Penafiel host AVS in the Portugal Segunda Liga. Penafiel have made an encouraging start to the season, while AVS have generally found things harder going in the early rounds.
AVS arrive after spending last season in the Primeira Liga, and adjusting to life back in the second tier looks to be taking some time. How quickly that settles is still an open question.
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League form so far
Penafiel have been in good form since the Segunda Liga season got going, winning four of their opening six matches with just one loss. They've scored heavily at home, putting four past Academica and two past Sporting CP B in recent weeks.
Penafiel: 20 completed matches; AVS: 20 completed matches.
Penafiel
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 29
- Difference
- +2
AVS
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 45% 9 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 27
- Conceded
- 22
- Difference
- +5
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taça de Portugal | Oliveirense | Penafiel | 19.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Segunda Liga | Felgueiras 1932 | Penafiel | 12.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Segunda Liga | Penafiel | Academica | 05.09.2026 | 4-1 |
| Segunda Liga | FC Porto B | Penafiel | 30.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Segunda Liga | Penafiel | Sporting CP B | 23.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Segunda Liga | Torreense | Penafiel | 15.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Segunda Liga | Penafiel | Portimonense | 08.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Penafiel | Leganes | 24.07.2026 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Famalicao | Penafiel | 18.07.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Vitória SC | Penafiel | 18.07.2026 | 5-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taça de Portugal | Sintrense | AVS | 20.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Segunda Liga | AVS | Farense | 13.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Segunda Liga | Lusitânia Lourosa | AVS | 07.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Segunda Liga | AVS | Feirense | 30.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Segunda Liga | Chaves | AVS | 23.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Segunda Liga | Felgueiras 1932 | AVS | 17.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Segunda Liga | AVS | Sporting CP B | 09.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | AVS | Trofense | 31.07.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | AVS | Vianense | 29.07.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Pacos Ferreira | AVS | 25.07.2026 | 0-2 |
AVS have had a much quieter start. One win in six matches, with three draws, has left them well off the early pace. They've also gone through a division change this season after playing Primeira Liga football as recently as May, and it looks like they're still finding their feet in the second tier.
Comparative Team Statistics: Penafiel vs AVS
Head-to-head record
The two sides have only met twice on record, both back in the 2023-24 season, and AVS won both, 1-0 at home and 1-0 away at Penafiel. That's a perfect record for AVS in this fixture, though it came before either side reached their current form or division standing.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segunda Liga | Penafiel | AVS | 03.03.2024 | 0-1 |
| Segunda Liga | AVS | Penafiel | 09.10.2023 | 1-0 |
It's an interesting historical quirk, but two aged results don't tell us much about how these two sides match up now.
Where they stand
After six games, Penafiel sit second in the Segunda Liga table with 13 points, having won four of their six matches. AVS are down in twelfth with just six points from the same number of games. That's already a notable gap this early in the campaign.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lusitânia Lourosa | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11/4 | 16 |
| 2 | Penafiel | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13/5 | 13 |
| 3 | Sporting CP B | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8/6 | 12 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4/6 | 7 |
| 12 | AVS | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6/6 | 6 |
| 13 | Felgueiras 1932 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5/6 | 6 |
How this one could play out
Penafiel have been productive in front of their own fans, scoring six goals across three home league games this season while winning two of them, with the only defeat coming against Portimonense. AVS haven't won away from home yet this season, drawing twice and losing once from three league trips, though they haven't been badly beaten in any of them.
If that home strength holds up and AVS's away struggles continue, Penafiel look well placed to keep the gap open.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Sá | Portugal | 32 | Midfielder | 188 cm | 79 kg |
| Reko | Portugal | 31 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 66 kg |
| Madi Queta | Guinea-Bissau | 27 | Attacker | 180 cm | 66 kg |
| Rúben Alves | Portugal | 31 | Midfielder | 168 cm | 63 kg |
| Dani Molina | Spain | 30 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 68 kg |
| Bruno Pereira | Portugal | 28 | Defender | 177 cm | 71 kg |
| João Miguel | Portugal | 33 | Defender | 190 cm | 78 kg |
| Cláudio Silva | Portugal | 26 | Defender | 188 cm | 80 kg |
| Joan Femenías | Spain | 30 | Goalkeeper | 189 cm | 79 kg |
| Davo | Spain | 31 | Attacker | 178 cm | 71 kg |
| Iano Imbene | Guinea-Bissau | 27 | Defender | 179 | 72 |
| J. Séry | France | 26 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Raúl Alcaina | Spain | 26 | Attacker | 181 cm | 77 kg |
| Jaime Sánchez | Spain | 31 | Defender | 184 cm | 76 kg |
| Francisco Ferreira | Portugal | 27 | Defender | 178 cm | 75 kg |
| Manuel Baldé | Guinea-Bissau | 23 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 88 |
| Pedro Vieira | Portugal | 24 | Attacker | 190 cm | 75 kg |
| Jota Silva | Portugal | 24 | Midfielder | 185 cm | 72 kg |
| Hélder Suker | Cape Verde | 27 | Attacker | 182 cm | n/a |
| Gonçalo Negrão | Portugal | 23 | Defender | 180 cm | 70 kg |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Mercado | Ecuador | 24 | Attacker | 186 | 80 |
| Talles Wander | Brazil | 22 | Attacker | 180 | 72 |
| Simão | Brazil | 33 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 86 |
| Edson Mucuana | Mozambique | 22 | Defender | 167 | 63 |
| Aderllan Santos | Brazil | 37 | Defender | 193 | 83 |
| C. Devenish | Colombia | 25 | Defender | 192 | 82 |
| Kiki | Portugal | 31 | Defender | 181 | 76 |
| Ángel Algobia | Spain | 27 | Midfielder | 180 | 78 |
| Jaume Grau | Spain | 29 | Midfielder | 182 | 67 |
| B. Akinsola | Nigeria | 23 | Midfielder | 175 | 67 |
| Pedro Lima | Brazil | 23 | Midfielder | 185 | 79 |
| Rafael Barbosa | Portugal | 30 | Midfielder | 174 | 69 |
| Jordi Escobar | Spain | 24 | Attacker | 188 | 78 |
| Nenê | Brazil | 43 | Attacker | 183 | 75 |
| Guilherme Neiva | Brazil | 25 | Attacker | 177 | 70 |
| T. Galletto | Uruguay | 24 | Midfielder | 181 | 78 |
| Gustavo Mendonça | Portugal | 23 | Midfielder | 178 | 72 |
| D. Duarte | Paraguay | 24 | Attacker | 176 | 78 |
| Pedro Trigueira | Portugal | 38 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 88 |
| João Gonçalves | Portugal | 25 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 82 |
With no clear market to back here, we're happy to sit this one out rather than force a pick. Penafiel's form and position give them the clear edge on paper, but early-season numbers can be misleading and AVS have shown in the past they can get something from this fixture.
Who will win?
