Penafiel vs Vilafranquense Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Penafiel

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Penafiel will be hoping for a better result after the 3-1 LigaPro defeat last time out to Moreirense.

The only scorer from Penafiel was Roberto Rodrigo (15'). Luís Rocha (8') was the scorer for Moreirense.

Penafiel have been conceding pretty frequently lately, but they have also done enough to score goals themselves. Analysis of their previous 6 games shows that Penafiel have conceded in 5 of them while also scoring in 6 of those games. That pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward here, however.

Vilafranquense

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In the game prior to this, Vilafranquense drew 1-1 in the LigaPro tie with Farense.

In that game, Vilafranquense had 48% possession and 7 shots on goal with 1 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Vilafranquense was Tiago Martins (65'). On the other side, Farense got 9 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Rui Costa (85') was the scorer for Farense.

The stats tell the story, and Vilafranquense have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 7 goals in all. In defence, Vilafranquense can certainly do much better.

Going into this contest, Vilafranquense are unbeaten in their last 8 league matches away from home. Impressive, to say the least.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their most recent head to head clashes dating back to 19/01/2020 shows us that Penafiel have won 3 of them & Vilafranquense 1, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 2.

A combined sum of 14 goals were shared by the two clubs in these games, with 8 for Rubro-Negros and 6 for Vilafranquense. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.33.

The previous league match between these sides was LigaPro match day 8 on 08/10/2022 when it ended Vilafranquense 0-1 Penafiel.

ℹ️ Team News: Penafiel

Looking at personnel, there is just one fitness concern for the Penafiel boss Miguel Leal to be concerned about due to a largely intact group. Gonçalo Loureiro (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) is sidelined.

🗞️ Team News: Vilafranquense

Owing to a fully healthy group ready to go, the Vilafranquense manager doesn’t have any fitness worries at all coming into this match.

🔮 Prediction

In our opinion, Vilafranquense will need to apply a lot of pressure to find the net against this Penafiel lineup who we think will likely score one, at least.

We’re therefore expecting a narrow 1-0 victory for Penafiel at the end of the 90.

Looking forward to this.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 02:53 15/03/2023