Betting preview: Penafiel vs Academico Viseu should be interesting

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Sat 31.December
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril (5230 seats)

Home team gets the points, the away team runs away as victors or a tactical 0-0 draw? Anything can happen when the mid-table inhabitants Penafiel and Academico Viseu duel at Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril.

Insights:
  • Penafiel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Academico Viseu is in the best form (4-2-0) in Segunda Liga

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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Penafiel form and stats

Penafiel's results here at Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril in the Segunda Liga have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Penafiel are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril, having lost their two previous games here.

The Penafiel boss da Rocha and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Estrela Amadora in the League Cup.

Before that, a loss in the away fixture against Benfica in the League Cup.

Low-scoring affair? In this club's last 10 league games, 8 have contained two goals or less.

Penafiel are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. On the other hand, Penafiel have conceded 7 goals.

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Academico Viseu form and stats

2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Academico Viseu playing as the away team in the Segunda Liga this season.

The followers enjoyed Academico Viseu's previous match versus Boavista, a League Cup win (2-1) played at home. Midfielder Toro was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.81. Toro signed up for two assists and hit three key passes.

Before that match, the victory at home against Tondela in the League Cup (4-1).

Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this team's 12 most recent league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.

Academico are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. Academico Viseu have conceded 9 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Data for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: three wins for Penafiel, two draws and five wins for Academico Viseu. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Academico ViseuA. Silva Filho
A. Silva Filho
12 goals
PenafielR. Maximiano Rodrigo
R. Maximiano Rodrigo
3 goals
PenafielE. Semedo
E. Semedo
3 goals

Penafiel missing players

Academico Viseu missing players

Penafiel Academico Viseu
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 0 6 13
4 1 0 Won W 0 2 5
6 3 1 Drew D 0 3 5
3 2 0 Lost L 0 1 3
14 7 0 Scored S 0 11 24
13 7 0 Conceded C 0 9 20
85% 83% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
69% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
31% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 77%
8% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 54%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
38% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 92%
38% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 8%
38% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.8 6.5 10 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6.8 7.2
3.5 3.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.8 4.7
3.5 3.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.2 3.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
10.1 13.2 21 Shots (avg) S ( 0 13.2 13.5
3.8 5.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 5.4
29% 22% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 37% 34%
 
9.1 7.8 4 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10.7 11.5
3.5 2.7 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.2 4.5
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.
  • Penafiel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Moreirense 13 10 2 1 31 14 6 6 0 0 17 6 7 4 2 1 14 8 17 32
2 Farense 13 8 4 1 25 13 7 4 3 0 13 7 6 4 1 1 12 6 12 28
3 Benfica II 13 6 4 3 25 15 7 4 1 2 16 8 6 2 3 1 9 7 10 22
4 Estrela Amadora 13 5 7 1 19 14 7 3 4 0 10 7 6 2 3 1 9 7 5 22
5 Vilafranquense 14 6 4 4 19 17 7 3 2 2 11 11 7 3 2 2 8 6 2 22
6 Feirense 14 4 8 2 15 10 7 1 5 1 8 8 7 3 3 1 7 2 5 20
7 Academico Viseu 13 5 5 3 24 20 7 3 2 2 13 11 6 2 3 1 11 9 4 20
8 Leixoes 13 4 7 2 15 11 6 3 2 1 6 2 7 1 5 1 9 9 4 19
9 Tondela 14 3 10 1 18 14 7 1 5 1 8 8 7 2 5 0 10 6 4 19
10 Porto II 13 5 4 4 14 12 6 2 2 2 4 2 7 3 2 2 10 10 2 19
11 Penafiel 13 4 6 3 14 13 6 1 3 2 7 7 7 3 3 1 7 6 1 18
12 Mafra 14 4 5 5 18 23 7 2 3 2 10 10 7 2 2 3 8 13 -5 17
13 Nacional 13 3 4 6 13 17 7 1 2 4 7 9 6 2 2 2 6 8 -4 13
14 UD Oliveirense 13 2 5 6 15 21 6 1 5 0 8 6 7 1 0 6 7 15 -6 11
15 Torreense 13 3 1 9 7 17 7 1 1 5 1 8 6 2 0 4 6 9 -10 10
16 Belenenses 13 2 3 8 20 28 6 0 1 5 8 15 7 2 2 3 12 13 -8 9
17 Trofense 13 2 2 9 9 27 6 1 0 5 5 16 7 1 2 4 4 11 -18 8
18 Sporting Covilha 13 1 3 9 12 27 7 0 1 6 5 15 6 1 2 3 7 12 -15 6

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.