Segunda Liga match preview: Sporting Covilhã versus Estoril

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Sun 16.May
Match begins: 10:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto (2055 seats)

Sporting Covilhã will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 33 points behind Estoril.

Insights:
  • Sporting Covilhã have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Estoril have the fewest conceded goals (23) 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.

Covilhã are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Happy, happy days for Estoril who are already winners of the Segunda Liga. This could affect their motivation.

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Sporting Covilhã form and stats

Overall Segunda Liga stats at home this season for Sporting Covilhã are 4-7-5 (wins-draw-losses). With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Covilhã.

In the match before that, Covilhã hosted Leixoes and drew the game 0-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sporting Covilhã as they are travelling to their away game against Academico Viseu in the Segunda Liga. That match is three days after this one.

Covilhã are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Covilhã have conceded 19 goals.

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Estoril form and stats

Estoril, who have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Segunda Liga, have an excellent away record in the Segunda Liga so far with 10-4-2 from 16 games. Things are running smoothly for Estoril who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 13 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Académica. It's three draws from Estoril's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

A 0-0 draw at Penafiel's stadium before that.

After this away game Estoril return home for a Segunda Liga game against Mafra. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Estoril are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 16 games (in the league). Estoril are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 8 away goals have been conceded so far.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Estoril - Sporting Covilhã 0-0 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Sporting Covilhã won two, Estoril won six and two draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

EstorilA. Yakubu
A. Yakubu
12 goals
Sporting CovilhãG. Pereira da Silva
G. Pereira da Silva
8 goals
EstorilJ. Costa Gamboa
J. Costa Gamboa
6 goals

Sporting Covilhã missing players

Estoril missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting Covilhã Estoril
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
7 4 0 Won W 3 10 19
13 7 2 Drew D 2 4 10
12 5 3 Lost L 0 2 3
31 18 3 Scored S 5 20 52
37 19 7 Conceded C 1 8 23
81% 81% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 94%
66% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 50% 62%
47% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 12% 34%
19% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 12%
53% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 20% 25% 44%
28% 31% 20% Clean Sheets C S 80% 62% 50%
38% 31% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 19% 12%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.3 3.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.6 2.8
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
8.2 9.5 7.4 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 9.4 10.1
2.9 3.2 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.8 4.3
33% 35% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 33% 37%
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Estoril have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Estoril have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Segunda Liga
  • Estoril have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Segunda Liga
  • Estoril have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Segunda Liga
  • Estoril have the most clean sheets (10) away in Segunda Liga
  • Estoril have the most points (34) away in Segunda Liga
  • Estoril have the most scored goals in the first half (27) in Segunda Liga
  • Estoril have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Segunda Liga
  • Estoril have the the best goal difference (+29) in Segunda Liga
  • Sporting Covilhã 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 Estoril 32 19 10 3 52 23 16 9 6 1 32 15 16 10 4 2 20 8 29 67
2 Vizela 32 16 12 4 52 32 16 10 5 1 24 13 16 6 7 3 28 19 20 60
3 Arouca 32 17 8 7 41 24 16 9 4 3 19 10 16 8 4 4 22 14 17 59
4 Feirense 32 17 7 8 46 28 16 9 3 4 23 15 16 8 4 4 23 13 18 58
5 Académica 32 15 11 6 41 27 16 8 4 4 20 15 16 7 7 2 21 12 14 56
6 Chaves 32 15 9 8 42 32 16 6 6 4 16 15 16 9 3 4 26 17 10 54
7 Penafiel 32 11 10 11 40 40 16 6 6 4 20 16 16 5 4 7 20 24 0 43
8 Benfica II 32 11 8 13 50 41 16 8 4 4 28 17 16 3 4 9 22 24 9 41
9 Casa Pia 32 9 13 10 38 42 16 5 5 6 18 23 16 4 8 4 20 19 -4 40
10 Leixoes 32 10 10 12 33 38 16 7 4 5 20 20 16 3 6 7 13 18 -5 40
11 Mafra 32 9 10 13 35 46 16 6 6 4 21 23 16 3 4 9 14 23 -11 37
12 Sporting Covilhã 32 7 13 12 31 37 16 4 7 5 18 19 16 3 6 7 13 18 -6 34
13 Academico Viseu 31 8 9 14 27 39 15 4 4 7 11 19 16 4 5 7 16 20 -12 33
14 Cova Piedade 32 7 12 13 35 48 16 3 7 6 15 22 16 4 5 7 20 26 -13 33
15 Varzim 32 8 6 18 25 41 16 3 3 10 11 23 16 5 3 8 14 18 -16 30
16 Porto II 32 6 11 15 40 48 16 4 3 9 25 27 16 2 8 6 15 21 -8 29
17 UD Oliveirense 32 6 10 16 23 47 16 3 6 7 12 19 16 3 4 9 11 28 -24 28
18 Vilafranquense 31 4 15 12 28 46 16 2 9 5 14 21 15 2 6 7 14 25 -18 27

Table
  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 32 19 10 3 52 23 16 9 6 1 32 15 16 10 4 2 20 8 29 67
2 Vizela 32 16 12 4 52 32 16 10 5 1 24 13 16 6 7 3 28 19 20 60
3 Arouca 32 17 8 7 41 24 16 9 4 3 19 10 16 8 4 4 22 14 17 59
4 Feirense 32 17 7 8 46 28 16 9 3 4 23 15 16 8 4 4 23 13 18 58
5 Académica 32 15 11 6 41 27 16 8 4 4 20 15 16 7 7 2 21 12 14 56
6 Chaves 32 15 9 8 42 32 16 6 6 4 16 15 16 9 3 4 26 17 10 54
7 Penafiel 32 11 10 11 40 40 16 6 6 4 20 16 16 5 4 7 20 24 0 43
8 Benfica II 32 11 8 13 50 41 16 8 4 4 28 17 16 3 4 9 22 24 9 41
9 Casa Pia 32 9 13 10 38 42 16 5 5 6 18 23 16 4 8 4 20 19 -4 40
10 Leixoes 32 10 10 12 33 38 16 7 4 5 20 20 16 3 6 7 13 18 -5 40
11 Mafra 32 9 10 13 35 46 16 6 6 4 21 23 16 3 4 9 14 23 -11 37
12 Sporting Covilhã 32 7 13 12 31 37 16 4 7 5 18 19 16 3 6 7 13 18 -6 34
13 Academico Viseu 31 8 9 14 27 39 15 4 4 7 11 19 16 4 5 7 16 20 -12 33
14 Cova Piedade 32 7 12 13 35 48 16 3 7 6 15 22 16 4 5 7 20 26 -13 33
15 Varzim 32 8 6 18 25 41 16 3 3 10 11 23 16 5 3 8 14 18 -16 30
16 Porto II 32 6 11 15 40 48 16 4 3 9 25 27 16 2 8 6 15 21 -8 29
17 UD Oliveirense 32 6 10 16 23 47 16 3 6 7 12 19 16 3 4 9 11 28 -24 28
18 Vilafranquense 31 4 15 12 28 46 16 2 9 5 14 21 15 2 6 7 14 25 -18 27

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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.