Open game expected at Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril: Penafiel vs Casa Pia preview

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Mon 22.March
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril (5230 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, Penafiel in 7th and Casa Pia in 9th place.

Insights:
  • Casa Pia have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Segunda Liga

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Segunda Liga match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Vilafranquense, so at least Penafiel are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Penafiel form and stats

6 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Penafiel have to build on here at Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril in the Segunda Liga.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Penafiel, as their goalkeeper Emanuel Rodrigues Novo has completely shut out the opponents for 305 minutes in the Segunda Liga.

An away draw last time out for Penafiel, facing Vilafranquense in a game that ended 0-0. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Arouca.

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 Penafiel have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won six, drawn one and lost two.

Penafiel are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. From these home matches, Penafiel have conceded only 11 goals.

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Casa Pia form and stats

3-5-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Casa Pia in their Segunda Liga matches away.

Impressive finishing from Malik Abubakari (3) secured the home win 3-0 against Vilafranquense in their previous game. Before that, Casa Pia travelled to Porto II and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

It's hard not to mention Malik Abubakari's lethal finishing against Vilafranquense. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.

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

Casa have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Casa have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Penafiel and Casa Pia have met before this season: Casa Pia - Penafiel 3-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Penafiel won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Casa Pia has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / two

Top Goalscorers

Casa PiaJ. Mendes Júnior
J. Mendes Júnior
9 goals

Penafiel missing players

Casa Pia missing players

Penafiel Casa Pia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 4 Played P 2 11 24
10 6 4 Won W 0 3 8
6 3 0 Drew D 1 5 9
8 3 0 Lost L 1 3 7
31 16 7 Scored S 2 13 30
28 11 1 Conceded C 4 15 33
88% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 58% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 83%
54% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 42%
29% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 27% 21%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
54% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 73% 58%
42% 50% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 21%
17% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 9% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.8 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.5 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.5 9.5 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 9.4 8.7
3.6 3.7 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.2 3.1
36% 36% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 37% 40%
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Casa Pia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Casa Pia have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Segunda Liga
  • Casa Pia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 24 16 5 3 38 15 12 7 4 1 24 12 12 9 1 2 14 3 23 53
2 Feirense 24 14 4 6 34 20 12 7 1 4 16 12 12 7 3 2 18 8 14 46
3 Academica 24 13 6 5 32 21 12 7 2 3 17 12 12 6 4 2 15 9 11 45
4 Vizela 24 12 8 4 37 27 12 9 2 1 20 10 12 3 6 3 17 17 10 44
5 Chaves 24 10 7 7 30 25 12 3 5 4 9 12 12 7 2 3 21 13 5 37
6 Arouca 24 10 7 7 25 21 12 5 4 3 10 9 12 5 3 4 15 12 4 37
7 Penafiel 24 10 6 8 31 28 12 6 3 3 16 11 12 4 3 5 15 17 3 36
8 Mafra 24 9 6 9 29 29 12 6 4 2 17 11 12 3 2 7 12 18 0 33
9 Casa Pia 24 8 9 7 30 33 13 5 4 4 17 18 11 3 5 3 13 15 -3 33
10 Benfica II 24 8 6 10 40 33 11 6 2 3 21 12 13 2 4 7 19 21 7 30
11 Leixoes 24 7 9 8 24 26 12 5 4 3 15 12 12 2 5 5 9 14 -2 30
12 Sporting Covilha 24 7 8 9 25 27 12 4 4 4 16 16 12 3 4 5 9 11 -2 29
13 Academico Viseu 24 6 7 11 21 31 12 3 4 5 9 15 12 3 3 6 12 16 -10 25
14 Vilafranquense 24 3 14 7 24 33 12 1 9 2 11 14 12 2 5 5 13 19 -9 23
15 Cova Piedade 24 5 8 11 25 35 12 2 5 5 10 17 12 3 3 6 15 18 -10 23
16 UD Oliveirense 24 5 7 12 20 34 12 2 4 6 10 16 12 3 3 6 10 18 -14 22
17 Porto II 24 3 9 12 26 37 12 2 2 8 16 20 12 1 7 4 10 17 -11 18
18 Varzim 24 4 6 14 15 31 12 1 3 8 6 17 12 3 3 6 9 14 -16 18

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.