União de Leiria Penafiel betting prediction

After 9 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses, the home team is in the 9^th position, havinf won 33 points so far. In the last match, they have won in an away match against Marítimo by (1‑2), after in the previous match they have tied (1‑1) at home, against Academico Viseu. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 19 points in away matches, with 21 goals scored and 12 conceded, against 14 points won at their stadium, with 8 goals scored and 10 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches União Leiria has a record of 3 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses, so they have won 14 points out of 30 possible. There are a few recurrent results in their home matches: at half‑time 0‑1 (4 out of 11 matches) and 0‑0 (4 out of 11 matches) and after the 90' 1‑1 (4 out of 11 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. 10 of their last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals, so there is a tendency for few goals in their home matches. They have conceded the first goal in 10 of their 23 matches for this competition, and have never been able to turn the score around. there are 2 periods that stand out in the last 11 home matches for this competition: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (76'‑90') and 3 of their 8 goals between (0'‑15').

The União de Leiria arrives at this round motivated after an away win, 1-2, in their visit to Marítimo's stadium: Juan Muñoz scored both goals in the victory. The home team usually plays in a 4-3-3 tactical system, with a more slow-paced and cerebral style of play as their reference. In this setup, the two players responsible for causing havoc in the opposing defence are Jordan van der Gaag, João Resende, and Daniel dos Anjos. All players are available for this match.

Confirmed Lineup: Pawel Kieszek, Habib Sylla, Tiago Ferreira, Víctor Rofino Gordo, Káká, Ryan Guilherme da Silva Pae, Dje Tah D'Avilla, Jordan van der Gaag, Joao Resende, Patrick Mbina, Juan Muñoz.
Coach: J. Rebelo Fernandes.