Segunda Liga duel: Close contest expected between Estrela Amadora and Benfica II

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Mon 29.November
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio José Gomes (9288 seats)

Both these squads are sailing pretty smoothly so far, Benfica II holding a 7 point edge on Estrela Amadora in the tables. Get this show on the road!

Insights:
  • Benfica II have the most scored goals (23) in Segunda Liga

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Estrela Amadora form and stats

The story so far in the Segunda Liga for Estrela Amadora at their home stadium (Estádio José Gomes) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Estrela lost their last game at Vizela after a 0-2 scoreline.

2-2 away at Vilafranquense before that.

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 Estrela Amadora have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won four, drawn zero and lost two.

A decent goal production from Estrela in their home games so far, with 10 goals from 6 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded.

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Benfica II form and stats

3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Benfica II, who have the most scored goals (23) in Segunda Liga, playing as the away team in the Segunda Liga this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Benfica, as they have won on their previous two travels.

The manager N. da Silva Veríssimo was unhappy after their last game, a Segunda Liga match played at their home ground Caixa Futebol Campus. Benfica II suffered a 1-3 loss to Mafra (placed 5th).

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Leixoes.

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

The travelling fans enjoy Benfica II's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away. 7 goals have been conceded by Benfica in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Estrela AmadoraD. Pinto
D. Pinto
7 goals
Estrela AmadoraP. Pereira Araújo
P. Pereira Araújo
6 goals
Benfica IIH. Pereira Araújo
H. Pereira Araújo
6 goals

Estrela Amadora missing players

Benfica II missing players

Estrela Amadora Benfica II
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 6 2 Played P 2 5 11
4 3 0 Won W 2 3 7
4 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
3 2 2 Lost L 0 1 2
17 10 2 Scored S 3 9 23
16 8 7 Conceded C 1 7 13
82% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
73% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 82%
64% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 73%
55% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 55%
9% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 18%
55% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 64%
36% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 40% 36%
27% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 9%
 
5.4 5.7 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 1.4 3.5
6.8 6.3 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.2 4.5
2.8 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5.5 3.4 3.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.4 13.2 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9 10.6
4.8 4.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.4 4.7
32% 36% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 41% 44%
 
11.2 9.8 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13 11.5
4.5 3.8 6.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.4 3.5
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Benfica II have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Benfica II have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Benfica II have the most scored goals (23) in Segunda Liga
  • Benfica II have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Segunda Liga
  • Benfica II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Benfica II haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Casa Pia 12 7 3 2 19 8 5 5 0 0 13 2 7 2 3 2 6 6 11 24
2 Benfica II 11 7 2 2 23 13 6 4 1 1 14 6 5 3 1 1 9 7 10 23
3 Feirense 11 7 1 3 17 9 6 3 1 2 9 7 5 4 0 1 8 2 8 22
4 Rio Ave 11 6 3 2 22 14 5 3 0 2 10 9 6 3 3 0 12 5 8 21
5 Mafra 11 4 4 3 14 11 5 1 3 1 3 3 6 3 1 2 11 8 3 16
6 Nacional 11 4 4 3 16 14 5 2 2 1 9 5 6 2 2 2 7 9 2 16
7 Estrela Amadora 11 4 4 3 17 16 6 3 1 2 10 8 5 1 3 1 7 8 1 16
8 Penafiel 11 4 4 3 11 11 6 3 2 1 6 4 5 1 2 2 5 7 0 16
9 Academico Viseu 11 5 1 5 14 19 6 3 1 2 7 8 5 2 0 3 7 11 -5 16
10 Leixoes 11 4 3 4 16 15 6 3 1 2 10 9 5 1 2 2 6 6 1 15
11 Porto II 11 3 6 2 15 15 6 1 5 0 9 7 5 2 1 2 6 8 0 15
12 Chaves 11 3 5 3 17 15 5 3 2 0 11 4 6 0 3 3 6 11 2 14
13 Sporting Covilha 11 2 6 3 8 14 5 1 3 1 4 4 6 1 3 2 4 10 -6 12
14 Trofense 11 2 5 4 8 11 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 0 3 2 3 6 -3 11
15 Farense 12 1 7 4 13 17 6 1 3 2 7 7 6 0 4 2 6 10 -4 10
16 Vilafranquense 11 2 4 5 12 18 6 0 4 2 7 10 5 2 0 3 5 8 -6 10
17 Varzim 11 1 4 6 11 19 5 1 1 3 5 10 6 0 3 3 6 9 -8 7
18 Academica 11 0 2 9 9 23 5 0 2 3 6 9 6 0 0 6 3 14 -14 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.