Moreirense supporters put their faith in manager Alves to deliver victory against Academico Viseu

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Sat 04.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas (6153 seats)

A lot at stake in this game, with Moreirense at 1st and Academico Viseu placed 4th. Here's our full preview!

Insights:
  • Moreirense have the most scored goals (38) in Segunda Liga
  • Academico Viseu is in the best form (4-2-0) in Segunda Liga

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Segunda Liga game only four days ago.

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Moreirense form and stats

Moreirense have been outstanding at home so far in the Segunda Liga with 7 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses.

A good away victory last time out for Moreirense, who won 2-1 against Vilafranquense (placed 5th).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Sporting Covilha that finished 0-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Moreirense have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 0 and lost 0.

If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 12 most recent league matches reveals that 9 of them had goals from both teams.

Goals are plentiful at Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas in the league this season as Moreirense has scored 21 goals here in 8 home games.

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Academico Viseu form and stats

The visitors are W3-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Segunda Liga. In general it has been a productive period now for Academico Viseu as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.

Academico Viseu had fun at their own home (Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas) last time out, beating Benfica II 2-0. Clóvis (2) scored.

A loss, in the League Cup away at Porto, before that. Academico are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 13 matches.

Take note! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 10 of this club's latest 11 league fixtures.

After this away game Academico Viseu return home for a Taça De Portugal game against Porto. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The travelling fans enjoy Academico's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away. As opposed to that, Academico Viseu have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved encountered each other earlier this season: Academico Viseu - Moreirense 1-3. Previous three meetings featuring these participants: Moreirense won three, Academico Viseu were winners in zero and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Academico ViseuA. Silva Filho
A. Silva Filho
16 goals
MoreirenseA. Silva de Aguiar
A. Silva de Aguiar
6 goals
MoreirenseK. Kodisang
K. Kodisang
6 goals

Moreirense missing players

Academico Viseu missing players

Moreirense Academico Viseu
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 8 4 Played P 3 8 18
13 7 3 Won W 1 3 8
4 1 1 Drew D 1 4 7
1 0 0 Lost L 1 1 3
38 21 7 Scored S 6 14 32
17 8 4 Conceded C 5 11 24
89% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 75% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 67%
39% 62% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 38% 39%
28% 50% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 6%
67% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 89%
33% 38% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
11% 12% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.2 6.2 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 5.9 7
5.2 5.1 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 6.8 5.6
2.9 2.8 3.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3 3.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
12.9 13 14 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 12.4 14.4
4.6 5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.8 5.8
46% 52% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 37% 31%
 
10.9 9.2 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 11.5 11.4
3.8 3.4 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.4 4.4
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Academico Viseu have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Academico Viseu have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Academico Viseu haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Academico Viseu is in the best form (4-2-0) in Segunda Liga
  • All of Academico Viseu's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Moreirense have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Moreirense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Moreirense have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Moreirense have the most scored goals (38) in Segunda Liga
  • Moreirense have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Segunda Liga
  • Moreirense have the the best goal difference (+13) at home in Segunda Liga
  • Moreirense have the the best goal difference (+21) in Segunda Liga

  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 18 13 4 1 38 17 8 7 1 0 21 8 10 6 3 1 17 9 21 43
2 Farense 19 10 5 4 33 23 10 6 4 0 21 11 9 4 1 4 12 12 10 35
3 Estrela Amadora 19 8 10 1 31 19 10 5 5 0 19 10 9 3 5 1 12 9 12 34
4 Academico Viseu 18 8 7 3 32 24 10 5 3 2 18 13 8 3 4 1 14 11 8 31
5 Vilafranquense 18 8 5 5 25 19 9 4 2 3 14 13 9 4 3 2 11 6 6 29
6 Porto II 18 7 6 5 24 18 8 3 3 2 9 3 10 4 3 3 15 15 6 27
7 Tondela 18 5 11 2 21 16 10 3 5 2 10 9 8 2 6 0 11 7 5 26
8 Feirense 18 5 9 4 25 22 8 1 6 1 9 9 10 4 3 3 16 13 3 24
9 UD Oliveirense 18 6 6 6 25 26 8 3 5 0 12 7 10 3 1 6 13 19 -1 24
10 Benfica II 18 6 5 7 32 32 9 4 2 3 21 16 9 2 3 4 11 16 0 23
11 Leixoes 18 5 7 6 18 19 9 4 2 3 9 6 9 1 5 3 9 13 -1 22
12 Penafiel 18 5 7 6 17 20 8 1 4 3 8 9 10 4 3 3 9 11 -3 22
13 Torreense 18 6 3 9 14 20 10 3 2 5 7 11 8 3 1 4 7 9 -6 21
14 Mafra 18 5 5 8 23 31 10 3 3 4 13 14 8 2 2 4 10 17 -8 20
15 Nacional 18 4 5 9 16 21 9 2 2 5 9 10 9 2 3 4 7 11 -5 17
16 Belenenses 18 4 4 10 25 34 9 1 2 6 11 19 9 3 2 4 14 15 -9 16
17 Trofense 18 3 4 11 14 32 8 2 0 6 7 17 10 1 4 5 7 15 -18 13
18 Sporting Covilha 18 1 5 12 13 33 10 0 3 7 6 17 8 1 2 5 7 16 -20 8

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.