Estádio do Mar: Leixões vs Vilafranquense Segunda Liga preview

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Competition: Portugal Segunda Liga
Competition: Thu 21.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Mar (9821 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Leixões are in the 11th position while the guesting Vilafranquense worry at 13th.

Insights:
  • Leixões have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vilafranquense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

8 - 10 - 15 with 31-49. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Vilafranquense when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Vilafranquense play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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Leixões form and stats

Leixões have played 7 Segunda Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Leixões's previous game was a Segunda Liga match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Chaves (placed 5th). The home side are looking to build on that result. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Porto II.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Leixões handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, six draws and zero defeats.

Leixões are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. On the other hand, Leixões have conceded 8 goals.

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Vilafranquense form and stats

The visitors are W2-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Segunda Liga.

Vilafranquense's last game was the home draw against Academico Viseu (1-1). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Varzim.

We have checked recent matches where Vilafranquense have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were two victories, one draw and two defeats.

Vilafranquense have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Vilafranquense have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Leixões missing players

Vilafranquense missing players

Leixões Vilafranquense
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 3 7 14
4 3 1 Won W 1 2 3
5 3 1 Drew D 1 3 7
6 1 0 Lost L 1 2 4
15 10 4 Scored S 5 9 14
19 8 2 Conceded C 5 9 17
87% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 79%
67% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 64%
40% 43% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 57% 43%
27% 43% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 29% 29%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 14% 7%
53% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 71% 50%
20% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 36%
40% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 36%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.7 3.9 3.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
9.8 11.4 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5 8.3 8.1
3.4 4.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.3 2.9
29% 30% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 56% 39% 35%
Key stats in Segunda Liga this season:
  • Leixões have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vilafranquense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 15 11 3 1 27 9 7 4 3 0 16 8 8 7 0 1 11 1 18 36
2 Academica 16 9 5 2 21 10 7 5 1 1 10 4 9 4 4 1 11 6 11 32
3 Vizela 16 8 4 4 23 22 9 7 1 1 15 9 7 1 3 3 8 13 1 28
4 Feirense 15 8 3 4 22 14 8 4 1 3 11 10 7 4 2 1 11 4 8 27
5 Chaves 16 7 3 6 20 18 7 2 2 3 4 7 9 5 1 3 16 11 2 24
6 Penafiel 16 7 3 6 24 23 8 5 1 2 12 7 8 2 2 4 12 16 1 24
7 Arouca 15 6 5 4 15 14 7 3 2 2 7 7 8 3 3 2 8 7 1 23
8 Mafra 14 7 1 6 21 17 7 4 1 2 11 7 7 3 0 4 10 10 4 22
9 Casa Pia 15 4 7 4 19 24 8 2 3 3 9 15 7 2 4 1 10 9 -5 19
10 Benfica II 16 5 3 8 27 24 8 3 2 3 14 11 8 2 1 5 13 13 3 18
11 Leixões 15 4 5 6 15 19 7 3 3 1 10 8 8 1 2 5 5 11 -4 17
12 Sporting Covilha 14 4 4 6 16 16 6 2 2 2 11 9 8 2 2 4 5 7 0 16
13 Vilafranquense 14 3 7 4 14 17 7 1 4 2 5 8 7 2 3 2 9 9 -3 16
14 Academico Viseu 15 3 7 5 11 15 8 1 4 3 4 8 7 2 3 2 7 7 -4 16
15 Cova Piedade 15 4 4 7 17 23 8 1 3 4 7 13 7 3 1 3 10 10 -6 16
16 UD Oliveirense 15 3 5 7 13 21 8 2 2 4 7 9 7 1 3 3 6 12 -8 14
17 Porto II 15 3 3 9 21 28 8 2 0 6 13 15 7 1 3 3 8 13 -7 12
18 Varzim 15 2 4 9 9 21 8 1 3 4 4 10 7 1 1 5 5 11 -12 10

Read more about Segunda Liga

The Segunda Liga, or LigaPro, is the second level of Portuguese football. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. The top two teams are promoted to the top level in Portugal (Primeira Liga) while the bottom two are relegated.