The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Sporting Covilhã are in the 11th position while the guesting Porto II worry at 13th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Sporting Covilhã form and stats
Overall Segunda Liga stats at home this season for Sporting Covilhã are 1-1-1 (wins-draw-losses).
A strong away win for Covilhã against UD Oliveirense the last match, as Lewis Enoh and Gilberto were on target. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Vilafranquense that ended 2-2.
Covilhã have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto with 5 goals in 3 league matches. Sporting Covilhã are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (6 from 3 played).
Porto II form and stats
The Segunda Liga season is young and Porto II have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Porto failed to get anything from their last game, a Segunda Liga home match vs Chaves (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 1-2. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Casa Pia wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.
The visiting Porto have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 3 goals from 3 games. Porto II have conceded 5 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Covilhã, two draws and five wins for Porto II. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Boateng 3 goals |  G. Pereira da Silva 2 goals | I. Vieira dos Santos 2 goals |
Sporting Covilhã missing players
Porto II missing players
| Sporting Covilhã | Porto II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 86% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 86% |
| 29% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 86% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 62 | 38 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 40 | 101 |
| 22 | 13 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 9 | 35 |
| 36% | 38% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 33% | 31% |
- All of Sporting Covilhã's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Porto II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Porto II have yet to win a game away.
- Porto II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Mafra | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Chaves | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Feirense | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Académica | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Arouca | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Penafiel | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Cova Piedade | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 9 | Casa Pia | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 9 |
| 10 | UD Oliveirense | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Sporting Covilhã | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Vizela | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 13 | Porto II | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Benfica II | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Leixoes | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Academico Viseu | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | Vilafranquense | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | Varzim | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 5 |