Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Leca - Arouca!
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!
Leca form and stats
The story so far in the 2. Division: Group B for Leca at their home stadium (Estádio do Leça Futebol Clube) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. The Leca manager D. Soares Barros might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
It's back home for Leca, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Trofense away with the result 3-2. I. Cissé (2) and Samuel Teles found the net in that victory. Preceding that match was a defeat to Lusitania FC Lourosa (0-2).
Leca are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. From these home matches, Leca have conceded only 10 goals.
Arouca form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the the best goal difference (+30) in 2. Division: Group B, on their 2. Division: Group B travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Gondomar's place.
As mentioned above, Arouca was the only team on the pitch versus Ginásio Figueirense in their previous game, winning 9-0. This could be a tougher task.
Arouca find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. 13 goals have been conceded by Arouca in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Arouca - Leca 3-0 earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  F. Fortes Moreira 15 goals | A. Correa dos Santos 9 goals |  I. Boakye 6 goals |
Leca missing players
Arouca missing players
| Leca | Arouca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 41 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 14 | 49 |
| 27 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| 92% | 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 92% |
| 76% | 58% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 64% |
| 52% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 44% |
| 28% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 28% |
| 16% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 20% |
| 56% | 42% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 36% |
| 32% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 56% |
| 20% | 33% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 33% | 16% |
| 5.3 | 6.4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.5 | 6 | 5.9 |
| 3.7 | 5.2 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 167 | 119 | 33 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 72 | 173 |
| 72 | 47 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 26 | 75 |
| 40% | 26% | 8% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | 36% |
- Arouca has the most scored goals in the first half (26)
- Arouca has the the best goal difference (+30)
- Arouca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Leca has the most points from losing position (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 | Arouca | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 58 |
| 2 | Lusitania FC Lourosa | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 50 |
| 3 | Espinho | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 44 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 27 | 48 |
| 4 | Leca | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 46 |
| 5 | Castro Daire | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 44 |
| 6 | Sanjoanense | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 42 |
| 7 | Felgueiras 1932 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 41 |
| 8 | Paredes | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Canelas 2010 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 33 |
| 10 | Amarante | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 33 |
| 11 | Trofense | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | -6 | 30 |
| 12 | Coimbrões | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -12 | 30 |
| 13 | Pedras Rubras | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Gondomar | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 27 |
| 15 | Lusitano FCV | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | -7 | 25 |
| 16 | Valadares Gaia | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -19 | 25 |
| 17 | Vila Real | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 47 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 32 | -27 | 15 |
| 18 | Ginásio Figueirense | 25 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 33 | -59 | 9 |