Fasten your seatbelt before the show! The starring characters are Leixões and Benfica II, victory is the target and 90 minutes the duration.
- Leixões have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Benfica II have the the best goal difference (+11) in Segunda Liga
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Segunda Liga game only three days ago. That game, against Varzim, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Benfica II.
Leixões form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Leixões have to build on here at Estádio do Mar in the Segunda Liga.
It's back home for Leixões, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Vilafranquense away with the result 3-1. Adewale Sapara, Wendel and Jefferson Encada found the net in that victory.
Ahead of that match, Leixões won a home game hosting Vilaverdense (5-1).This is expected to be a close game, with Leixões perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Leixões as a small favourite), we find 13 games. Leixões has won six of these, drawn three and lost four.
Leixões have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio do Mar with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Leixões have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Benfica II form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. That’s the product of Benfica II, who have the the best goal difference (+11) in Segunda Liga, playing as the away team in the Segunda Liga this season.
Two travels in a row for Benfica, whose manager N. da Silva Veríssimo could celebrate last time after the Segunda Liga win against Varzim.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Academica.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Benfica in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Benfica II, five draws and six defeats.
Benfica are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Benfica have conceded 6 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Leixões victories, one draw and four Benfica II wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Pereira Araújo 6 goals |  A. Oluwafemi Sapara 4 goals | W. da Silva Costa 3 goals |
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| Leixões | Benfica II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 56% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 22% |
| 78% | 80% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 11% | 20% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 6.4 | 7.2 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 1 | 2.8 |
| 6 | 5.2 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.1 | 8.8 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8.5 | 10.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 44% | 47% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 41% | 47% |
- All of Leixões's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Benfica II have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Benfica II have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica II have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Benfica II have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Segunda Liga
- Benfica II have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Segunda Liga
- Benfica II have the the best goal difference (+11) in Segunda Liga
- Benfica II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Benfica II haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Leixões have created more than twice as many corners as Benfica II.
- Leixões have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Leixões have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Leixões haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 II | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | Rio Ave | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 3 | Feirense | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Casa Pia | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | Leixões | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Estrela Amadora | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Penafiel | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Academico Viseu | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 9 | Chaves | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 10 | Nacional | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Mafra | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Trofense | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Porto II | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 14 | Sporting Covilha | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 | Varzim | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 16 | Vilafranquense | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | Farense | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | Academica | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -10 | 2 |