Possible nail-biting contest in Varzim - Académica game

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Sun 04.October
Match begins: 10:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Varzim Sport Club (7280 seats)

It's early days in the Segunda Liga and both Varzim and Académica are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Varzim form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Varzim's two home games in the Segunda Liga so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Estádio Varzim Sport Club.

Varzim lost their last game at Sporting Covilha (placed 14th) after a 1-2 scoreline. In the match before that, Varzim hosted Arouca and drew the game 0-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Varzim have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won five, drawn five and lost four.

At Estádio Varzim Sport Club, Varzim has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Académica form and stats

One match played away so far in the Segunda Liga for Académica and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses from 12 games.

Académica are looking to quickly end their 220 minutes long goal drought in the Segunda Liga.

Home advantage was not enough for Académica in their previous game, as they lost their Segunda Liga-match, hosting Feirense, 0-1. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Cova Piedade that ended 0-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Académica playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were five Académica wins, two draws and four defeats.

Académica has another fixture away, a Segunda Liga game, against Academico Viseu in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

It's early days yet, but Académica has scored 0 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Varzim three wins, zero draws and Académica four victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VarzimG. Kwame Ofosu
G. Kwame Ofosu
1 goals
VarzimY. Tunç
Y. Tunç
1 goals
AcadémicaM. Bouldini
M. Bouldini
1 goals

Varzim missing players

Académica missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Varzim Académica
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
2 1 0 Scored S 0 0 1
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
50% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 67%
25% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
75% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 67%
50% 50% 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
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
18 12 0 Total Shots T S 0 4 19
8 7 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 3
25% 14% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 33%
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Académica has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Segunda Liga
Varzim Last season Académica
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
24 12   Played P   12 24
10 7   Won W   3 10
7 1   Drew D   3 5
7 4   Lost L   6 9
32 15   Scored S   11 34
31 12   Conceded C   13 26
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 88%
79% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   50% 67%
58% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 54%
21% 8%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 21%
4% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 12%
62% 50%   BTTS BTTS   50% 54%
21% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 29%
21% 25%   Failed to Score F T   50% 29%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.7 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.4
8 1   Red cards R C   2 4
 
211 126   Total Shots T S   125 288
79 44   Shots on Target S O   44 110
41% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 31%

  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 5 4 0 1 10 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 1 7 3 6 12
2 Feirense 4 3 1 0 7 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 6 10
3 Estoril 4 3 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 9
4 Penafiel 5 3 0 2 8 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 9
5 Chaves 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 2 7
6 Vizela 4 2 1 1 6 7 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -1 7
7 Benfica II 4 2 0 2 13 8 2 1 0 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 7 2 5 6
8 Arouca 5 1 3 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 6
9 Varzim 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
10 UD Oliveirense 5 1 2 2 5 6 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 5
11 Casa Pia 5 1 2 2 5 11 2 0 1 1 1 7 3 1 1 1 4 4 -6 5
12 Porto II 4 1 1 2 7 6 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
13 Académica 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
14 Sporting Covilha 5 1 1 3 4 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 0 1 2 1 3 -3 4
15 Vilafranquense 4 1 1 2 4 8 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 -4 4
16 Cova Piedade 5 1 1 3 3 8 3 0 1 2 0 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 -5 4
17 Leixões 4 0 2 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 -3 2
18 Academico Viseu 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -3 1
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 Académica 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 Leixões 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 Covilha 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

Table
  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 5 4 0 1 10 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 3 2 0 1 7 3 6 12
2 Feirense 4 3 1 0 7 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 6 10
3 Estoril 4 3 0 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 9
4 Penafiel 5 3 0 2 8 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 9
5 Chaves 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 2 7
6 Vizela 4 2 1 1 6 7 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 -1 7
7 Benfica II 4 2 0 2 13 8 2 1 0 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 7 2 5 6
8 Arouca 5 1 3 1 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 6
9 Varzim 4 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
10 UD Oliveirense 5 1 2 2 5 6 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 5
11 Casa Pia 5 1 2 2 5 11 2 0 1 1 1 7 3 1 1 1 4 4 -6 5
12 Porto II 4 1 1 2 7 6 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
13 Académica 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
14 Sporting Covilha 5 1 1 3 4 7 2 1 0 1 3 4 3 0 1 2 1 3 -3 4
15 Vilafranquense 4 1 1 2 4 8 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 4 4 -4 4
16 Cova Piedade 5 1 1 3 3 8 3 0 1 2 0 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 -5 4
17 Leixões 4 0 2 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 -3 2
18 Academico Viseu 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -3 1

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