Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Estadio do Mar clash with Cova Piedade, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Segunda Liga table.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This pitch has grass, which is not Cova Piedade's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Cova Piedade have performed like this: Played 46 matches resulting in 10 wins, 8 draws and 28 defeats with the goal stats 34-72 (scored/conceded).
Leixões form and stats
3-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Segunda Liga numbers at home for Leixões so far this season.
Leixões manager Carlos Pinto and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Vilafranquense (placed 12th) in the Segunda Liga. Preceding that match was a defeat to Academico Viseu (0-1).
Leixões are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. Leixões's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cova Piedade form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Cova Piedade, who have the most conceded goals (25) in Segunda Liga, so far with only 0 points returning home. The records show 0-0-7 (win-draw-lose). Cova Piedade have been very modest guests so far, leaving with zero points in all their 7 away matches played so far in the Segunda Liga. Bitter travels for Cova Piedade as they have lost seven games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Mafra match.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Cova Piedade, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-4 versus Academico Viseu (placed 9th). A draw for Cova Piedade before that, at their own venue hosting Vilafranquense (0-0).
The attacking power of Cova Piedade when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Cova Piedade are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 5 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Leixões 2 wins, 3 draws and Cova Piedade 3 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Harramiz 7 goals |  André Claro 5 goals |  Graça 2 goals |
Leixões missing players
Cova Piedade missing players
| Leixões | Cova Piedade | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 19 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 15 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 19 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 62% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 77% |
| 38% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 46% |
| 38% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 23% |
| 23% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 43% | 23% |
| 62% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 38% |
| 23% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 54% |
| 6.7 | 8 | 8.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 5.2 | 3.7 | 2.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 10.5 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
| 3 | 3 | 2.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 140 | 86 | 49 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 43 | 94 |
| 52 | 33 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 15 | 32 |
| 37% | 24% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 33% | 28% |
- Cova Piedade has the fewest points (0) away
- Cova Piedade has the fewest scored goals (9)
- Cova Piedade has the most conceded goals (19) away
- Cova Piedade has the most conceded goals (25)
- Cova Piedade has the most conceded goals in the second half (16)
- Cova Piedade has the the worst goal difference (-14) away
- Cova Piedade has the the worst goal difference (-16)
- Cova Piedade have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Cova Piedade have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Cova Piedade have lost all their away matches so far.
- Cova Piedade have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cova Piedade haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Cova Piedade is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Leixões has the most points from losing position (8)
- Leixões have scored more than double the goals of Cova Piedade.
- Leixões have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- 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 | Nacional | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 31 |
| 2 | Farense | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 |
| 3 | Varzim | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 4 | Estoril | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Mafra | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Leixões | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Sporting Covilha | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Chaves | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Academico Viseu | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Feirense | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Porto II | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 15 |
| 12 | Vilafranquense | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Penafiel | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Benfica II | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Academica | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | UD Oliveirense | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 11 |
| 17 | Casa Pia | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 7 |
| 18 | Cova Piedade | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -16 | 7 |