Tondela know they will have a difficult trip to Sporting Covilhã and their Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto. This preview has all the facts and figures you need before the match.
- Sporting Covilhã have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Segunda Liga
- Tondela have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Segunda Liga
Sporting Covilhã and Tondela 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
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Segunda Liga this season. Sporting Covilhã have only managed 0 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto. Sporting Covilhã are slowly digging their own grave here at Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in ten attempts.
Happy days for Sporting Covilhã in their previous game, a fixture away at Feirense (placed 12th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. This was their first victory after 17 straight league fixtures not winning!
Before that game, the home loss against Porto II with the scoreline 1-2.Sporting Covilhã aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto in the league, with only {6 goals} from 10 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Covilhã defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Tondela form and stats
As the visiting team in Segunda Liga matches, Tondela have produced an overall stat of 2-6-1 so far.
Tondela lost away at Benfica II (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That loss was their first after three consecutive league rounds winning points.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Nacional.Few goals the story here? 9 of this team's last 10 league fixtures have contained two or less goals.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Tondela have scored 12 goals in 9 league games away.
Head 2 Head
Covilhã have managed a sequence of 7 consecutive matches without losing (4-3-0) when playing Tondela.The teams have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Tondela - Sporting Covilhã 1-1 logged in the official records. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be hostile, having seen 4 red cards from the last seven duels.
Top Goalscorers
  D. da Silva dos Anjos 6 goals |  T. Gomes Arcanjo 5 goals |   G. Pereira da Silva 2 goals |
Sporting Covilhã missing players
Tondela missing players
| Sporting Covilhã | Tondela | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 33 | 17 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 89% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 84% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 89% | 74% |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 26% |
| 21% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 11% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 78% | 68% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 22% | 26% |
| 42% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 6.7 | 7.2 | 9.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7 | 5.8 |
| 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.7 | 9.7 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 9 | 10.7 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 21% | 17% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 41% | 30% |
| 12.4 | 12 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 11.7 | 9.8 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
- Sporting Covilhã have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sporting Covilhã have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting Covilhã have the fewest points (3) at home in Segunda Liga
- Sporting Covilhã have the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Segunda Liga
- Sporting Covilhã have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Segunda Liga
- Sporting Covilhã have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sporting Covilhã have yet to win a game at home.
- Tondela have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tondela have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Tondela have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Segunda Liga
- Tondela have the most matches under the total-line (14) in Segunda Liga
- Tondela haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Moreirense | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 22 | 46 |
| 2 | Farense | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 35 |
| 3 | Estrela Amadora | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 34 |
| 4 | Academico Viseu | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Vilafranquense | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 6 | Porto II | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | Tondela | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Benfica II | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Leixões | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 25 |
| 10 | UD Oliveirense | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Penafiel | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Feirense | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 24 |
| 13 | Torreense | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 21 |
| 14 | Nacional | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Mafra | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | Belenenses | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | Trofense | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -19 | 13 |
| 18 | Sporting Covilhã | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -18 | 11 |
