National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Tondela or Leixões that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Tondela form and stats
Last season their Taça De Portugal adventure ended in the 4th round.3-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Primeira Liga numbers at home for Tondela so far this season.
The Tondela supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Maritimo in Primeira Liga and win 4-2. A goal frenzy last time out for Tondela, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Maritimo. Fun stuff to watch! Pedro Trigueira loved the game against Maritimo. With a stunning eight saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 4-2 victory. What a game it was for João Pedro when beating Maritimo, applying the finishing touch to three goals! João Pedro (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.31/10. Pedro scored three goals and hit one key pass.
Heartbreak before that as Tondela lost 0-2 at Arouca's place.The Tondela manager F. Ayestarán Barandiarán has got the team scoring with 12 from 6 home games in the league. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Tondela with 12 goals conceded in these matches.
Leixões form and stats
Leixões's mission in Taça De Portugal last season failed in the 4th round.The visitors are W1-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Segunda Liga.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Penafiel in their previous outing. The Segunda Liga match ended in a draw 1-1.
A loss against Benfica II was the result prior to that, in a Segunda Liga home game.Leixões have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. Leixões have conceded 6 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the former ten meetings involving these two contenders are: one win for Tondela, four draws and five wins for Leixões. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Almeida Machado 5 goals |   A. Oluwafemi Sapara 4 goals | W. da Silva Costa 3 goals |
Tondela missing players
Leixões missing players
| Tondela | Leixões | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Scored | S | 14 | 44 | ||
| 43 | 25 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 76% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 8% | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 5.8 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 36% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 40% | ||
| 14.8 | 14.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 10.4 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Porto | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 29 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Benfica | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 28 |
| 4 | Estoril | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | Portimonense | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | Gil Vicente | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Tondela | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Pacos de Ferreira | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 11 | Boavista | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -6 | 11 |
| 12 | Famalicao | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Arouca | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | Vizela | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 8 |
| 16 | Belenenses | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 8 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -16 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica II | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 2 | Feirense | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Casa Pia | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Rio Ave | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 5 | Mafra | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | Nacional | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Estrela Amadora | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Penafiel | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Academico Viseu | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 16 |
| 10 | Leixões | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Chaves | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 14 |
| 12 | Porto II | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Sporting Covilha | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | Trofense | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Farense | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 10 |
| 16 | Vilafranquense | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Varzim | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -8 | 7 |
| 18 | Academica | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -13 | 2 |