Leixões hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 9 points and a 17th position in the Segunda Liga table. Visiting Sporting Covilhã holds 11th place with 14 pts.
- Leixões has the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Segunda Liga
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Segunda Liga match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Feirense.
Leixões form and stats
2-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Segunda Liga numbers at home for Leixões so far this season. Leixões has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager T. Matos da Costa Fernandes and the players. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio do Mar.
No payout for Leixões in their previous match, an away game at Feirense that ended in defeat 1-3. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Nacional (1-3).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Segunda Liga game versus UD Oliveirense in only three days. This game is also played here at Estádio do Mar.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (8 in 4 games), Leixões's attacking play is working. Leixões have conceded 7 from these games.
Sporting Covilhã form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sporting Covilhã so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose). Three has not been a lucky number for Covilhã as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Casa Pia match. Covilhã seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Covilhã play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Arouca (placed 6th). A loss against Chaves was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Sporting Covilhã have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Leixões won four games, four matches ended with a draw and Sporting Covilhã has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  G. Pereira da Silva 5 goals |   Â. da Silva 4 goals | J. Ferreira Silva 2 goals |
Leixões missing players
Sporting Covilhã missing players
| Leixões | Sporting Covilhã | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 73% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 43% | 67% |
| 45% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 43% | 67% |
| 36% | 75% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 9% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 55% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 58% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 25% |
| 45% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.5 | 13.8 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 6.4 | 8.5 |
| 3.1 | 5.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 32% | 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | 44% |
- All of Leixões's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Leixões has the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Segunda Liga
- Leixões have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Leixões have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Leixões haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Estoril | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 30 |
| 2 | Feirense | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Académica | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | Penafiel | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 5 | Mafra | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Arouca | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Chaves | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Vizela | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Casa Pia | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | Cova Piedade | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Sporting Covilhã | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Vilafranquense | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Academico Viseu | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 14 | Benfica II | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Porto II | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | UD Oliveirense | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 17 | Leixões | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 9 |
| 18 | Varzim | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 6 |