Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Varzim in 7th and Penafiel in 9th place.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Varzim form and stats
Varzim have played 6 Segunda Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The Varzim supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Loures in Taça De Portugal and win 1-0. Before that game, the home loss against Farense with the scoreline 1-3.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Varzim handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W7-D4-L3.
Varzim has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Varzim have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Penafiel form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Segunda Liga travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Penafiel has showed their ability to avoid defeat with four draws in a row, but are also dodging victories. They last avoided the draw 70 days ago, in the Nacional fixture.
Penafiel delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Feirense (placed 11th) in their previous match; a Segunda Liga game. A draw for Penafiel before that, at their own venue hosting Benfica II (1-1).
Penafiel are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. From a total of ten matches.
Penafiel are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 4 games (in the league). 5 goals have been conceded by Penafiel in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 2 - 6 (Varzim wins - draws - Penafiel wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Acevedo 7 goals |  L. Lumeka 2 goals |   Ludovic 2 goals |
Varzim missing players
Penafiel missing players
| Varzim | Penafiel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 91% | 83% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 70% |
| 82% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 70% |
| 55% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 50% |
| 18% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 82% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 50% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 18% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 40% |
| 5.6 | 6.3 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 4.5 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | 66 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 30 | 95 |
| 36 | 22 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 41 |
| 36% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 44% | 24% |
- Penafiel has the fewest scored goals in the second half (3)
- Penafiel have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Penafiel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Penafiel have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Varzim have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Farense | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 27 |
| 2 | Nacional | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | Estoril | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Sporting Covilha | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Leixões | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Chaves | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Varzim | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 8 | Mafra | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Penafiel | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Academico Viseu | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | Feirense | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Benfica II | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -7 | 11 |
| 13 | Vilafranquense | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Porto II | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 | Académica | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | UD Oliveirense | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 8 |
| 17 | Casa Pia | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Cova Piedade | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -10 | 6 |