Leixões will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 11 points behind Académica.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Leixões form and stats
Leixões have played 15 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).Leixões drew their last game, 1-1 away at Cova Piedade. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Mafra.
The Leixões fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 19 in 15 matches. Leixões are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio do Mar, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 15 matches.
Académica form and stats
6-2-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Académica in their matches away. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Académica have lost on their last two travels.Académica's last game was the home draw against Mafra (0-0). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Famalicao wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games, an average of less than one per game. Académica have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Académica - Leixões 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Leixões victories, 1 draw and 7 Académica wins.Top Goalscorers
 
Hugo Almeida
10 goals
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Júnior
6 goals
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D. Djoussé
5 goals
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Leixões missing players
Académica missing players
| Leixões | Académica | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 14 | 30 |
| 31 | 19 | Scored | 13 | 35 |
| 33 | 14 | Conceded | 16 | 31 |
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 93% |
| 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 64% | 60% |
| 40% | 47% | Over 2.5 | 36% | 33% |
| 7% | 7% | Over 3.5 | 7% | 10% |
| 7% | 7% | Over 4.5 | 7% | 10% |
| 53% | 53% | Both teams to score | 36% | 37% |
| 23% | 33% | Clean Sheet | 36% | 40% |
| 30% | 20% | Failed To Score | 36% | 30% |
| 5.1 | 5.1 | Corners For (avg) | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 5 | 4 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 4 |
- Académica is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Leixões is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| 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 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 64 |
| 2 | Famalicão | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 60 |
| 3 | Estoril | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 51 |
| 4 | Benfica II | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 50 |
| 5 | Académica | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 50 |
| 6 | Penafiel | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 42 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | Porto II | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 1 | 42 |
| 8 | Sporting Covilhã | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 41 |
| 9 | Leixões | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 39 |
| 10 | Cova Piedade | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -16 | 38 |
| 11 | Mafra | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -2 | 37 |
| 12 | Farense | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 36 |
| 13 | Arouca | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | Oliveirense | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | UD Oliveirense | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -8 | 34 |
| 15 | Academico Viseu | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 50 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -9 | 34 |
| 16 | Varzim | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | -11 | 34 |
| 17 | Sporting Braga II | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -11 | 30 |
| 18 | Vitória Guimarães II | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 28 | -13 | 28 |
