Leixões - Arouca: Small difference between teams in Segunda Liga clash
Leixões will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind Arouca.
Insights:
- Leixões have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Best bookmaker betting odds:
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Segunda Liga game only four days ago.
Leixões form and stats
4-3-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Segunda Liga numbers at home for Leixões so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Leixões after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Leixões manager J. Ferreira da Mota and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Casa Pia (placed 7th) in the Segunda Liga. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Académica the opponent.
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 Leixões have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 14 matches with the results: Won five, drawn four and lost five.
Leixões have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio do Mar with 12 goals in 8 league matches. On the other hand, Leixões have conceded 8 goals.
Arouca form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Segunda Liga travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Arsénio Nunes scored in Arouca's previous match, the home game against Estoril that ended 1-0. A 1-2 defeat away at Chaves before that.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Arouca playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were two Arouca wins, five draws and four defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Arouca have scored 9 goals in 9 league games away. Arouca have conceded 9 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Arouca - Leixões 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Leixões victories, two draws and five Arouca wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Â. da Silva 8 goals |   J. Othavio Basso 4 goals | J. Ferreira Silva 2 goals |
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| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Estoril | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 38 |
| 2 | Académica | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 36 |
| 3 | Feirense | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Vizela | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Chaves | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | Arouca | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Casa Pia | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Mafra | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Penafiel | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Leixões | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Benfica II | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Vilafranquense | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | UD Oliveirense | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 14 | Sporting Covilha | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Cova Piedade | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | Academico Viseu | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 17 | Varzim | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 14 |
| 18 | Porto II | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 13 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Estoril | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 38 |
| 2 | Académica | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 36 |
| 3 | Feirense | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | Vizela | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Chaves | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | Arouca | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Casa Pia | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Mafra | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Penafiel | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Leixões | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Benfica II | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Vilafranquense | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 18 |
| 13 | UD Oliveirense | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 18 |
| 14 | Sporting Covilha | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 15 | Cova Piedade | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -7 | 17 |
| 16 | Academico Viseu | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -6 | 16 |
| 17 | Varzim | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 14 |
| 18 | Porto II | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 13 |
| Leixões | Arouca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 19 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 21 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 89% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 72% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 56% |
| 33% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 28% |
| 22% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 11% | 11% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 44% | 39% |
| 22% | 38% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 44% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.2 | 11 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.4 | 9.9 |
| 3.1 | 4.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 34% | 34% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | 27% |
- Arouca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Leixões have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Bookie | Leixões | Draw | Arouca |
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Read more about Segunda Liga
The Segunda Liga, or LigaPro, is the second level of Portuguese football. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. The top two teams are promoted to the top level in Portugal (Primeira Liga) while the bottom two are relegated.
