Segunda Liga duel: Close contest expected between Sporting Covilhã and Estrela Amadora

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Sun 09.January
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto (2055 seats)

Estrela Amadora know they are in for a strenuous excursion to Sporting Covilhã and their Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto. This match preview has all the facts and figures you need ahead of the fixture.

Insights:
  • Sporting Covilhã have the fewest scored goals (10) in Segunda Liga
  • Estrela Amadora have the most conceded goals (29) in Segunda Liga

This could be an action-packed game with lots of fun and bustle as both sides are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!

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Sporting Covilhã form and stats

Sporting Covilhã have played 7 Segunda Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The Covilhã supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Varzim in Segunda Liga and win 1-0.

A League Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Benfica.

Covilhã have scored 5 league goals here from 7 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Sporting Covilhã have conceded only 6 goals.

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Estrela Amadora form and stats

2-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Estrela Amadora in their Segunda Liga matches away.

The manager Moutinho Chéu was unhappy after their last game, a Segunda Liga match played at their home ground Estádio José Gomes. Estrela Amadora suffered a 1-3 loss to Chaves (placed 6th).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Penafiel with the score of 2-0.

Estrela find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Estrela have conceded 12 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Estrela AmadoraD. Pinto
D. Pinto
8 goals
Estrela AmadoraP. Pereira Araújo
P. Pereira Araújo
7 goals
Sporting CovilhãJ. Batista Santos
J. Batista Santos
5 goals

Sporting Covilhã missing players

Estrela Amadora missing players

Sporting Covilhã Estrela Amadora
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 3 7 16
3 2 0 Won W 0 2 6
6 3 1 Drew D 2 3 4
6 2 1 Lost L 1 2 6
10 5 1 Scored S 5 10 25
21 6 2 Conceded C 7 12 29
80% 71% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 88%
73% 57% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 75%
47% 29% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 71% 62%
7% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 57% 56%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 19%
47% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 56%
27% 43% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 38%
47% 43% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 19%
 
4.2 3.4 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 5.3 5.2
6.1 6.9 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 7.1 6.2
2.3 2.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 3 2.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 5
 
9.3 9.9 12 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 8.9 10.6
3.7 3.7 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.7 4.4
18% 19% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 30% 35%
 
12.6 12.3 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12 11.4 11.6
5 5 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.9 4.8
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Estrela Amadora have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Estrela Amadora have scored more than double the goals of Sporting Covilhã.
  • Estrela Amadora have the most conceded goals (29) in Segunda Liga
  • Sporting Covilhã have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Sporting Covilhã have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Segunda Liga
  • Sporting Covilhã have the fewest scored goals (10) in Segunda Liga
  • Sporting Covilhã have won significantly less corners at 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 Benfica II 16 10 3 3 33 18 8 5 2 1 16 6 8 5 1 2 17 12 15 33
2 Feirense 16 10 2 4 25 15 9 5 1 3 15 12 7 5 1 1 10 3 10 32
3 Casa Pia 16 9 3 4 22 10 7 6 0 1 14 3 9 3 3 3 8 7 12 30
4 Rio Ave 15 8 3 4 25 18 7 4 0 3 12 11 8 4 3 1 13 7 7 27
5 Nacional 16 7 5 4 28 19 7 4 2 1 15 6 9 3 3 3 13 13 9 26
6 Chaves 16 7 5 4 26 19 7 4 2 1 13 6 9 3 3 3 13 13 7 26
7 Porto II 16 6 6 4 23 21 9 4 5 0 14 8 7 2 1 4 9 13 2 24
8 Mafra 15 6 5 4 19 16 7 1 4 2 5 7 8 5 1 2 14 9 3 23
9 Penafiel 16 6 5 5 16 17 8 3 3 2 6 6 8 3 2 3 10 11 -1 23
10 Estrela Amadora 16 6 4 6 25 29 9 4 1 4 15 17 7 2 3 2 10 12 -4 22
11 Trofense 16 5 6 5 15 15 8 3 2 3 6 6 8 2 4 2 9 9 0 21
12 Leixões 15 5 3 7 19 21 8 4 1 3 13 12 7 1 2 4 6 9 -2 18
13 Academico Viseu 16 5 2 9 15 26 9 3 2 4 8 13 7 2 0 5 7 13 -11 17
14 Vilafranquense 16 3 7 6 15 22 9 1 5 3 10 14 7 2 2 3 5 8 -7 16
15 Sporting Covilhã 15 3 6 6 10 21 7 2 3 2 5 6 8 1 3 4 5 15 -11 15
16 Farense 15 2 8 5 18 21 7 1 4 2 9 9 8 1 4 3 9 12 -3 14
17 Academica 16 1 5 10 16 28 8 1 3 4 11 12 8 0 2 6 5 16 -12 8
18 Varzim 15 1 4 10 12 26 7 1 1 5 6 15 8 0 3 5 6 11 -14 7

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.