Portugal - Liga 3Data current as of 23 July 2026

CF Os Belenenses vs Varzim: match statistics

CF Os Belenenses crest
CF Os Belenenses
3 : 2half-time 2:1
Varzim crest
Varzim
155%(1.88)
X25%(3.25)
220%(3.65)

CF Os Belenenses displays solid home form with a 58% Win% and an impressive +5 goal difference at their stadium. The hosts score an average of 1.33 goals per home game with only 25% of matches failing to produce a goal, indicating an effective offense. Varzim performs significantly worse on the road – just a 27% Win%, a 45% loss rate, and a negative -3 goal difference, failing to score in as many as 45% of their games. The xG statistics also favor the hosts (1.46 vs 1.05), while their advantage in possession (52% vs 46%) and higher shots on target (4.08 vs 2.55) further strengthen the case for a Belenenses win. The last five matches for both teams reveal more stable form for the hosts (1.6 PPG) compared to the visitors (1.2 PPG), making a home victory the most probable scenario.

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

Key match information

CF Os Belenenses play Varzim in Liga 3 (Portugal). The match date is 14 March 2026 at 21:00. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

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

Goal statistics

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

BTTS / Over / Under

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

xG, shots and style

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

Match halves

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

Goals by minute

CF Os Belenenses: 31-45+ (13 goals). Varzim: 76-90+ (12 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: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

CF Os Belenenses displays solid home form with a 58% Win% and an impressive +5 goal difference at their stadium. The hosts score an average of 1.33 goals per home game with only 25% of matches failing to produce a goal, indicating an effective offense. Varzim performs significantly worse on the road – just a 27% Win%, a 45% loss rate, and a negative -3 goal difference, failing to score in as many as 45% of their games. The xG statistics also favor the hosts (1.46 vs 1.05), while their advantage in possession (52% vs 46%) and higher shots on target (4.08 vs 2.55) further strengthen the case for a Belenenses win. The last five matches for both teams reveal more stable form for the hosts (1.6 PPG) compared to the visitors (1.2 PPG), making a home victory the most probable scenario.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

55Possession (%)45
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
16Shots8
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
8Shots on target4
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
2.25xG1.2
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
8Corners4
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
95Dangerous attacks55
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
-1Fouls-1
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
1Cards2
CF Os BelenensesVarzim

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.

CF Os BelenensesVarzim
1.63Goals scored / match1.22
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
1Goals conceded / match1.13
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
50%Average possession49%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
4.44Shots on target / match3.72
CF Os BelenensesVarzim

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12.06Shots per match9.81
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
4.44Shots on target3.72
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
13.5%Shot conversion12.4%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
50%Possession49%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
1.49xG for1.28
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
1.16xG against1.33
CF Os BelenensesVarzim

Shooting quality

CF Os Belenenses: Efficient finishingVarzim: Balanced
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
Accuracy (shots on target)37%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.33

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.

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

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 at home (W-D-L)
9-4-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.91Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
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 away (W-D-L)
4-4-8
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

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

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

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

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).

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).

52Goals scored (season)39
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
32Goals conceded (season)36
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
2.63Average goals in match2.34
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
9Goals scored (last 5)6
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
CF Os BelenensesVarzim

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal66%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
47%2 goals41%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
22%3 goals13%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
6%4 goals3%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal75%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
31%2 goals28%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
3%3 goals9%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
3%4 goals0%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim

* 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

31%BTTS at half-time19%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
9%BTTS in both halves9%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
38%Scored in both halves28%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
100%BTTS - last 560%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim

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

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time34%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
16%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim

2nd half

69%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time31%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim

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).

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

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

Before half-time (1st half)

1.78Points per match (1st half)1.25
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
0.88Goals scored (1st half)0.59
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
0.47Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
1.34Average goals (1st half)1.16
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
59%Clean sheet before half-time53%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
31%No goal before half-time59%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim

After half-time (2nd half)

1.53Points per match (2nd half)1.31
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.63
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.56
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
1.28Average goals (2nd half)1.19
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
56%Clean sheet after half-time47%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim
44%No goal after half-time47%
CF Os BelenensesVarzim

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 - 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 - 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
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

* 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.

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.

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.

* 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
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+21%
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

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.
137%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
96%
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%

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.
117%
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.
-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%

* 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

CF Os BelenensesLigaVarzim
Average goals in match 2.632.23 2.34
Both teams scored 56%49% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%40% 44%
Clean sheets 38%31% 25%
Goal before half-time 78%66% 69%
Goal after half-time 69%74% 78%

^ 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: CF Os Belenenses 1 - 0 - 0 Varzim. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of CF Os Belenenses vs Varzim?

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

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

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

What form are CF Os Belenenses and Varzim in?

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

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.