Portugal - Liga 3Data current as of 12 September 2026

CD Mafra vs Caldas: match statistics

CD Mafra crest
CD Mafra
4 : 2half-time 2:1
Caldas crest
Caldas
165%(1.80)
X22%(3.25)
213%(4.05)

CD Mafra displays superior home form, boasting a 71% win rate on their own turf and an impressive +8 goal difference. The hosts have won four of their last five home fixtures, averaging 1.57 goals per game while conceding a mere 0.43. Conversely, Caldas is in a deep crisis, suffering five consecutive defeats with zero points collected in their last five matches overall, scoring just a single goal in that span. The visitors struggle for efficiency on the road (43% of matches without scoring), averaging only 0.71 goals per away game. xG figures further support the hosts (1.35 vs 1.05), pointing to a distinct advantage for CD Mafra given current form. Considering all data points, a home victory stands out as the most likely outcome.

CD Mafra vs Caldas: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

CD Mafra played Caldas in Liga 3 (Portugal). The match was played on 3 January 2026. Final score: 4:2.

Current form

CD Mafra: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Caldas: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

CD Mafra scores 1.50 and concedes 1.07 goals per match. Caldas scores 0.93 and concedes 1.14. League average: 2.11 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: CD Mafra 64%, Caldas 43%. Over 2.5: CD Mafra 43%, Caldas 36%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

CD Mafra has higher xG: 1.31 vs 1.21. CD Mafra: 9.3 shots per match, Caldas: 8.9.

Match halves

CD Mafra: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.86. Caldas: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.71.

Goals by minute

CD Mafra: 76-90+ (5 goals). Caldas: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga 3: 2.11 goals per match, BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 34%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

CD Mafra displays superior home form, boasting a 71% win rate on their own turf and an impressive +8 goal difference. The hosts have won four of their last five home fixtures, averaging 1.57 goals per game while conceding a mere 0.43. Conversely, Caldas is in a deep crisis, suffering five consecutive defeats with zero points collected in their last five matches overall, scoring just a single goal in that span. The visitors struggle for efficiency on the road (43% of matches without scoring), averaging only 0.71 goals per away game. xG figures further support the hosts (1.35 vs 1.05), pointing to a distinct advantage for CD Mafra given current form. Considering all data points, a home victory stands out as the most likely outcome.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

44Possession (%)56
CD MafraCaldas
13Shots14
CD MafraCaldas
7Shots on target6
CD MafraCaldas
1.66xG1.71
CD MafraCaldas
8Corners6
CD MafraCaldas
47Dangerous attacks55
CD MafraCaldas
7Fouls10
CD MafraCaldas
2Cards2
CD MafraCaldas

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.

1.5Goals scored / match0.93
CD MafraCaldas
1.07Goals conceded / match1.14
CD MafraCaldas
48%Average possession50%
CD MafraCaldas
4.14Shots on target / match3.07
CD MafraCaldas

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.29Shots per match8.93
CD MafraCaldas
4.14Shots on target3.07
CD MafraCaldas
16.2%Shot conversion10.4%
CD MafraCaldas
48%Possession50%
CD MafraCaldas
1.31xG for1.21
CD MafraCaldas
1.15xG against1.14
CD MafraCaldas

Shooting quality

CD Mafra: Efficient finishingCaldas: Balanced
CD MafraCaldas
Accuracy (shots on target)45%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.30

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.

CD Mafra
LDDWW
Season result split
50% W36% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-5-2
1.86 pts / match · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-2-0
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.33Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Caldas
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
36% W21% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-3-6
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-1-3
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WWDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

CD Mafra is 61% better for: goals scored per match.

1.5 goals / match - CD Mafra · 0.93 goals / match - Caldas

CD Mafra is 7% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.07 goals / match - CD Mafra · 1.14 goals / match - Caldas

CD Mafra scoring profile: very strong

CD Mafra scores in 93% of matches (13 of 14 matches), while Caldas keeps a clean sheet in 29% (4 of 14 matches).

Caldas scoring profile: strong

Caldas scores in 64% of matches (9 of 14 matches), while CD Mafra keeps a clean sheet in 36% (5 of 14 matches).

21Goals scored (season)13
CD MafraCaldas
15Goals conceded (season)16
CD MafraCaldas
2.57Average goals in match2.07
CD MafraCaldas
9Goals scored (last 5)2
CD MafraCaldas
7Goals conceded (last 5)9
CD MafraCaldas

How often they score at least...

93%1 goal64%
CD MafraCaldas
43%2 goals29%
CD MafraCaldas
14%3 goals0%
CD MafraCaldas
0%4 goals0%
CD MafraCaldas

How often they concede at least...

64%1 goal71%
CD MafraCaldas
21%2 goals43%
CD MafraCaldas
14%3 goals0%
CD MafraCaldas
7%4 goals0%
CD MafraCaldas

* 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.

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time7%
CD MafraCaldas
7%BTTS in both halves7%
CD MafraCaldas
36%Scored in both halves14%
CD MafraCaldas

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
CD MafraCaldas
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
CD MafraCaldas
80%BTTS - last 540%
CD MafraCaldas

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

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time57%
CD MafraCaldas
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time7%
CD MafraCaldas
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
CD MafraCaldas

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
CD MafraCaldas
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
CD MafraCaldas
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
CD MafraCaldas

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.

CD Mafra is 84% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.71 pts / match - CD Mafra · 0.93 pts / match - Caldas

CD Mafra - half-time state
43% leading43% draw14% trailing
Caldas - half-time state
14% leading50% draw36% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.71Points per match (1st half)0.93
CD MafraCaldas
0.64Goals scored (1st half)0.21
CD MafraCaldas
0.36Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
CD MafraCaldas
1Average goals (1st half)0.64
CD MafraCaldas
71%Clean sheet before half-time57%
CD MafraCaldas
50%No goal before half-time79%
CD MafraCaldas

After half-time (2nd half)

1.36Points per match (2nd half)1.21
CD MafraCaldas
0.86Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
CD MafraCaldas
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
CD MafraCaldas
1.57Average goals (2nd half)1.43
CD MafraCaldas
50%Clean sheet after half-time36%
CD MafraCaldas
21%No goal after half-time43%
CD MafraCaldas

CD Mafra - second-half results

29% W50% D21% L
24
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.71
PPG before half-time
Lead holding116%

Leads at half-time in 43% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Caldas - second-half results

29% W36% D36% L
13
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.93
PPG before half-time
Lead holding257%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 36%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

CD Mafra - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.00
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match1.02.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal40%0%
Goal difference+3-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Caldas - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.20
Goals scored / match0.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match0.61.6
1 goal60%100%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-3-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

CD Mafra
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
3
2
16-30
4
2
31-45
4
3
46-60
3
5
61-75
5
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Caldas
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
2
3
16-30
0
1
31-45
3
2
46-60
2
5
61-75
5
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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

2.32
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
110%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-14%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

CD Mafra

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
125%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

Caldas

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
0.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

* 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

CD MafraLigaCaldas
Average goals in match 2.572.11 2.07
Both teams scored 64%45% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%34% 36%
Clean sheets 36%34% 29%
Goal before half-time 64%60% 57%
Goal after half-time 79%73% 86%

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

2.11
Average goals per match
45%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.20
Home goals / match
0.91
Away goals / match
+32%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
60%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. CaldasYellow cardEduardo Paulo Monteiro
  2. CD MafraGoalStanley Iheanacho
  3. CaldasSubstitutionOn: Ricardo Santos AlexandreOff: Mateus Miguel Alves Magalhães
  4. CD MafraYellow cardRodrigo Matos Santos Silva
  5. CD MafraYellow cardRodrigo Matos Santos Silva

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: CD Mafra 0 - 1 - 0 Caldas. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Caldas SC
1 : 1
CD Mafra

FAQ

What was the result of CD Mafra vs Caldas?

The Liga 3 match finished CD Mafra 4:2 Caldas. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before CD Mafra vs Caldas?

CD Mafra score 1.50 goals per game on average and Caldas 0.93. The Liga 3 average is 2.11 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 64% of CD Mafra's matches and 43% of Caldas's.

What form are CD Mafra and Caldas in?

Over the last 5 games CD Mafra have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Caldas 0-0-5 (0.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for CD Mafra vs Caldas?

The statistical background for CD Mafra vs Caldas — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.