Segunda Liga match prediction: Little separates Mafra and Casa Pia in quality

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Tue 13.April
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Mafra (1200 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Mafra in 10th and Casa Pia in 8th place.

Insights:
  • Mafra have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Segunda Liga

Mafra and Casa Pia 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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Mafra form and stats

Overall Segunda Liga stats at home this season for Mafra are 6-4-3 (wins-draw-losses). Mafra has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager F. Nunes Cândido and the players.

Mafra faced defeat in their previous match, away at Vilafranquense (1-2). Preceding that match was the home game against Porto II that was lost 0-4.

This is expected to be a close game, with Mafra perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Mafra as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Mafra has won seven of these, drawn three and lost one.

The Mafra fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 13 matches. Mafra have conceded 15 in these home matches.

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Casa Pia form and stats

The visitors are W3-D7-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Segunda Liga. It's three draws from Casa Pia's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Casa failed to get anything from their last game, a Segunda Liga home match vs Chaves (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Sporting Covilha that ended 0-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Casa Pia in our archives, and the results are: one win for Casa, three draws and zero defeats.

Casa Pia have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. 16 goals have been conceded by Casa in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Casa Pia - Mafra 2-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: four - one - one (Mafra wins - draws - Casa Pia wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Casa PiaJ. Mendes Júnior
J. Mendes Júnior
9 goals

Mafra missing players

Casa Pia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Mafra Casa Pia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 13 27
9 6 2 Won W 0 3 8
6 4 1 Drew D 3 7 11
12 3 0 Lost L 1 3 8
30 17 4 Scored S 3 14 32
37 15 2 Conceded C 5 16 36
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 96%
81% 77% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 81%
44% 46% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 38% 41%
26% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 19%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
48% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 69% 59%
22% 23% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 23% 22%
33% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 15% 22%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.6 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.6 10.5 11 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 8.9 8.6
3.5 3.2 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 2.9 3
32% 40% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 37% 40%
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Mafra have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Mafra have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Segunda Liga
  • Mafra have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Segunda Liga
  • Mafra haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Estoril 27 18 6 3 45 18 13 8 4 1 27 12 14 10 2 2 18 6 27 60
2 Vizela 27 13 10 4 43 29 14 9 4 1 22 12 13 4 6 3 21 17 14 49
3 Feirense 27 14 6 7 36 23 14 7 3 4 18 14 13 7 3 3 18 9 13 48
4 Academica 27 13 9 5 33 22 13 7 3 3 17 12 14 6 6 2 16 10 11 48
5 Chaves 27 13 7 7 35 27 13 4 5 4 11 13 14 9 2 3 24 14 8 46
6 Arouca 27 12 8 7 30 22 13 6 4 3 11 9 14 6 4 4 19 13 8 44
7 Penafiel 27 10 7 10 34 33 14 6 4 4 18 14 13 4 3 6 16 19 1 37
8 Casa Pia 27 8 11 8 32 36 14 5 4 5 18 20 13 3 7 3 14 16 -4 35
9 Benfica II 27 9 6 12 43 37 13 7 2 4 23 14 14 2 4 8 20 23 6 33
10 Mafra 27 9 6 12 30 37 13 6 4 3 17 15 14 3 2 9 13 22 -7 33
11 Sporting Covilha 27 7 10 10 27 30 14 4 6 4 17 17 13 3 4 6 10 13 -3 31
12 Leixoes 27 7 9 11 26 34 13 5 4 4 15 16 14 2 5 7 11 18 -8 30
13 Academico Viseu 27 7 8 12 24 34 13 3 4 6 9 16 14 4 4 6 15 18 -10 29
14 Vilafranquense 27 4 15 8 26 35 14 2 9 3 13 16 13 2 6 5 13 19 -9 27
15 Cova Piedade 27 6 9 12 29 39 13 2 5 6 12 20 14 4 4 6 17 19 -10 27
16 Varzim 27 7 6 14 20 32 14 3 3 8 10 18 13 4 3 6 10 14 -12 27
17 UD Oliveirense 27 6 8 13 22 38 14 3 5 6 12 17 13 3 3 7 10 21 -16 26
18 Porto II 27 5 9 13 32 41 14 3 2 9 18 24 13 2 7 4 14 17 -9 24

Table
  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 27 18 6 3 45 18 13 8 4 1 27 12 14 10 2 2 18 6 27 60
2 Vizela 27 13 10 4 43 29 14 9 4 1 22 12 13 4 6 3 21 17 14 49
3 Feirense 27 14 6 7 36 23 14 7 3 4 18 14 13 7 3 3 18 9 13 48
4 Academica 27 13 9 5 33 22 13 7 3 3 17 12 14 6 6 2 16 10 11 48
5 Chaves 27 13 7 7 35 27 13 4 5 4 11 13 14 9 2 3 24 14 8 46
6 Arouca 27 12 8 7 30 22 13 6 4 3 11 9 14 6 4 4 19 13 8 44
7 Penafiel 27 10 7 10 34 33 14 6 4 4 18 14 13 4 3 6 16 19 1 37
8 Casa Pia 27 8 11 8 32 36 14 5 4 5 18 20 13 3 7 3 14 16 -4 35
9 Benfica II 27 9 6 12 43 37 13 7 2 4 23 14 14 2 4 8 20 23 6 33
10 Mafra 27 9 6 12 30 37 13 6 4 3 17 15 14 3 2 9 13 22 -7 33
11 Sporting Covilha 27 7 10 10 27 30 14 4 6 4 17 17 13 3 4 6 10 13 -3 31
12 Leixoes 27 7 9 11 26 34 13 5 4 4 15 16 14 2 5 7 11 18 -8 30
13 Academico Viseu 27 7 8 12 24 34 13 3 4 6 9 16 14 4 4 6 15 18 -10 29
14 Vilafranquense 27 4 15 8 26 35 14 2 9 3 13 16 13 2 6 5 13 19 -9 27
15 Cova Piedade 27 6 9 12 29 39 13 2 5 6 12 20 14 4 4 6 17 19 -10 27
16 Varzim 27 7 6 14 20 32 14 3 3 8 10 18 13 4 3 6 10 14 -12 27
17 UD Oliveirense 27 6 8 13 22 38 14 3 5 6 12 17 13 3 3 7 10 21 -16 26
18 Porto II 27 5 9 13 32 41 14 3 2 9 18 24 13 2 7 4 14 17 -9 24

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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.