The União de Leiria & Marinhense managers H. Natividade Pereira and T. Esteves Vicente are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the 2. Division: Group E league table.
- União de Leiria has the most scored goals (28) in 2. Division: Group E
- Marinhense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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!
União de Leiria form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa as União de Leiria, who have the most scored goals (28) in 2. Division: Group E, have scored 10 goals to get 17 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the 2. Division: Group E are 5-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). The União de Leiria fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa and will expect new points from this game. Leiria has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat. Leiria has a nice streak going on as they have played 15 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Benfica Castelo Branco defeat 141 days ago.
União de Leiria's last game was hosting Condeixa (placed 6th) and winning 1-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Alcains in a game that was won 3-1.
The Leiria fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 7 matches. Defensively Leiria have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Marinhense form and stats
There's been little loot from Marinhense's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the 2. Division: Group E. Marinhense only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
Marinhense has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Alcains for a 2. Division: Group E game that ended a draw (1-1). Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Oleiros.
As mentioned above, Marinhense drew the match against Alcains. Manager T. Esteves Vicente brought on Miguel Baptista to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Marinhense have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Marinhense have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Marinhense - Leiria 1-1 earlier this season. Last four meetings between the teams: Leiria won two, Marinhense won zero and two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.União de Leiria missing players
Marinhense missing players
| União de Leiria | Marinhense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 28 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 24 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 94% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 43% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 69% |
| 38% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 44% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 12% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.5 | 14.4 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 12.6 | 11.5 |
| 5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 34% | 30% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 26% |
- Marinhense haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- União de Leiria has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in 2. Division: Group E
- União de Leiria has the fewest conceded goals (8) in 2. Division: Group E
- União de Leiria has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in 2. Division: Group E
- União de Leiria has the most matches under the total-line (10) in 2. Division: Group E
- União de Leiria has the most points from losing position (9) in 2. Division: Group E
- União de Leiria has the most scored goals (28) in 2. Division: Group E
- União de Leiria has the most scored goals in the second half (18) in 2. Division: Group E
- União de Leiria has the the best goal difference (+20) 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 (6-0-0)
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 39 |
| 2 | Benfica Castelo Branco | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | Oliveira Hospital | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| 4 | Marinhense | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Oleiros | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Condeixa | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 16 |
| 7 | Sertanense | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Carapinheirense | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 9 | Vitoria de Sernache | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 | Alcains | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 21 | -17 | 14 |
| 11 | Mortagua | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | GRAP | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | -27 | 2 |