Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Leixões in 12th and Varzim in 10th place.
Leixões and Varzim should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Leixões form and stats
Leixões have collected 13 points from their Segunda Liga home games so far after 3-4-3.
Leixões lost their last game at Nacional (placed 1st) after a 0-1 scoreline. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Academica.
Leixões aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio do Mar in the league, with only 9 goals from 10 games. 10 goals have been conceded.
Varzim form and stats
2 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Varzim playing as the away team in the Segunda Liga this season.
Varzim are looking to quickly end their 203 minutes long goal drought in the Segunda Liga.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Segunda Liga home defeat versus Porto II with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting UD Oliveirense's place.
The travelling fans enjoy Varzim's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. Varzim have conceded 16 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Varzim - Leixões 0-1 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Leixões three wins, one draw and Varzim six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Acevedo Ruiz 11 goals |   H. Ferreira Soares 7 goals |  L. Lumeka 6 goals |
Leixões missing players
Varzim missing players
| Leixões | Varzim | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 14 | 24 |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 27 |
| 89% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 53% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 79% |
| 26% | 20% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 26% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 26% |
| 16% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 47% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 63% |
| 26% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 37% | 40% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 6.1 | 7.1 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| 4.6 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| 3 | 3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 212 | 141 | 43 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 71 | 178 |
| 72 | 49 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 30 | 66 |
| 28% | 18% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 47% | 36% |
- All of Varzim's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Leixões has the most matches under the total-line (14)
- Varzim has the most scored goals in the first half (15)
- Varzim have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Varzim haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 39 |
| 2 | Farense | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 37 |
| 3 | Mafra | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Sporting Covilha | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 5 | Estoril | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | Academica | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | Feirense | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Chaves | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Academico Viseu | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Varzim | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 27 |
| 11 | Penafiel | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 12 | Leixões | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Benfica II | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 24 |
| 14 | Porto II | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 15 | UD Oliveirense | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| 16 | Vilafranquense | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -11 | 18 |
| 17 | Cova Piedade | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 24 | -20 | 12 |
| 18 | Casa Pia | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -21 | 10 |