The Sporting Covilhã manager D. Amade Faquirá attacks this game with the team placed 18th so far. In the visitors dressing room Varzim and their manager P. Martins Alves are in 6th place before this match.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Covilhã and Varzim.
Sporting Covilhã form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Segunda Liga game of the season here at Estádio Municipal José dos Santos Pinto. Last season these fans witnessed 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses from Sporting Covilhã's 12 home games. Covilhã has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager D. Amade Faquirá and the players.
No payout for Sporting Covilhã in their previous match, an away game at Vizela that ended in defeat 1-2. Preceding that match was a defeat to Cova Piedade (1-3).
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Sporting Covilhã at home in the league. 1 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Varzim form and stats
The visitors settled for one point in their first Segunda Liga away game of the season. During their previous season 12 away games resulted in 3 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.
The attacking players of Varzim have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 252 minutes. The Varzim goalkeeper Ricardo Jorge Novo Nunes is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 272 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Varzim's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Arouca that finished 0-0. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Chaves that ended 0-0.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Varzim has managed 0 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Sporting Covilhã wins - draws - Varzim wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Tunç 1 goals |
Sporting Covilhã missing players
Varzim missing players
| Sporting Covilhã | Varzim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 17 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 20% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| Sporting Covilhã | Last season | Varzim | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 24 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 29 | 12 | Scored | S | 17 | 32 | ||
| 27 | 12 | Conceded | C | 19 | 31 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 54% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 79% | ||
| 42% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 58% | ||
| 29% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 21% | ||
| 17% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 42% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 62% | ||
| 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 21% | ||
| 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 21% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 7 | 8 | ||
| 183 | 89 | Total Shots | T S | 85 | 211 | ||
| 74 | 37 | Shots on Target | S O | 35 | 79 | ||
| 39% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mafra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Benfica II | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Feirense | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Estoril | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Vizela | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 6 | Varzim | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Porto II | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Chaves | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Academica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | UD Oliveirense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Cova Piedade | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Penafiel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Vilafranquense | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 14 | Arouca | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 15 | Leixoes | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Casa Pia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 1 |
| 17 | Academico Viseu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Sporting Covilhã | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nacional | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 50 |
| 2 | Farense | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 48 |
| 3 | Feirense | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 42 |
| 4 | Estoril | 24 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 39 |
| 5 | Mafra | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Varzim | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 1 | 37 |
| 7 | Academica | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 35 |
| 8 | Academico Viseu | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 34 |
| 9 | Leixoes | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | UD Oliveirense | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 32 |
| 11 | Sporting Covilhã | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 32 |
| 12 | Chaves | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 32 |
| 13 | Porto II | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 19 | -1 | 29 |
| 14 | Penafiel | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 28 |
| 15 | Benfica II | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -4 | 28 |
| 16 | Vilafranquense | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -18 | 24 |
| 17 | Cova Piedade | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 27 | -22 | 17 |
| 18 | Casa Pia | 24 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -28 | 11 |