Betting preview: Vitória FC vs União de Leiria should be interesting

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Competition: Portugal Liga 3
Competition: Sat 17.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Bonfim (18694 seats)

Struggling Vitória FC will hope to pull off a surprise victory when they host high-flying União de Leiria in the next league match. It’s 9th vs 2nd and the home supporters will have modest expectations.

Insights:
  • Vitória FC have the most conceded goals (23) in Liga 3
  • União de Leiria have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Liga 3

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Vitória FC form and stats

The overall Liga 3 stats playing at home this season for Vitória FC, who have the most conceded goals (23) in Liga 3, are 2-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Amora last time out and are looking for a win here.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting CF Os Belenenses (1-2).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Vitória FC have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 0, drawn 1 and lost 3.

If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 10 most recent league games highlights that 8 of them had at least one goal from each team.

Vitória can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 13 times. Vitória FC have conceded 11 from these games.

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União de Leiria form and stats

Playing away, União de Leiria have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga 3 this season.

União de Leiria go into this game after a win, the home game against Real that ended 2-1.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Moncarapachense.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with União de Leiria playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 3 União de Leiria wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Leiria's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. União de Leiria have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The 5 most recent matches involving these opponents have all finished as União de Leiria victories. Surely both teams are aware of this.

It's not the first time these teams meet this season, as the results database show this recent match: União de Leiria - Vitória FC 4-0.

Top Goalscorers

Vitória FCJ. dos Santos Branco
J. dos Santos Branco
9 goals
União de LeiriaG. Almeida Gregório
G. Almeida Gregório
4 goals
VitóriaG. Fernandes de Lima
G. Fernandes de Lima
3 goals

Vitória FC missing players

União de Leiria missing players

Vitória FC União de Leiria
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 6 2 Played P 2 6 12
3 2 0 Won W 1 3 7
3 2 2 Drew D 0 1 2
5 2 0 Lost L 1 2 3
18 13 1 Scored S 2 9 21
23 11 1 Conceded C 2 8 14
91% 83% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
91% 83% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 75%
82% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 50%
45% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 25%
27% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 17%
73% 83% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 58%
9% 17% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 33%
27% 17% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 17% 8%
 
5.2 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 6.2 5.7
6.8 7.8 8.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0.5 3.3 4
2.7 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 2.5
3 1 1 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
9.3 9.7 8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 9 8.9
4.5 5.3 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.8
37% 41% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 47% 47%
 
11 11.3 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 5 6.7 6.3
5.7 5.5 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 2.7 2.5
Key stats in Liga 3 this season:
  • União de Leiria have the most points from losing position (7) in Liga 3
  • União de Leiria have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Liga 3
  • União de Leiria haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vitória FC have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Liga 3
  • Vitória FC have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Liga 3
  • Vitória FC have the most conceded goals (23) in Liga 3
  • Vitória FC have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Liga 3
  • Vitória FC have the most matches over the total-line (9) in Liga 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Amora 11 7 2 2 21 9 5 4 0 1 14 5 6 3 2 1 7 4 12 23
2 União de Leiria 12 7 2 3 21 14 6 4 1 1 12 6 6 3 1 2 9 8 7 23
3 Alverca 11 5 4 2 14 7 7 3 3 1 8 2 4 2 1 1 6 5 7 19
4 CF Os Belenenses 11 5 4 2 17 11 5 2 2 1 8 6 6 3 2 1 9 5 6 19
5 Caldas 11 4 4 3 13 10 5 2 1 2 5 4 6 2 3 1 8 6 3 16
6 Sporting CP II 11 5 1 5 15 13 5 2 1 2 6 6 6 3 0 3 9 7 2 16
7 Fontinhas 11 3 6 2 12 12 6 1 4 1 7 7 5 2 2 1 5 5 0 15
8 Oliveira Hospital 11 3 5 3 14 18 6 1 3 2 9 11 5 2 2 1 5 7 -4 14
9 Vitória FC 11 3 3 5 18 23 6 2 2 2 13 11 5 1 1 3 5 12 -5 12
10 Real 12 3 1 8 12 16 5 1 0 4 3 6 7 2 1 4 9 10 -4 10
11 Moncarapachense 11 3 0 8 9 22 6 1 0 5 4 9 5 2 0 3 5 13 -13 9
12 Academica 11 2 2 7 9 20 5 2 0 3 5 8 6 0 2 4 4 12 -11 8