Mafra welcome Trofense as clear favourites: Big football preview

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Sat 21.January
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Mafra (1200 seats)

This game features two contenders residing in the lower parts of the Segunda Liga, Mafra having 13th spot and Trofense in 17th. A good opportunity for one of the sides to boost their position.

Insights:
  • Mafra haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Trofense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Mafra form and stats

Mafra have played 8 Segunda Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). When Mafra hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Belenenses, Mafra, Sporting Covilha, Nacional and Torreense), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

No payout for Mafra in their previous match, an away game at Moreirense that ended in defeat 2-4. A goal frenzy last time out for Mafra, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Moreirense. Fun stuff to watch!

Before that game, the home loss against Belenenses with the scoreline 0-1.

Mafra are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. Mafra's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Trofense form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Trofense so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose).

The regulars enjoyed Trofense's previous game versus Sporting Covilha (placed 18th), a 2-0 win played at home. Eureka; their first win in the league after eight rounds not winning.

Before that, Trofense travelled to Estrela Amadora and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

The attacking power of Trofense when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Trofense's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 13 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Mafra one win, one draw and Trofense zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less. The games between these clubs have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 2 red cards from the last two duels. Ferreira likes to meet Trofense and have scored 2 goals in these encounters.

Top Goalscorers

MafraL. Rodrigues da Silva
L. Rodrigues da Silva
4 goals
MafraL. António Augusto
L. António Augusto
3 goals
TrofenseL. Pachu Lira
L. Pachu Lira
3 goals

Mafra missing players

Trofense missing players

Mafra Trofense
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 8 2 Played P 1 8 16
4 2 1 Won W 1 1 3
5 3 0 Drew D 0 3 3
7 3 1 Lost L 0 4 10
20 10 3 Scored S 1 6 13
28 11 3 Conceded C 0 13 30
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
75% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 62% 75%
50% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 62%
38% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 31%
25% 12% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 44%
25% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 25% 19%
31% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 44%
 
4.6 4.6 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5 5.2
4.6 4.4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 11 6.8 5.3
3.1 2.9 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.8 3.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 4 5
 
12.4 13.9 14 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.4 9.6
4.6 4.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.6 3.1
27% 26% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 26%
 
10.5 8.1 5 Shots against (avg) S A 14 12.5 12.3
4.9 3.4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.2 5.7
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Mafra haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Trofense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

  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 Academico Viseu 16 7 6 3 29 23 8 4 2 2 15 12 8 3 4 1 14 11 6 27
4 Estrela Amadora 16 6 9 1 22 16 8 3 5 0 12 9 8 3 4 1 10 7 6 27
5 Vilafranquense 16 7 5 4 21 17 8 4 2 2 13 11 8 3 3 2 8 6 4 26
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 Tondela 16 3 11 2 19 16 8 1 5 2 8 9 8 2 6 0 11 7 3 20
11 Leixões 16 4 7 5 15 16 7 3 2 2 6 3 9 1 5 3 9 13 -1 19
12 UD Oliveirense 16 4 6 6 20 23 8 3 5 0 12 7 8 1 1 6 8 16 -3 18
13 Mafra 16 4 5 7 20 28 8 2 3 3 10 11 8 2 2 4 10 17 -8 17
14 Nacional 16 4 4 8 15 19 9 2 2 5 9 10 7 2 2 3 6 9 -4 16
15 Belenenses 16 4 3 9 24 30 7 1 1 5 10 15 9 3 2 4 14 15 -6 15
16 Torreense 16 4 3 9 9 18 8 1 2 5 2 9 8 3 1 4 7 9 -9 15
17 Trofense 16 3 3 10 13 30 8 2 0 6 7 17 8 1 3 4 6 13 -17 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.