With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Sporting Covilhã fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Benfica II.
Sporting Covilhã and Benfica II should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Sporting Covilhã form and stats
Sporting Covilhã have collected 10 points from their Segunda Liga home games so far after 3-1-3. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Sporting Covilhã to get some points in this home game. Sporting Covilhã are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Municipal Jose Santos Pinto, having lost their two previous games here.
The fans are hoping that Sporting Covilhã will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the League Cup game against Vitória SC. Preceding that match was the home Segunda Liga game against Academica that was lost 1-2.
The Sporting Covilhã fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. Sporting Covilhã's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Benfica II form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Benfica II so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-4 (win-draw-lose). Benfica II has showed their ability to avoid defeat with four draws in a row, but are also dodging victories. They last avoided the draw 55 days ago, in the Chaves fixture. Benfica II has drawn their two previous away games.
Benfica II's last game was the home draw against Varzim (3-3). A 1-1 draw at Feirense's stadium before that.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Benfica II, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Goals are few and far between in Benfica II's away league games. Only 2 goals from 6 travels. In the opposite end, Benfica II have conceded 10 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 3 - 4 (Sporting Covilhã wins - draws - Benfica II wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Adriano Castanheira 6 goals |  Kukula 3 goals |
Sporting Covilhã missing players
Benfica II missing players
| Sporting Covilhã | Benfica II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 92% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 62% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 69% |
| 46% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 46% |
| 31% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 46% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 54% |
| 38% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 23% | 14% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 38% |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | 5.8 |
| 5.8 | 5.7 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.7 | 5.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 111 | 62 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 53 | 122 |
| 45 | 24 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 19 | 49 |
| 40% | 33% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 11% | 27% |
- Benfica II has the fewest scored goals (2) away
- Benfica II has the most conceded goals in the first half (14)
- Benfica II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Benfica II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Benfica II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Benfica II have yet to win a game away.
- Benfica II haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sporting Covilhã have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Benfica II have scored 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 | Farense | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 33 |
| 2 | Nacional | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Leixoes | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Varzim | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Estoril | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Mafra | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | Sporting Covilhã | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Chaves | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Academico Viseu | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Feirense | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Academica | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Porto II | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Vilafranquense | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 14 | Penafiel | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | UD Oliveirense | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 14 |
| 16 | Benfica II | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 14 |
| 17 | Cova Piedade | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -16 | 8 |
| 18 | Casa Pia | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 7 |