%
21% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 33% 43% 29%
21% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 29% 29%
 
6.5 6.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.7 5.2
4.5 3.8 9 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 6.4 4.7
2.9 2.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 3.1 2.7
2 1 1 Red cards R C 3 4 6
 
12.2 13.7 8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 10.4 11.6
4.6 5.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4 4.2
33% 33% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 29% 29%
 
8.9 7.2 10 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 10.9 9.3
4.1 2.8 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3.6 3.4
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Chaves have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Chaves have the most points from losing position (9) in Segunda Liga
  • Farense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Farense have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Segunda Liga
  • Farense have won significantly less corners away then at 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 Benfica II 14 10 2 2 32 16 7 5 1 1 16 6 7 5 1 1 16 10 16 32
2 Casa Pia 14 8 3 3 20 9 6 6 0 0 14 2 8 2 3 3 6 7 11 27
3 Feirense 14 8 2 4 22 14 8 4 1 3 13 11 6 4 1 1 9 3 8 26
4 Rio Ave 14 7 3 4 24 18 7 4 0 3 12 11 7 3 3 1 12 7 6 24
5 Penafiel 14 6 5 3 15 12 7 3 3 1 6 4 7 3 2 2 9 8 3 23
6 Mafra 14 6 4 4 17 14 6 1 3 2 3 5 8 5 1 2 14 9 3 22
7 Nacional 14 5 5 4 22 18 6 3 2 1 13 6 8 2 3 3 9 12 4 20
8 Chaves 14 5 5 4 21 17 6 3 2 1 11 5 8 2 3 3 10 12 4 20
9 Trofense 14 5 5 4 14 13 7 3 2 2 6 5 7 2 3 2 8 8 1 20
10 Estrela Amadora 14 5 4 5 22 26 8 4 1 3 14 14 6 1 3 2 8 12 -4 19
11 Leixões 14 5 3 6 19 19 8 4 1 3 13 12 6 1 2 3 6 7 0 18
12 Porto II 14 4 6 4 19 20 7 2 5 0 10 7 7 2 1 4 9 13 -1 18
13 Academico Viseu 14 5 2 7 14 21 8 3 2 3 7 9 6 2 0 4 7 12 -7 17
14 Vilafranquense 14 3 6 5 15 20 8 1 5 2 10 12 6 2 1 3 5 8 -5 15
15 Farense 14 2 8 4 17 19 7 1 4 2 9 9 7 1 4 2 8 10 -2 14
16 Sporting Covilha 14 2 6 6 9 21 6 1 3 2 4 6 8 1 3 4 5 15 -12 12
17 Varzim 14 1 4 9 12 25 7 1 1 5 6 15 7 0 3 4 6 10 -13 7
18 Académica 14 1 3 10 13 25 7 1 2 4 10 11 7 0 1 6 3 14 -12 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.