Struggling Varzim will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Estoril in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Varzim form and stats
The story so far in the Segunda Liga for Varzim at their home stadium (Estádio Varzim Sport Club) is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Varzim to get some points in this home game.
In their previous game, the manager P. Martins Alves led his Varzim to a defeat in the Segunda Liga match away at Leixoes. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio Varzim Sport Club. Preceding that match was a defeat to Academica (0-1).
Varzim are traveling soon after this match as the Taça De Portugal match at Rebordelo awaits in three days.
Varzim has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 3 games. Varzim have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Estoril form and stats
Estoril have six points from their first three away games in the Segunda Liga, meaning two victories and a loss. Estoril has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
There were no winners in Estoril's previous match, a Segunda Liga home game that ended 3-3 vs Feirense (placed 4th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sertanense at their stadium, the result 4-0.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Feirense was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
Estoril find the net regularly in their away games. 3 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Estoril are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 1 goal away.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Varzim, six draws and one win for Estoril. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Yakubu 3 goals |   G. Kwame Ofosu 2 goals | H. Pinto Basto 2 goals |
Varzim missing players
Estoril missing players
| Varzim | Estoril | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 67% | 67% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 47 | 31 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 32 | 54 |
| 17 | 13 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 14 | 24 |
| 18% | 8% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 21% | 33% |
- Estoril have scored more than double the goals of Varzim.
- Estoril haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Varzim has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Segunda Liga
| 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 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Estoril | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Chaves | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Feirense | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Academica | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 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 | UD Oliveirense | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Vizela | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 10 | Casa Pia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 8 |
| 11 | Porto II | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Cova Piedade | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Benfica II | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Leixoes | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | Sporting Covilhã | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Varzim | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 17 | Vilafranquense | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Academico Viseu | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 3 |