Vilafranquense - Varzim: Small difference between teams clash

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Sun 20.March
Match begins: 20:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Municipal de Rio Maior (2500 seats)

This match involves two squads dwelling in the lower section of the Segunda Liga, Vilafranquense having 13th place and Varzim lying 17th. A decent chance for one of the squads to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Vilafranquense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Varzim have the fewest scored goals (18) in Segunda Liga

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Varzim have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 2-0-1 (win-draw-loss) from three matches.

It's no vacation for neither Vilafranquense nor Varzim as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Vilafranquense form and stats

Vilafranquense have played 14 Segunda Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-6-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Vilafranquense hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Vilafranquense, Academico Viseu, Academica, Sporting Covilha and Trofense), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

The spoils were shared in Vilafranquense's previous game, also at home. Visiting Varzim (placed 17th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.

Before that, Vilafranquense played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Leixoes.

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 Vilafranquense have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won five, drawn six and lost two.

Vilafranquense are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 14 games. On the other hand, Vilafranquense have conceded 20 goals. 11 of these goals were let in after the timer had passed 60 minutes (more than 55 %).

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Varzim form and stats

Varzim have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Segunda Liga, after 1-7-6 (14 played).

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Varzim goalkeeper Ricardo Jorge Novo Nunes is eager to challenge this, with his 197 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Varzim are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Vilafranquense (placed 13th).

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Academico Viseu.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Varzim in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Varzim, four draws and three defeats.

The attacking power of Varzim when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 14 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Vilafranquense and Varzim have faced off previously this season: Vilafranquense - Varzim 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Vilafranquense one win, two draws and Varzim two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VilafranquenseÂ. da Silva
Â. da Silva
9 goals
VilafranquenseM. Belkheir
M. Belkheir
7 goals
VilafranquenseE. Fati
E. Fati
4 goals

Vilafranquense missing players

Varzim missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vilafranquense Varzim
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 14 2 Played P 3 14 27
7 4 1 Won W 0 1 4
10 6 1 Drew D 1 7 11
10 4 0 Lost L 2 6 12
32 19 3 Scored S 1 9 18
37 20 2 Conceded C 3 14 31
89% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 79% 81%
74% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 56%
44% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 30%
26% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 15%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
59% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 41%
19% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 21% 26%
33% 21% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 52%
 
3.6 4.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.1 5.9
7.1 6.5 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 5.9 4.7
3.6 3.6 4.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.8 3.6
5 2 0 Red cards R C 1 6 7
 
8 8.7 8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 9 11
3.6 3.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.6 3.8
33% 36% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 8% 18% 17%
 
11.8 10.6 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 7.7 11.2 10.3
3.9 3.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3.7 4
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Varzim have the fewest scored goals (18) in Segunda Liga
  • Varzim have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Segunda Liga
  • Varzim have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Segunda Liga
  • Vilafranquense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vilafranquense have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Varzim have scored away.
  • Vilafranquense have won significantly more corners at 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 Rio Ave 27 16 6 5 43 27 13 9 1 3 22 14 14 7 5 2 21 13 16 54
2 Casa Pia 27 16 5 6 37 18 14 11 1 2 23 6 13 5 4 4 14 12 19 53
3 Benfica II 27 15 5 7 52 33 14 7 3 4 25 14 13 8 2 3 27 19 19 50
4 Chaves 27 13 9 5 43 27 13 9 3 1 25 10 14 4 6 4 18 17 16 48
5 Feirense 27 14 6 7 39 27 13 7 2 4 20 14 14 7 4 3 19 13 12 48
6 Nacional 27 11 8 8 44 34 14 8 4 2 26 13 13 3 4 6 18 21 10 41
7 Leixoes 27 11 7 9 36 31 13 6 4 3 22 16 14 5 3 6 14 15 5 40
8 Mafra 27 9 9 9 32 34 13 3 8 2 14 14 14 6 1 7 18 20 -2 36
9 Penafiel 27 9 8 10 26 34 14 6 5 3 15 14 13 3 3 7 11 20 -8 35
10 Farense 27 8 10 9 35 35 13 5 5 3 19 12 14 3 5 6 16 23 0 34
11 Porto II 27 8 10 9 37 40 14 5 8 1 22 17 13 3 2 8 15 23 -3 34
12 Estrela Amadora 27 9 7 11 40 46 13 5 2 6 19 22 14 4 5 5 21 24 -6 34
13 Vilafranquense 27 7 10 10 32 37 14 4 6 4 19 20 13 3 4 6 13 17 -5 31
14 Trofense 27 6 10 11 24 32 14 4 5 5 14 16 13 2 5 6 10 16 -8 28
15 Academico Viseu 27 7 6 14 21 39 14 3 3 8 10 23 13 4 3 6 11 16 -18 27
16 Sporting Covilha 27 5 11 11 24 39 14 4 5 5 14 15 13 1 6 6 10 24 -15 26
17 Varzim 27 4 11 12 18 31 13 3 4 6 9 17 14 1 7 6 9 14 -13 23
18 Academica 27 3 6 18 32 51 13 2 3 8 18 22 14 1 3 10 14 29 -19 15

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rio Ave 27 16 6 5 43 27 13 9 1 3 22 14 14 7 5 2 21 13 16 54
2 Casa Pia 27 16 5 6 37 18 14 11 1 2 23 6 13 5 4 4 14 12 19 53
3 Benfica II 27 15 5 7 52 33 14 7 3 4 25 14 13 8 2 3 27 19 19 50
4 Chaves 27 13 9 5 43 27 13 9 3 1 25 10 14 4 6 4 18 17 16 48
5 Feirense 27 14 6 7 39 27 13 7 2 4 20 14 14 7 4 3 19 13 12 48
6 Nacional 27 11 8 8 44 34 14 8 4 2 26 13 13 3 4 6 18 21 10 41
7 Leixoes 27 11 7 9 36 31 13 6 4 3 22 16 14 5 3 6 14 15 5 40
8 Mafra 27 9 9 9 32 34 13 3 8 2 14 14 14 6 1 7 18 20 -2 36
9 Penafiel 27 9 8 10 26 34 14 6 5 3 15 14 13 3 3 7 11 20 -8 35
10 Farense 27 8 10 9 35 35 13 5 5 3 19 12 14 3 5 6 16 23 0 34
11 Porto II 27 8 10 9 37 40 14 5 8 1 22 17 13 3 2 8 15 23 -3 34
12 Estrela Amadora 27 9 7 11 40 46 13 5 2 6 19 22 14 4 5 5 21 24 -6 34
13 Vilafranquense 27 7 10 10 32 37 14 4 6 4 19 20 13 3 4 6 13 17 -5 31
14 Trofense 27 6 10 11 24 32 14 4 5 5 14 16 13 2 5 6 10 16 -8 28
15 Academico Viseu 27 7 6 14 21 39 14 3 3 8 10 23 13 4 3 6 11 16 -18 27
16 Sporting Covilha 27 5 11 11 24 39 14 4 5 5 14 15 13 1 6 6 10 24 -15 26
17 Varzim 27 4 11 12 18 31 13 3 4 6 9 17 14 1 7 6 9 14 -13 23
18 Academica 27 3 6 18 32 51 13 2 3 8 18 22 14 1 3 10 14 29 -19 15

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