Portugal - Liga 3Data current as of 23 July 2026

Varzim vs CF Os Belenenses: match statistics

Varzim crest
Varzim
1 : 2half-time 0:1
CF Os Belenenses crest
CF Os Belenenses

Varzim vs CF Os Belenenses: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Varzim play CF Os Belenenses in Liga 3 (Portugal). The match date is 10 May 2026 at 20:30. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Varzim: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. CF Os Belenenses: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Varzim scores 1.22 and concedes 1.13 goals per match. CF Os Belenenses scores 1.63 and concedes 1.00. League average: 2.23 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Varzim 47%, CF Os Belenenses 56%. Over 2.5: Varzim 44%, CF Os Belenenses 53%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 40%.

xG, shots and style

CF Os Belenenses has higher xG: 1.49 vs 1.28. Varzim: 9.8 shots per match, CF Os Belenenses: 12.1.

Match halves

Varzim: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.63. CF Os Belenenses: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 0.75.

Goals by minute

Varzim: 76-90+ (12 goals). CF Os Belenenses: 31-45+ (13 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga 3: 2.23 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 40%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

CF Os Belenenses enter this match as favorites: they have 17 wins this season versus Varzim's 11 and a 60% away win rate compared to the hosts' 47% home win rate. The visitors score an average of 1.8 goals away with xG 1.38 and a higher conversion rate of 16%, while Varzim at home average 1.47 goals and xG 1.49 with a 12% conversion, meaning the hosts generate slightly more xG but the visitors convert chances more efficiently. Varzim's defence is nevertheless solid — only 0.87 goals conceded per home game and 33% clean sheets — but in the last 5 matches the hosts have scored just 3 goals and average 0.8 points per game, whereas Belenenses have 5 goals and average 1.2 points in that period. Additionally, the visitors have 0% matches without scoring away, while Varzim fail to score in 27% of their home games, which increases the likelihood of Belenenses finding the net. Considering the advantage in total wins, superior conversion rate (16% vs 12%) and higher points gained over the last five matches, I predict an away win.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

55Possession (%)45
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
9Shots20
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
4Shots on target5
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
1.26xG2.04
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
6Corners6
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
56Dangerous attacks61
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
11Fouls13
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
2Cards1
VarzimCF Os Belenenses

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

VarzimCF Os Belenenses
1.22Goals scored / match1.63
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
1.13Goals conceded / match1
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
49%Average possession50%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
3.72Shots on target / match4.44
VarzimCF Os Belenenses

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.81Shots per match12.06
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
3.72Shots on target4.44
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
12.4%Shot conversion13.5%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
49%Possession50%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
1.28xG for1.49
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
1.33xG against1.16
VarzimCF Os Belenenses

Shooting quality

Varzim: BalancedCF Os Belenenses: Efficient finishing
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
Accuracy (shots on target)38%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

CF Os Belenenses is 60% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Varzim · 1.6 pts / match - CF Os Belenenses

Varzim
WDLLD
Season result split
34% W28% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-9-12
1.31 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-5-4
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LWLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
CF Os Belenenses
LDDWW
Season result split
59% W22% R19% P
Season (W-D-L)
19-7-6
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
10-3-3
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWLDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.91Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

CF Os Belenenses is 34% better for: goals scored per match.

1.22 goals / match - Varzim · 1.63 goals / match - CF Os Belenenses

CF Os Belenenses is 13% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.13 goals / match - Varzim · 1 goals / match - CF Os Belenenses

Varzim scoring profile: strong

Varzim scores in 66% of matches (21 of 32 matches), while CF Os Belenenses keeps a clean sheet in 38% (12 of 32 matches).

CF Os Belenenses scoring profile: very strong

CF Os Belenenses scores in 88% of matches (28 of 32 matches), while Varzim keeps a clean sheet in 25% (8 of 32 matches).

39Goals scored (season)52
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
36Goals conceded (season)32
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
2.34Average goals in match2.63
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
6Goals scored (last 5)9
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
VarzimCF Os Belenenses

How often they score at least...

66%1 goal88%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
41%2 goals47%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
13%3 goals22%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
3%4 goals6%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal63%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
28%2 goals31%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
9%3 goals3%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
0%4 goals3%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

56%
CF Os Belenenses - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.18 of 32 matches
49%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time31%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
9%BTTS in both halves9%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
28%Scored in both halves38%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
60%BTTS - last 5100%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

69%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
34%Min. 2 goals before half-time38%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
31%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

CF Os Belenenses is 42% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.25 pts / match - Varzim · 1.78 pts / match - CF Os Belenenses

Varzim - half-time state
28% leading41% draw31% trailing
CF Os Belenenses - half-time state
47% leading38% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.25Points per match (1st half)1.78
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.88
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
0.56Goals conceded (1st half)0.47
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
1.16Average goals (1st half)1.34
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
53%Clean sheet before half-time59%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
59%No goal before half-time31%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses

After half-time (2nd half)

1.31Points per match (2nd half)1.53
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
0.63Goals scored (2nd half)0.75
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
0.56Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
1.19Average goals (2nd half)1.28
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
47%Clean sheet after half-time56%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses
47%No goal after half-time44%
VarzimCF Os Belenenses

Varzim - second-half results

28% W47% R25% P
40
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
42
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 34%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

CF Os Belenenses - second-half results

34% W50% R16% P
57
Half-time points
28
Half-time goals
+13
Goal difference (1st half)
49
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.78
PPG before half-time
Lead holding126%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 59%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Varzim - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.00
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
CF Os Belenenses - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.8
Average goals in match1.22.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Varzim
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
8
2
16-30
7
12
31-45
2
7
46-60
6
6
61-75
12
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

CF Os Belenenses
ScoredConceded
10
6
0-15
5
3
16-30
13
6
31-45
4
4
46-60
7
8
61-75
13
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (13 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.49
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+101%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Varzim

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
103%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
109%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.31
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

CF Os Belenenses

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.30
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
157%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga 3).

Teams vs league

VarzimLigaCF Os Belenenses
Average goals in match 2.342.23 2.63
Both teams scored 47%49% 56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%40% 53%
Clean sheets 25%31% 38%
Goal before half-time 69%66% 78%
Goal after half-time 78%74% 69%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.23
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.19
Home goals / match
1.04
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defence advantage
+11%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Varzim 0 - 0 - 1 CF Os Belenenses. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Varzim vs CF Os Belenenses?

The Liga 3 match finished Varzim 1:2 CF Os Belenenses. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Varzim vs CF Os Belenenses?

Varzim score 1.22 goals per game on average and CF Os Belenenses 1.63. The Liga 3 average is 2.23 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 40% of games. Both teams score in 47% of Varzim's matches and 56% of CF Os Belenenses's.

What form are Varzim and CF Os Belenenses in?

Over the last 5 games Varzim have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and CF Os Belenenses 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Varzim vs CF Os Belenenses?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Varzim vs CF Os Belenenses: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.