Benfica II vs União de Leiria betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League 2 Portugal match on December 07th, 2024

Benfica II and União de Leiria are scheduled to play against each other on December 07th, 2024, Saturday at 14:00h (UTC), in a League 2 Portugal match to be held in Portugal, check the Benfica II vs União de Leiria betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Benfica II vs União de Leiria will occur

The game takes place 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

At Betarena, you can find everything about the match live, including statistics, events, odds, and everything else that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Benfica II vs União de Leiria 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 2.48 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.45 goals per game of the last championship.

Benfica II last match

Benfica II is coming off a draw. In its last outing they faced Marítimo in a match valid for League 2 Portugal, and the match ended 1-1. The eleven coached by N. da Silva Veríssimo played in a 4-3-3 formation.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.20.

União de Leiria last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for League 2 Portugal, União de Leiria, who used a 4-1-3-2 formation, faced the Feirense team with a final score of 1-0.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 2.10.

Benfica II vs União de Leiria h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, Benfica II occupied 8th place in Segunda Liga and, team União de Leiria the 15th place. Benfica II entered the field with the tactic 4-2-3-1, while União de Leiria arranged their formation in a 3-4-3.

The most recent precedent between these two clubs was in 29-01-2024, in the 2023/2024 season of the League 2 Portugal, which ended with a 0-1 win for União de Leiria.

The last time these teams played, victory was hard-won.

Benfica II

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

The Benfica II team with 24 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.

In the 13th round, the team suffers a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to Penafiel who occupies position 2.

Benfica II analysis

After 12 matches, Benfica II shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 20 goals and conceded 12.

While they’ve won 3 games as the visiting team, this team proves that there is such a thing as a home-court advantage with their record of 4 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

While União de Leiria has only managed to convert 12 of their 1035 attacks into goals, Benfica II has been much more successful with 1040 attacks and 20 goals.

Best goalscorer from Benfica II

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Diogo Ferreira Prioste. The Midfielder scored 4 goals in the current season, helping Benfica II to achieve victory in several disputes.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 4 of the 4 goals scored have this characteristic.

União de Leiria

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

União de Leiria arrives in this game with 15 points, and in 10th place in the League 2 Portugal, having won 4 games in total and lost 5 times, making a total of 3 draws.

União de Leiria analysis

Currently, in the League 2 Portugal, União de Leiria sums 12 goals for and a total of 13 goals against, after 12 rounds played.

As we approach the Regular Season, União de Leiria is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 3.83 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Teams can usually exert control over their opponents with ball possession above 50%. Therefore, the União de Leiria team typically seeks to control the game with an average ball possession of 57%.

With an average of 1 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

Best goalscorer from União de Leiria

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Juan Muñoz. He has scored 3 times in the current season and has helped União de Leiria come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

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 Diogo Ferreira Prioste, who has already scored 4 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of União de Leiria is Juan Muñoz, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that União de Leiria scores an average of 1.17 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.8.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 2.21 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 3.42 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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