União de Leiria manager da Costa looking for three points in Académica showdown

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Competition: Portugal Liga 3
Competition: Sat 03.September
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa (23888 seats)

União de Leiria, who have the most scored goals (6) in Liga 3, challenge Académica for fame and football prosperity.

Insights:
  • União de Leiria have the most scored goals (6) in Liga 3

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for União de Leiria and Académica.

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União de Leiria form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for União de Leiria's two home games in the Liga 3 so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa.

The spoils were shared in Leiria's previous game, also at home. Visiting Académica (placed 9th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Alverca and winning 1-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does União de Leiria handle that role? We have found 10 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

União de Leiria has scored 5 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Académica form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Liga 3 for Académica with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Académica has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to União de Leiria for a 1-1 draw.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Amora.

Académica are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 11 matches.

1 goal so far away for Académica, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Académica have won or drawn the last 4 fixtures (1-3-0) versus União de Leiria.

These opponents have fought previously this season: Leiria - Académica 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

União de LeiriaG. Almeida Gregório
G. Almeida Gregório
4 goals
União de LeiriaD. Horta Leitão
D. Horta Leitão
2 goals
AcadémicaD. Oliveira da Costa
D. Oliveira da Costa
1 goals

União de Leiria missing players

Académica missing players

Total First Half Second Half
União de Leiria Académica
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 2 0 Played P 1 2 3
2 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
6 5 0 Scored S 0 1 2
1 1 0 Conceded C 2 3 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
33% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 33%
67% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 33%
 
6 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.5 5.7
4.7 4.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 12 9 7.7
2 2.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 3.5 3.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
7.7 7.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9 7.3
2.7 3.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 3
75% 71% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 14% 22%
 
5.3 5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 21 14.5 11.7
2.3 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 9 5.5 4
Key stats in Liga 3 this season:
  • União de Leiria have the most scored goals (5) at home in Liga 3
  • União de Leiria have the most scored goals (6) in Liga 3
  • União de Leiria have the most scored goals in the first half (5) in Liga 3
  • União de Leiria have the the best goal difference (+4) at home in Liga 3
  • União de Leiria have the the best goal difference (+5) in Liga 3
União de Leiria Last season Académica
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   17 34
17 11   Won W   1 3
8 2   Drew D   3 8
5 2   Lost L   13 23
49 29   Scored S   17 35
26 10   Conceded C   36 62
93% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 91%
80% 87%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 79%
43% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   65% 62%
20% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   47% 29%
7% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 12%
47% 40%   BTTS BTTS   65% 65%
40% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   6% 15%
20% 7%   Failed to Score F T   35% 29%
 
4.8 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.7
3.4 3.3   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.6
2.5 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.4 2.9
1 1   Red cards R C   1 5
 
10.4 10.6   Shots (avg) S (   11 11.6
4.1 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 3.9
40% 46%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 27%
 
7.2 6.5   Shots against (avg) S A   11.5 11.1
3.1 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.3 4.7

  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 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 7
2 CF Os Belenenses 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 7
3 Caldas 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 5
4 Fontinhas 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
5 Vitoria Setubal 3 1 1 1 5 8 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 6 -3 4
6 Oliveira Hospital 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
7 Sporting CP II 3 1 0 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 3
8 Alverca 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 3
9 Académica 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -1 3
10 Moncarapachense 3 1 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 5 -2 3
11 Real 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
12 Amora 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rio Ave 34 21 7 6 52 31 17 13 1 3 29 15 17 8 6 3 23 16 21 70
2 Casa Pia 34 21 5 8 50 22 17 14 1 2 29 7 17 7 4 6 21 15 28 68
3 Chaves 34 18 10 6 54 35 17 12 4 1 33 14 17 6 6 5 21 21 19 64
4 Feirense 34 17 7 10 50 37 17 9 3 5 28 19 17 8 4 5 22 18 13 58
5 Benfica II 34 17 6 11 61 44 17 7 4 6 27 18 17 10 2 5 34 26 17 57
6 Nacional 34 14 9 11 52 44 17 10 4 3 32 17 17 4 5 8 20 27 8 51
7 Penafiel 34 14 9 11 38 38 17 8 5 4 22 17 17 6 4 7 16 21 0 51
8 Leixoes 34 13 9 12 42 40 17 6 5 6 23 23 17 7 4 6 19 17 2 48
9 Mafra 34 11 10 13 37 42 17 4 9 4 17 19 17 7 1 9 20 23 -5 43
10 Porto II 34 10 12 12 45 49 17 6 8 3 26 22 17 4 4 9 19 27 -4 42
11 Farense 34 10 11 13 40 42 17 7 5 5 22 15 17 3 6 8 18 27 -2 41
12 Vilafranquense 34 10 11 13 41 47 17 5 6 6 24 27 17 5 5 7 17 20 -6 41
13 Trofense 34 10 10 14 35 41 17 6 5 6 18 19 17 4 5 8 17 22 -6 40
14 Estrela Amadora 34 9 10 15 42 55 17 5 3 9 19 26 17 4 7 6 23 29 -13 37
15 Academico Viseu 34 10 7 17 31 49 17 4 4 9 14 27 17 6 3 8 17 22 -18 37
16 Sporting Covilha 34 8 12 14 30 43 17 5 6 6 17 17 17 3 6 8 13 26 -13 36
17 Varzim 34 8 11 15 25 39 17 6 4 7 14 20 17 2 7 8 11 19 -14 35
18 Académica 34 3 8 23 35 62 17 2 5 10 18 26 17 1 3 13 17 36 -27 17

Table
  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 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 7
2 CF Os Belenenses 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 3 7
3 Caldas 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 5
4 Fontinhas 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
5 Vitoria Setubal 3 1 1 1 5 8 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 6 -3 4
6 Oliveira Hospital 3 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
7 Sporting CP II 3 1 0 2 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 3
8 Alverca 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 3 -1 3
9 Académica 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -1 3
10 Moncarapachense 3 1 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 5 -2 3
11 Real 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
12 Amora 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0

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