Football betting preview: Leixões U23 vs Rio Ave U23

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Competition: Portugal Liga Revelacao U23
Date: Tue 21.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Abel Alves de Figueiredo (15000 seats)

Leixões U23 will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 23 points behind Rio Ave U23.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Leixões U23 form and stats

Leixões U23 have played 11 Liga Revelacao U23 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-6-1 (wins-draws-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Leixões U23.

Leixões U23 are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 185 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 193 minutes.

The spoils were shared in Leixões U23's previous game, also at home. Visiting Vitória Guimarães U23 (placed 13th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Before that, Leixões U23 drew at home versus Portimonense U23.

Leixões U23 are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. From these home matches, Leixões U23 have conceded only 7 goals.

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Rio Ave U23 form and stats

Playing away, Rio Ave U23 have won 7 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga Revelacao U23 this season. Rio Ave U23 are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Leixões U23.

Two travels in a row for Rio Ave U23, whose manager could celebrate last time after the Liga Revelacao U23 win against Portimonense U23. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Famalicao U23.

Rio Ave U23 have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 26 goals from 13 away matches. Rio Ave U23 are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Leixões U23 and Rio Ave U23 have met before this season: Rio Ave U23 - Leixões U23 1-1.

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Leixões U23 Rio Ave U23
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 11 2 Played P 4 13 26
7 4 0 Won W 3 7 16
10 6 1 Drew D 0 4 6
8 1 1 Lost L 1 2 4
29 14 3 Scored S 10 26 46
29 7 4 Conceded C 2 12 23
84% 64% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
68% 55% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 73%
48% 45% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 54% 50%
28% 27% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 38% 27%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 23% 12%
56% 45% 100% BTTS BTTS 25% 54% 58%
32% 55% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 31%
28% 36% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 15%
 
5.7 5.3 8.5 Corners For (avg) C F 6.2 5.6 5.7
4.4 4 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.5 3.2 3.7
2.2 1.9 5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.1 2.3
5 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
256 113 21 Total Shots T S 44 132 292
125 49 11 Shots on Target S O 25 69 141
23% 29% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 36% 32%
Key stats in Liga Revelacao U23 this season:
  • Leixões U23 has the fewest conceded goals (7) at home
  • Leixões U23 has the fewest scored goals in the first half (9)
  • Rio Ave U23 has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8)
  • Rio Ave U23 has the most points from losing position (14)
  • Rio Ave U23 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rio Ave U23 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica U23 26 17 6 3 48 23 13 10 2 1 24 12 13 7 4 2 24 11 25 57
2 Rio Ave U23 26 16 6 4 46 23 13 9 2 2 20 11 13 7 4 2 26 12 23 54
3 Sporting CP U23 26 15 4 7 49 27 13 7 2 4 21 15 13 8 2 3 28 12 22 49
4 Estoril U23 26 12 7 7 43 28 13 8 3 2 25 11 13 4 4 5 18 17 15 43
5 Belenenses U23 26 13 4 9 36 27 13 7 2 4 19 14 13 6 2 5 17 13 9 43
6 Deportivo Aves U23 25 12 5 8 36 36 13 9 1 3 20 16 12 3 4 5 16 20 0 41
7 Sporting Braga U23 26 10 9 7 28 22 13 8 2 3 20 13 13 2 7 4 8 9 6 39
8 Leixões U23 25 7 10 8 29 29 11 4 6 1 14 7 14 3 4 7 15 22 0 31
9 Marítimo U23 25 8 7 10 33 40 12 7 2 3 21 14 13 1 5 7 12 26 -7 31
10 Vitória Setúbal U23 26 9 4 13 35 45 14 6 3 5 20 24 12 3 1 8 15 21 -10 31
11 Portimonense U23 25 8 6 11 44 49 13 4 4 5 23 24 12 4 2 6 21 25 -5 30
12 Cova da Piedade U23 25 5 12 8 28 32 11 2 5 4 13 15 14 3 7 4 15 17 -4 27
13 Vitória Guimarães U23 26 6 7 13 24 43 13 3 4 6 13 25 13 3 3 7 11 18 -19 25
14 Académica U23 26 4 9 13 30 40 13 1 6 6 12 18 13 3 3 7 18 22 -10 21
15 Famalicao U23 26 3 10 13 27 49 14 2 7 5 15 23 12 1 3 8 12 26 -22 19
16 Feirense U23 25 3 8 14 25 48 13 1 6 6 14 25 12 2 2 8 11 23 -23 17

Read more about Liga Revelacao U23

The Campeonato Nacional de Sub-23 (U23) is the under-23 development team league in Portugal. It currently has 14 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 26 fixtures. After that, the top six in the league table play a championship round while the bottom eight play a relegation round.