Académica vs Leixões match preview: Even contest expected at Estádio EFAPEL

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Date: Sun 11.August
Match begins: 10:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio EFAPEL (30075 seats)

It's game two of the Segunda Liga season and everything to play for. Read our full preview!

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 Académica and Leixões.

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Académica form and stats

Académica have only played one game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats from 17 matches.

Académica's last game was hosting Leixões and winning 3-2. A League Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Portimonense.

This is expected to be a close game, with Académica perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Académica as a small favourite), we find five games. Académica has won 4 of these, drawn 0 and lost 1.

Early season goal statistics from Académica's 1 home game: 3 goals, 2 conceded.

Last season, Académica's league statistics were 15 wins, 6 draws and 13 losses, resulting in a 5th position in the Girabola. Over these 34 matches they scored 36 goals and conceded 37. Playing at home last season Académica managed 9-3-5 (win-draw-lost) with 22 goals and 17 conceded.

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Leixões form and stats

The visitors' first away game ended a defeat. Last season Leixões had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 3, drew 5 and lost 9.

Two away games in a row for Leixões, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-3 versus Académica in the Segunda Liga. A loss against Marítimo was the result prior to that, in a League Cup home game.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 19 similar matches played by Leixões in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Leixões, 8 draws and 8 defeats.

As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Leixões has managed 2 goals and let in 3 from 1 match.

Let's have a look at how Leixões performed last season in the Segunda Liga: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 9 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 35 and conceded 36 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 5 and lost 9 with 14/20 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Académica - Leixões 3-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 6 - 2 - 2 (Académica wins - draws - Leixões wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Académica missing players

Leixões missing players

Académica Leixões
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
1 1 0 Played 0 1 1
1 1 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost 0 1 1
3 3 0 Scored 0 2 2
2 2 0 Conceded 0 3 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 3.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 4.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
9 9 0 Corners For (avg) 0 10 10
10 10 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 9 9
2 2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 5 5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
Académica Last season Leixões
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
34 17   Played   17 34
15 9   Won   3 12
6 3   Drew   5 9
13 5   Lost   9 13
36 22   Scored   14 35
37 17   Conceded   20 36
94% 94%   Over 0.5   94% 94%
62% 59%   Over 1.5   65% 68%
29% 29%   Over 2.5   29% 35%
9% 12%   Over 3.5   6% 6%
9% 12%   Over 4.5   6% 6%
35% 35%   BTTS   53% 56%
35% 41%   Clean Sheets   18% 24%
35% 29%   Failed To Score   35% 26%
 
4.8 5.4   Corners For (avg)   5.4 5.5
5.8 5.1   Corners Against (avg)   4.6 4.3
1.9 1.7   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.8 1.9
4 3   Red Cards   2 6

Académica
All Taça De Portugal League Cup Club Friendlies Girabola Segunda Liga
All Home Away
13-07-19 CF Académica 0 - 8 Benfica
20-07-19 CF Desportivo Aves 0 - 0 Académica
27-07-19 LC Académica 1 - 1 Farense
03-08-19 LC Portimonense 2 - 0 Académica
11-08-19 SL Académica 3 - 2 Leixões
17-08-19 SL Academico Viseu 10:00 Académica
24-08-19 SL Académica 10:00 Chaves
01-09-19 SL Mafra 15:00 Académica
15-09-19 SL Académica 15:00 Nacional
22-09-19 SL Académica 15:00 Feirense
Leixões
All Taça De Portugal League Cup Club Friendlies Segunda Liga
All Home Away
11-05-19 SL Leixões 1 - 1 Paços de Ferreira
19-05-19 SL Penafiel 0 - 1 Leixões
28-07-19 LC Leixões 0 - 0 Cova Piedade
03-08-19 LC Leixões 1 - 2 Marítimo
11-08-19 SL Académica 3 - 2 Leixões
18-08-19 SL Leixões 15:00 Nacional
25-08-19 SL Varzim 17:00 Leixões
31-08-19 SL Leixões 10:00 Feirense
15-09-19 SL Sporting Covilhã 15:00 Leixões
22-09-19 SL Leixões 15:00 Benfica II

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Nacional 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Academico Viseu 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Farense 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 Feirense 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
5 Sporting Covilhã 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Académica 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Benfica II 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Mafra 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
9 UD Oliveirense 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Varzim 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Cova Piedade 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
12 Estoril 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
13 Leixões 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
14 Casa Pia 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
15 Penafiel 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Porto II 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
17 Vilafranquense 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
18 Chaves 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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