Varzim hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 6 points and a 18th position in the Segunda Liga table. Visiting Vilafranquense holds 12th place with 14 pts.
- Varzim is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Vilafranquense have scored at least twice as many goals away as Varzim have scored home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Vilafranquense play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Vilafranquense when playing on grass are 8 wins, 9 draws and 15 defeats from 32 matches. They have scored 30 goals and conceded 48 times in these games.
Varzim form and stats
With 1 Segunda Liga win, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Varzim, who have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Segunda Liga, are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in twelve attempts. The Varzim manager P. Martins Alves might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Stress levels are on the rise for Varzim's attacking players as they have now played 219 minutes without scoring in a league game. S. Olamilekan Fatai was their last goal scorer.
Varzim faced defeat in their previous match, away at Vizela (0-1). Before that game, the home loss against Feirense with the scoreline 0-2.
This is expected to be a close game, with Varzim perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Varzim as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Varzim has won four of these, drawn three and lost four.
The lack of attacking qualities in Varzim means that they have only scored 3 goals in 7 league home games, less than half a goal per match. 9 goals have been conceded.
Vilafranquense form and stats
2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Vilafranquense playing as the away team in the Segunda Liga this season.
Vilafranquense had fun at their own home (Estádio Varzim Sport Club) last time out, beating Arouca 2-0. André Dias and André Claro scored. It was a Taça De Portugal defeat before that one as the away game against Benfica wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Vilafranquense in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Vilafranquense, two draws and three defeats.
Vilafranquense have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Vilafranquense have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Varzim missing players
Vilafranquense missing players
| Varzim | Vilafranquense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 85% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 75% |
| 54% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 31% | 14% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 23% | 14% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 38% | 29% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 42% |
| 23% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 54% | 57% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 7.8 | 9.9 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
| 2.7 | 3.9 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 17% | 11% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 42% | 36% |
- Varzim has the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim has the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim has the the worst goal difference (-13) in Segunda Liga
- Varzim have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Varzim is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Vilafranquense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Vilafranquense have scored at least twice as many goals away as Varzim have scored home.
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 27 |
| 2 | Academica | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 3 | Feirense | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 4 | Penafiel | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Mafra | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Arouca | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Chaves | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Vizela | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Casa Pia | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 10 | Cova Piedade | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Sporting Covilha | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Vilafranquense | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Benfica II | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 13 |
| 14 | Porto II | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | Academico Viseu | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | UD Oliveirense | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 17 | Leixoes | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 18 | Varzim | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 6 |