Leca vs Amarante: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group C
Competition: Sun 11.April
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Leça Futebol Clube (12000 seats)

Leca perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Amarante can look both up and down from their 6th position.

Insights:
  • Leca have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in 2. Division: Group C
  • Amarante have the most matches over the total-line (7) in 2. Division: Group C

Leca and Amarante should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

The season is still full of potential for Leca as they can still win the whole 2. Division: Group C. Amarante are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.

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Leca form and stats

Leca have been very solid at home in the 2. Division: Group C so far, with 20 points collected from 8 matches (6-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Leca has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estádio do Leça Futebol Clube. We remember; it was Paredes.

The Leca fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Leca have only let in 2 goals at home. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Amarante form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their 2. Division: Group C travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Amarante are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Amarante are looking to quickly end their 254 minutes long goal drought in the 2. Division: Group C.

Amarante are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 8 away games. As opposed to that, Amarante have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Amarante - Leca 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's four Leca victories, zero draws and one Amarante win. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LecaI. Cissé
I. Cissé
8 goals
LecaR. de Pina Monteiro
R. de Pina Monteiro
5 goals
LecaE. Sá da Silva
E. Sá da Silva
4 goals

Leca missing players

Amarante missing players

Leca Amarante
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 8 3 Played P 3 8 18
11 6 2 Won W 1 3 7
4 2 1 Drew D 0 0 3
3 0 0 Lost L 2 5 8
29 11 4 Scored S 1 4 21
16 2 2 Conceded C 4 10 16
89% 75% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 83%
72% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 38% 44%
50% 25% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 38% 44%
22% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
44% 25% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 12% 11%
50% 75% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 50%
17% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 56%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 1.9 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
8.7 9.8 6.7 Shots (avg) S ( 6.7 9.6 10
3.7 4.1 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.4 3.6
35% 33% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 8% 34%
Key stats in 2. Division: Group C this season:
  • Amarante have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Amarante have the most matches over the total-line (7) in 2. Division: Group C
  • Amarante haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Leca have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Leca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Leca have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Amarante have scored away.
  • Leca have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in 2. Division: Group C

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leca 18 11 4 3 29 16 8 6 2 0 11 2 10 5 2 3 18 14 13 37
2 Trofense 18 10 6 2 19 7 9 7 1 1 12 2 9 3 5 1 7 5 12 36
3 Gondomar 17 10 4 3 25 11 8 4 4 0 11 3 9 6 0 3 14 8 14 34
4 Marítimo II 18 9 3 6 34 15 10 5 2 3 23 8 8 4 1 3 11 7 19 30
5 Paredes 19 7 5 7 14 16 9 5 1 3 8 7 10 2 4 4 6 9 -2 26
6 Amarante 18 7 3 8 21 16 10 4 3 3 17 6 8 3 0 5 4 10 5 24
7 Salgueiros 18 6 4 8 17 18 10 5 1 4 12 9 8 1 3 4 5 9 -1 22
8 Pedras Rubras 17 5 2 10 12 26 8 4 1 3 8 8 9 1 1 7 4 18 -14 17
9 Vila Real 17 4 4 9 15 25 9 3 2 4 12 14 8 1 2 5 3 11 -10 16
10 Coimbroes 17 4 3 10 14 25 8 4 2 2 12 8 9 0 1 8 2 17 -11 15
11 Uniao Madeira 3 0 0 3 2 14 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 11 -12 0
12 Camara de Lobos 4 0 0 4 2 15 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 0 2 1 9 -13 0

Read more about 2. Division: Group C

The Campeonato de Portugal is the third-level football league in Portugal. It currently has four divisions based on geographic criteria. Each division has 18 teams who play each other home and away to decide a final league table. The top eight teams in total (two from each division) play a playoff to decide promotion.