2nd position in the Segunda Liga table for Nacional so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 10th-placed Leixões visits Estádio da Madeira.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Nacional form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 8 Segunda Liga games here at Estádio da Madeira for Nacional, who have the the best goal difference (+12) in Segunda Liga,. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
Happy days for Nacional in their previous game, a Segunda Liga match away at Chaves (placed 7th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Cova Piedade.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nacional handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are Wseven-Dthree-Lone.
Nacional have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Estádio da Madeira with 12 goals in 8 league matches. Nacional have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Leixões form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Segunda Liga. One point away has become something of a habit for Leixões who have played out draws in their last three away games.
Leixões's last game was the home draw against Academica (1-1). A loss against Mafra was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Leixões are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, one draw and two defeats. From a total of three matches.
Leixões find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Leixões have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Leixões - Nacional 1-1 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Nacional won six, Leixões won zero and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Rochez Mejia 7 goals |  J. Riascos Valencia 7 goals |   H. Ferreira Soares 7 goals |
Nacional missing players
Leixões missing players
| Nacional | Leixões | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 61% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 62% | 56% |
| 39% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 28% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 28% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 17% |
| 50% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 62% | 50% |
| 44% | 62% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 25% | 33% |
| 4.9 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.4 | 6.3 |
| 5.8 | 4.6 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.1 | 4.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 206 | 101 | 34 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 63 | 204 |
| 64 | 30 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 20 | 69 |
| 38% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 55% | 29% |
- Leixões have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nacional has the fewest conceded goals (12)
- Nacional has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home
- Nacional has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
- Nacional has the the best goal difference (+12)
- Nacional has the the best goal difference (+9) at home
- Nacional have not yet lost a game at home.
- Nacional have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | Farense | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 2 | Nacional | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 36 |
| 3 | Mafra | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | Academica | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | Sporting Covilha | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Estoril | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Chaves | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Varzim | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -1 | 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 | Leixões | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
| 11 | Feirense | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 24 |
| 12 | Penafiel | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | UD Oliveirense | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 22 |
| 14 | Benfica II | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 21 |
| 15 | Porto II | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | Vilafranquense | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Cova Piedade | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 22 | -19 | 12 |
| 18 | Casa Pia | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -21 | 9 |