Sporting Covilhã and Leixões have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Segunda Liga.
Sporting Covilhã and Leixões 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.
Sporting Covilhã form and stats
Overall stats at home this season for Sporting Covilhã are 8-4-3 (wins-draw-losses).Sporting Covilhã are returning here after visiting Sporting Braga II in a Segunda Liga game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Porto II.
The Sporting Covilhã fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 20 in 15 matches. From these home matches, Sporting Covilhã have conceded only 9 goals.
Leixões form and stats
Leixões have only collected 10 points from their away games after 2-4-9 (15 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.There were no winners in Leixões's previous match, a Segunda Liga home game that ended 1-1 vs Academica. A 1-1 draw at Cova Piedade's stadium before that.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 15 away games, an average of less than one per game. Leixões have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Leixões - Sporting Covilhã 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sporting Covilhã 4 wins, 2 draws and Leixões 4 victories.Top Goalscorers
  Adriano Castanheira 7 goals |  Kukula 6 goals |  Deivison 5 goals |
Sporting Covilhã missing players
Leixões missing players
| Sporting Covilhã | Leixões | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Played | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 38 | 20 | 5 | Scored | 1 | 12 | 32 |
| 35 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | 3 | 19 | 34 |
| 90% | 87% | 67% | Over 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 94% |
| 68% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 25% | 67% | 68% |
| 52% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 16% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 6% |
| 48% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | 25% | 53% | 55% |
| 32% | 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | 25% | 13% | 23% |
| 29% | 20% | 33% | Failed To Score | 75% | 40% | 29% |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | 3.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 6 | 5.9 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Sporting Covilhã
| 10-03-19 | | UD Oliveirense | 1 - 2 | Sporting Covilhã |
| 17-03-19 | | Sporting Covilhã | 2 - 0 | Famalicão |
| 31-03-19 | | Farense | 1 - 0 | Sporting Covilhã |
| 07-04-19 | | Sporting Covilhã | 1 - 2 | Estoril |
| 14-04-19 | | Arouca | 1 - 1 | Sporting Covilhã |
| 19-04-19 | | Sporting Covilhã | 2 - 1 | Porto II |
| 27-04-19 | | Sporting Braga II | 1 - 2 | Sporting Covilhã |
| 05-05-19 | | Sporting Covilhã | 15:00 | Leixões |
| 12-05-19 | | Academica | 10:15 | Sporting Covilhã |
| 19-05-19 | | Sporting Covilhã | 15:00 | Mafra |
Leixões
| 09-03-19 | | Porto II | 1 - 0 | Leixões |
| 16-03-19 | | Leixões | 1 - 0 | Arouca |
| 31-03-19 | | Sporting Braga II | 1 - 1 | Leixões |
| 07-04-19 | | Leixões | 2 - 3 | Famalicão |
| 14-04-19 | | Leixões | 1 - 0 | Mafra |
| 19-04-19 | | Cova Piedade | 1 - 1 | Leixões |
| 27-04-19 | | Leixões | 1 - 1 | Academica |
| 05-05-19 | | Sporting Covilhã | 15:00 | Leixões |
| 11-05-19 | | Leixões | 10:00 | Paços de Ferreira |
| 19-05-19 | | Penafiel | 15:00 | Leixões |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Paços de Ferreira | 31 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 67 |
| 2 | Famalicão | 31 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 63 |
| 3 | Estoril | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 51 |
| 4 | Académica | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 51 |
| 5 | Benfica II | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 50 |
| 6 | Penafiel | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 46 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 45 |
| 7 | Sporting Covilhã | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 44 |
| 8 | Porto II | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 42 |
| 9 | Mafra | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 25 | -1 | 40 |
| 10 | Leixões | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 19 | -2 | 40 |
| 11 | Cova Piedade | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -17 | 38 |
| 12 | Academico Viseu | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 51 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | -7 | 37 |
| 13 | UD Oliveirense | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 36 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -7 | 37 |
| 13 | Oliveirense | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | Varzim | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 | -10 | 37 |
| 15 | Farense | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 36 |
| 16 | Arouca | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 36 |
| 17 | Sporting Braga II | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 30 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 30 |
| 18 | Vitória Guimarães II | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 32 | -16 | 28 |
