Open game expected at Estádio José Gomes: Estrela Amadora vs Penafiel preview

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Sun 22.January
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio José Gomes (9288 seats)

Segunda Liga: Estrela Amadora host Penafiel in what is nearly guaranteed to be an intriguing football game. Tipsway gives you everything you need to know!

Insights:
  • Estrela Amadora have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Segunda Liga
  • Penafiel have won significantly less corners away then at 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.

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Estrela Amadora form and stats

3-5-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Segunda Liga numbers at home for Estrela Amadora so far this season.

It's back home for Estrela Amadora, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Nacional away with the result 1-0. Tavares found the net in that victory.

Before that, Estrela drew at home versus Trofense.

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 10 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 2.

Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 16 most recent league matches reveals that 12 of them had goals from both sides.

Estrela Amadora have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio José Gomes with 12 goals in 8 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.

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Penafiel form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Segunda Liga travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat. Penafiel are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

205 minutes! That's how long the Penafiel goalkeeper Filipe Andre Martins Freitas Ferreira and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Penafiel's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Torreense that finished 0-0.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Tondela at their stadium, the result 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Penafiel playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 7 Penafiel wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this team's most recent 11 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.

They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding six meetings): Estrela Amadora won three games, one match ended with a draw and Penafiel have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / six.

Top Goalscorers

Estrela AmadoraP. Pereira Araújo
P. Pereira Araújo
9 goals
EstrelaG. Alves Rodrigues
G. Alves Rodrigues
4 goals
Estrela AmadoraJ. Pereira Silva
J. Pereira Silva
4 goals

Estrela Amadora missing players

Penafiel missing players

Estrela Amadora Penafiel
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 2 Played P 1 8 16
6 3 1 Won W 1 4 5
9 5 1 Drew D 0 3 7
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 4
22 12 2 Scored S 1 8 16
16 9 1 Conceded C 0 6 15
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 81%
75% 88% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 62% 62%
44% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 31%
25% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 6%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
75% 88% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 38%
19% 12% 50% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 44%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 38%
 
4.8 5.9 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.9 6.2
5.9 4.6 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 1 3.8 3.6
2.8 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.4 3.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.1 11.6 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5 7.2 10
3.7 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.5 3.7
37% 38% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 40% 27%
 
12.4 11.4 10 Shots against (avg) S A 8 10.4 8.9
4.2 3.8 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.8 3.3
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Estrela Amadora have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Estrela Amadora have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Estrela Amadora have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Estrela Amadora have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Segunda Liga
  • Estrela Amadora have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Estrela Amadora haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Penafiel 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 Moreirense 16 12 3 1 36 16 8 7 1 0 21 8 8 5 2 1 15 8 20 39
2 Farense 16 10 4 2 31 19 9 6 3 0 19 9 7 4 1 2 12 10 12 34
3 Vilafranquense 17 8 5 4 24 17 8 4 2 2 13 11 9 4 3 2 11 6 7 29
4 Academico Viseu 17 7 7 3 30 24 9 4 3 2 16 13 8 3 4 1 14 11 6 28
5 Estrela Amadora 16 6 9 1 22 16 8 3 5 0 12 9 8 3 4 1 10 7 6 27
6 Feirense 16 5 9 2 22 14 8 1 6 1 9 9 8 4 3 1 13 5 8 24
7 Porto II 16 6 5 5 20 15 8 3 3 2 9 3 8 3 2 3 11 12 5 23
8 Benfica II 16 6 4 6 30 28 8 4 1 3 19 14 8 2 3 3 11 14 2 22
9 Penafiel 16 5 7 4 16 15 8 1 4 3 8 9 8 4 3 1 8 6 1 22
10 UD Oliveirense 17 5 6 6 22 24 8 3 5 0 12 7 9 2 1 6 10 17 -2 21
11 Tondela 16 3 11 2 19 16 8 1 5 2 8 9 8 2 6 0 11 7 3 20
12 Mafra 17 5 5 7 21 28 9 3 3 3 11 11 8 2 2 4 10 17 -7 20
13 Leixoes 17 4 7 6 16 18 8 3 2 3 7 5 9 1 5 3 9 13 -2 19
14 Nacional 17 4 5 8 16 20 9 2 2 5 9 10 8 2 3 3 7 10 -4 17
15 Torreense 16 4 3 9 9 18 8 1 2 5 2 9 8 3 1 4 7 9 -9 15
16 Belenenses 17 4 3 10 24 33 8 1 1 6 10 18 9 3 2 4 14 15 -9 15
17 Trofense 17 3 3 11 13 31 8 2 0 6 7 17 9 1 3 5 6 14 -18 12
18 Sporting Covilha 16 1 4 11 12 31 8 0 2 6 5 15 8 1 2 5 7 16 -19 7

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.