Sporting Braga II hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 30 points and a 17th position in the Segunda Liga table. Visiting Sporting Covilhã holds 8th place with 41 pts.
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.
Sporting Braga II form and stats
The story so far for Sporting Braga II at their home stadium (Estádio 1º de Maio) is 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats.The fans are hoping that Sporting Braga II will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Segunda Liga game against Varzim. Ahead of that match, Sporting Braga II lost 0-1 at home to Cova Piedade.
The Sporting Braga II fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 18 in 15 matches. 16 goals have been conceded.
Sporting Covilhã form and stats
Sporting Covilhã have only collected 13 points from their away games after 3-4-8 (15 played).The supporters enjoyed Sporting Covilhã's previous game versus Porto II, a Segunda Liga 2-1 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Arouca.
Sporting Covilhã are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 15 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sporting Covilhã have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Sporting Braga II and Sporting Covilhã have met before this season: Sporting Covilhã - Sporting Braga II 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Sporting Braga II, 0 draws and 8 wins for Sporting Covilhã.Top Goalscorers
  Adriano Castanheira 7 goals |   André Ribeiro 5 goals | Henry 5 goals |
Sporting Braga II missing players
Sporting Covilhã missing players
| Sporting Braga II | Sporting Covilhã | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 29 | 18 | Scored | 16 | 36 |
| 40 | 16 | Conceded | 25 | 34 |
| 97% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 90% |
| 63% | 53% | Over 1.5 | 73% | 67% |
| 37% | 27% | Over 2.5 | 60% | 50% |
| 17% | 20% | Over 3.5 | 27% | 17% |
| 10% | 13% | Over 4.5 | 13% | 7% |
| 33% | 27% | Both teams to score | 60% | 47% |
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheet | 7% | 33% |
| 50% | 47% | Failed To Score | 40% | 30% |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | Corners For (avg) | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 5.3 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 6.1 | 5.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 1 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 1 |
- Sporting Braga II hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sporting Covilhã is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Paços de Ferreira | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 40 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 22 | 61 |
| 2 | Famalicão | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 57 |
| 3 | Estoril | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 51 |
| 4 | Benfica II | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Académica | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 49 |
| 6 | Penafiel | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | Porto II | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 42 |
| 8 | Sporting Covilhã | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 41 |
| 9 | Leixões | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 39 |
| 10 | Cova Piedade | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -16 | 38 |
| 11 | Farense | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 36 |
| 12 | Mafra | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -2 | 36 |
| 13 | Arouca | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -3 | 35 |
| 13 | Oliveirense | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | Academico Viseu | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -8 | 34 |
| 15 | UD Oliveirense | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -8 | 34 |
| 16 | Varzim | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | -11 | 34 |
| 17 | Sporting Braga II | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -11 | 30 |
| 18 | Vitória Guimarães II | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -13 | 27 |
