The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Varzim are in the 8th position while the guesting Porto II worry at 15th.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Varzim form and stats
When playing at home in the Segunda Liga, Varzim have managed 5 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
Varzim lost their last game at UD Oliveirense (placed 13th) after a 0-4 scoreline. A 2-2 draw away before that, with Casa Pia the opponent.
Varzim were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Varzim have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won six times, drawn four and lost four.
Varzim are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. 9 goals have been conceded.
Porto II form and stats
Porto II have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Segunda Liga, after 2-2-5 (9 played).
Porto II go into this game after a win, the home game against Sporting Covilha that ended 4-2. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Benfica II.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Sporting Covilha was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
We have checked recent matches where Porto II have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were Wthree-Dthree-Leight.
Porto II have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Porto II have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Porto II - Varzim 1-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: four - two - three (Varzim wins - draws - Porto II wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Acevedo Ruiz 11 goals |   T. Lutindo Lopes 7 goals |  L. Lumeka 6 goals |
Varzim missing players
Porto II missing players
| Varzim | Porto II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 24 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| 25 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 28 |
| 94% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 78% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 83% |
| 61% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 56% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | 44% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 17% |
| 67% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 56% | 72% |
| 22% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 17% |
| 17% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 22% |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 10 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| 4.1 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 171 | 100 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 104 | 226 |
| 63 | 33 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 34 | 79 |
| 38% | 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 32% |
- Varzim has the most scored goals in the first half (15)
| 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 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 2 | Nacional | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 36 |
| 3 | Mafra | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Academica | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Sporting Covilha | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Estoril | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Chaves | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Varzim | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Academico Viseu | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Leixões | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Feirense | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 12 | Penafiel | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | UD Oliveirense | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 22 |
| 14 | Benfica II | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 21 |
| 15 | Porto II | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | Vilafranquense | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Cova Piedade | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 22 | -19 | 12 |
| 18 | Casa Pia | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -21 | 9 |