This is shaping up to be another engaging skirmish at Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto in the Segunda Liga. Sporting Covilhã is in 8th position and welcome Penafiel in 5th position. Read all about the match here!
- All of Sporting Covilhã's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Penafiel have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Segunda Liga
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sporting Covilhã form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Sporting Covilhã's two home games in the Segunda Liga so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto.
Covilhã drew their last game, 0-0 away at Benfica II (placed 3rd).
Preceding that match was the home game against Porto II that was lost 1-2.This is expected to be a close game, with Sporting Covilhã perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sporting Covilhã as a small favourite), we find 18 games. Sporting Covilhã has won six of these, drawn eight and lost four.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Cup game versus Vitoria Guimaraes in only four days. This game is also played here at Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto.
Early season league goal statistics from Sporting Covilhã's 2 home games: 3 goals, 3 conceded.
Penafiel form and stats
Things could have gone better for Penafiel in their Segunda Liga away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Penafiel are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Segunda Liga against Nacional (placed 10th).
A 1-2 defeat away at Trofense before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Penafiel in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Penafiel, three draws and five defeats.
Penafiel have the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Sporting Covilhã, five draws and four wins for Penafiel. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Batista Santos 3 goals |  R. da Silva e Sousa 2 goals |  J. Simoes 1 goals |
Sporting Covilhã missing players
Penafiel missing players
| Sporting Covilhã | Penafiel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 60% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 3.6 | 2.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6 | 4.6 |
| 6.4 | 6.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.8 | 9 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.8 |
| 32% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 21% |
- All of Sporting Covilhã's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Penafiel have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Penafiel have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Segunda Liga
- Penafiel have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Segunda Liga
- Penafiel have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Penafiel haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting Covilhã have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Sporting Covilhã have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| Sporting Covilhã | Last season | Penafiel | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 36 | 21 | Scored | S | 21 | 42 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Conceded | C | 24 | 42 | ||
| 82% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 68% | ||
| 50% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 59% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 26% | ||
| 6% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 6% | ||
| 56% | 59% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 59% | ||
| 26% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 35% | ||
| 35% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 18% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.4 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8.4 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rio Ave | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 |
| 2 | Feirense | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Benfica II | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Mafra | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Penafiel | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Leixoes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Porto II | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Sporting Covilhã | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Casa Pia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Nacional | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Chaves | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Trofense | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Estrela Amadora | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Academico Viseu | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 15 | Varzim | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | Farense | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 2 |
| 17 | Vilafranquense | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -6 | 2 |
| 18 | Académica | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 |