Season ticket holders at Estádio Varzim Sport Club haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Varzim languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting Penafiel will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
- Varzim have the fewest points (12) at home in Segunda Liga
- Penafiel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Relegation threatens Varzim who should definitely be looking for some points here. For Penafiel most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
Varzim form and stats
With 3 Segunda Liga wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, Varzim, who have the fewest points (12) at home in Segunda Liga, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Happy days for Varzim in their previous game, a Segunda Liga match away at Vilafranquense (placed 18th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Ahead of that match, Varzim lost 0-3 at home to Vizela.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Varzim here at Estádio Varzim Sport Club in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 15 games). Varzim have conceded 21 in these home matches.
Penafiel form and stats
The visitors are W4-D4-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Segunda Liga. With three draws in a row for Penafiel the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Penafiel delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Estoril (placed 1st) in their previous match; a Segunda Liga game. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Benfica II that ended 2-2.
The visiting Penafiel have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 15 games. In the opposite end, Penafiel have conceded 23 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Penafiel - Varzim 1-2 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Varzim victories, two draws and four Penafiel wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Rodrigues Tavares 8 goals |   C. Irobiso 6 goals | P. Rodrigues Cabral 5 goals |
Varzim missing players
Penafiel missing players
| Varzim | Penafiel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 24 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 18 | 38 |
| 39 | 21 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 23 | 39 |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 60% | 87% | 87% |
| 58% | 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 73% | 68% |
| 39% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 60% | 55% |
| 16% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 13% | 6% |
| 45% | 40% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | 58% |
| 23% | 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 27% | 35% |
| 42% | 47% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 27% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.2 | 9.8 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 10.1 | 9.9 |
| 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 22% | 17% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 32% | 33% |
- Penafiel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Varzim have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Varzim have the fewest points (12) at home in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home 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 | Estoril | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 51 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 29 | 66 |
| 2 | Vizela | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 51 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 59 |
| 3 | Arouca | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 56 |
| 4 | Feirense | 31 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 55 |
| 5 | Académica | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 55 |
| 6 | Chaves | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 53 |
| 7 | Benfica II | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 40 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 40 |
| 8 | Penafiel | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -1 | 40 |
| 9 | Casa Pia | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 17 | -3 | 40 |
| 10 | Leixoes | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 37 |
| 11 | Mafra | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 33 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -11 | 36 |
| 12 | Sporting Covilha | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 33 |
| 13 | Academico Viseu | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 20 | -12 | 33 |
| 14 | Cova Piedade | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | -13 | 32 |
| 15 | Varzim | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 18 | -15 | 30 |
| 16 | Porto II | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -6 | 29 |
| 17 | UD Oliveirense | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -21 | 28 |
| 18 | Vilafranquense | 31 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 46 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -18 | 27 |