União de Leiria vs Benfica Castelo Branco: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Portugal 2. Division: Group E
Competition: Tue 26.January
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa

União de Leiria and Benfica Castelo Branco are both riding high in the 2. Division: Group E with their 1st and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • União de Leiria is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Benfica Castelo Branco has the fewest conceded goals (5) in 2. Division: Group E

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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União de Leiria form and stats

União de Leiria, who have the the best goal difference (+11) in 2. Division: Group E, must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three 2. Division: Group E games here at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa. Leiria haven’t lost a league-game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Benfica Castelo Branco, 114 days ago.

In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting GRAP.

Leiria are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Leiria have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Benfica Castelo Branco form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in 2. Division: Group E, are W1-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Division: Group E.

A draw for Benfica Castelo Branco before that, at their own venue hosting Mortagua (0-0).

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Marinhense in just four days.

Benfica have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 4 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Benfica Castelo Branco - Leiria 1-0, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Leiria won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Benfica Castelo Branco has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight

Top Goalscorers

LeiriaN. de Souza Leite
N. de Souza Leite
4 goals
Benfica Castelo BrancoA. Turé
A. Turé
3 goals
União de LeiriaD. Fortunato Santos Queiroz
D. Fortunato Santos Queiroz
2 goals

União de Leiria missing players

Benfica Castelo Branco missing players

União de Leiria Benfica Castelo Branco
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 3 1 Played P 2 4 9
7 1 0 Won W 1 1 4
3 2 1 Drew D 0 2 4
1 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
18 4 0 Scored S 3 4 12
7 2 0 Conceded C 2 3 5
91% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 78%
55% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 56%
36% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 25% 33%
27% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 22%
18% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
55% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 44%
36% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 44%
18% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 1.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
13.1 14.7 17 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 8.5 11.1
5.2 5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.5 4.8
34% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 29% 24%
Key stats in 2. Division: Group E this season:
  • Benfica Castelo Branco has the fewest conceded goals (5) in 2. Division: Group E
  • Benfica Castelo Branco has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in 2. Division: Group E
  • Benfica Castelo Branco have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • União de Leiria has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in 2. Division: Group E
  • União de Leiria has the most points from losing position (6) in 2. Division: Group E
  • União de Leiria has the the best goal difference (+11) in 2. Division: Group E
  • União de Leiria have not yet lost a game at home.
  • União de Leiria have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • União de Leiria is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 União de Leiria 11 7 3 1 18 7 3 1 2 0 4 2 8 6 1 1 14 5 11 24
2 Marinhense 12 6 2 4 21 12 6 5 1 0 13 3 6 1 1 4 8 9 9 20
3 Benfica Castelo Branco 9 4 4 1 12 5 5 3 2 0 8 2 4 1 2 1 4 3 7 16
4 Oliveira Hospital 11 4 4 3 11 11 6 3 1 2 9 7 5 1 3 1 2 4 0 16
5 Oleiros 9 3 5 1 18 11 5 3 2 0 12 4 4 0 3 1 6 7 7 14
6 Vitoria de Sernache 11 3 5 3 23 17 5 2 2 1 10 7 6 1 3 2 13 10 6 14
7 Condeixa 9 3 5 1 12 11 5 2 2 1 7 8 4 1 3 0 5 3 1 14
8 Sertanense 9 3 4 2 13 10 5 2 3 0 6 3 4 1 1 2 7 7 3 13
9 Carapinheirense 11 3 4 4 13 14 6 2 2 2 6 5 5 1 2 2 7 9 -1 13
10 Mortagua 11 1 6 4 12 12 6 0 4 2 5 8 5 1 2 2 7 4 0 9
11 Alcains 12 1 6 5 7 23 5 1 3 1 3 5 7 0 3 4 4 18 -16 9
12 GRAP 11 0 2 9 5 32 6 0 1 5 5 23 5 0 1 4 0 9 -27 2