Benfica II vs Leixões betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League 2 Portugal match on January 17th, 2025

Benfica II and Leixões are scheduled to play against each other on January 17th, 2025, Friday at 18:00h (UTC), in a League 2 Portugal match to be held in Portugal, check the Benfica II vs Leixões betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Benfica II vs Leixões will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Caixa Futebol Campus stadium, in the city of Seixal, with a capacity for 2708 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Benfica II vs Leixões betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the League 2 Portugal has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.52 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.45 goals per game of the last championship.

Benfica II last match

Benfica II in its last official match won (2-1) against Porto II, in a match valid for League 2 Portugal.

Prior to the match the odds were 1.70, making clear the team's favoritism, which was later confirmed with the positive result.

Leixões last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for League 2 Portugal, Leixões, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Torreense team with a final score of 1-1.

Prior to the match, there were signs indicating that the game would be evenly matched between the two teams. As a result, a draw with odds around 3.10 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Benfica II vs Leixões h2h

The last time these teams played against each other was in Segunda Liga, where Leixões was at 12th place while Benfica II occupied 4th place. Leixões went in with a 4-3-3 formation while Benfica II opened their game with a 4-2-3-1 tactic.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 10-08-2024, in the 2024/2025 season of the League 2 Portugal, which ended with a 2-1 win for Leixões.

The previous match between these teams was a cliffhanger.

The Benfica II team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Leixões has been more irregular.

Benfica II

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

The Benfica II team with 31 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses.

Saddled with a slight disadvantage of 1 point against Tondela in position 2, in the 18th round.

Benfica II analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Benfica II is positive: after 17 rounds the team has scored 25 goals, conceding only 21.

Benfica II average number of shots on net is 4.35 per game. This is a good indicator of the fact that the team does not score much, nor does it impose too much of a burden on opposing defenses.

Having a record of 6 wins versus 2 losses, and 1 draw in comparison to the 3 games they won as the visiting team, there’s no place like home for this team.

In comparison to Leixões 1421 attacks and 22 goals, Benfica II has had 1450 attacks and 25 goals.

Best goalscorer from Benfica II

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Gustavo Miguel Pereira De Sousa. He has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped Benfica II come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Leixões

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

Leixões arrives in this game with 23 points, and in 10th place in the League 2 Portugal, having won 6 games in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 5 draws.

In the 18th round, the team has the same number of points compared to the Feirense team which is just above, in 9th place.

Leixões analysis

Leixões counted 22 goals scored and 20 conceded at the end of League 2 Portugal day number 17.

Best goalscorer from Leixões

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Werton de Almeida Rêgo. The Attacker has already scored 5 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Leixões, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Benfica II is Gustavo Miguel Pereira De Sousa, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Leixões is Werton de Almeida Rêgo, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 1.14 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.53 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Benfica II side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Leixões who only saw the red card once. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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