Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Varzim - Sporting Covilhã!
Varzim and Sporting Covilhã should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Varzim form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Varzim have to build on here at Estadio do Varzim SC in the Segunda Liga.
Varzim's last game was hosting Penafiel (placed 10th) and winning 1-0. Previous to that game, a Taça De Portugal home match hosting Loures in a game that was won 1-0.
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 twelve matches with the results: Won 4 Drawn 4 Lost 4.
Varzim are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. Varzim have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Sporting Covilhã form and stats
3-1-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sporting Covilhã in their Segunda Liga matches away.
There were no winners in Sporting Covilhã's previous match, a League Cup home game that ended 1-1 vs Benfica. A 1-2 loss hosting Feirense before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Sporting Covilhã in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Sporting Covilhã, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
The Sporting Covilhã manager Ricardo Soares has got the team scoring on the road, with 10 away goals in 5 league matches. As opposed to that, Sporting Covilhã have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Varzim victories, 2 draws and 6 Sporting Covilhã wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Acevedo 7 goals |   Adriano Castanheira 6 goals |  L. Lumeka 3 goals |
Varzim missing players
Sporting Covilhã missing players
| Varzim | Sporting Covilhã | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 75% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 64% |
| 50% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 45% |
| 17% | 14% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 60% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 75% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 45% |
| 17% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 45% |
| 17% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 20% | 18% |
| 5.7 | 6.3 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 121 | 84 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 33 | 81 |
| 42 | 28 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 15 | 33 |
| 33% | 29% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 52% |
- Sporting Covilhã have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sporting Covilhã haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Nacional | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Estoril | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Leixoes | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Sporting Covilhã | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Varzim | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 7 | Chaves | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Mafra | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Feirense | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Penafiel | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 11 | Vilafranquense | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 12 | Porto II | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 | Academico Viseu | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 12 |
| 14 | Benfica II | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -7 | 12 |
| 15 | Academica | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 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 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 7 |
| 18 | Cova Piedade | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -13 | 6 |