Academica – FC Porto B Prediction & Picks (25.04.2018)

Academic and FC Porto B meet at the Efapel stadium in Coimbra, in a match for round 33 of the Portuguese second division. The history of clashes between the two teams favors the Academic: in the last 3 matches played for this competition, the home team added 2 wins and 1 loss.

Academic:

The Academic comes to this game with a win at home over Real, 1-0, totaling in this way the second consecutive victory in this competition. In spite of that, it is important to emphasize that the locals added only 4 victories in the last 10 matches played. At this time the students occupy the fifth position of the championship, with 57 points, after 17 wins, 6 draws and 11 defeats. In the last 17 games played at home the team of the city of Coimbra scored on average 1.59 goals and suffered 1 goal per game, that is, presents some competition in the two sectors. To point out that 65% of the matches in this stadium ended with less than two goals in the final score. The best period of the Academic at home is between the 61 ‘and the 90’ ​​of game, moment in which he scored 9 goals and suffered only 3. In the 10 games in which he opened the score in this condition, in 8 he was winning at the end of the 90 ‘. Donald Djousse is the best marker of the premises, with 10 goals scored.

Porto II:

FC Porto B set for this day with a snub at home against Sporting B, by 0-2, thus adding the sixth defeat in the last ten games played. At this time the visitors occupy the 8th position of the championship, with 52 points won. When observing the 16 games played away from home, it is possible to verify that the visitors scored on average 1.06 goals and suffered 1.81 goals per game, presenting large gaps in both sectors. Of note that 69% of these matches ended with more than two goals in the final score. In addition, the players of coach Antonio Folha opened the scoring in 6 of the 16 matches in this condition, but managed to emerge winners at the end of the 90 ‘in 4 games. It is important to underline that the team’s worst moment is between 31 ‘and 45’, when they suffered 5 goals and did not score any. Bruno Costa is the great highlight of this team, with 4 goals and 3 assists.