Penafiel vs Mafra betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League 2 Portugal match on December 01th, 2024

A League 2 Portugal match between Penafiel and Mafra will hold on December 01th, 2024, Sunday at 11:00h (UTC), in Portugal, check the Penafiel vs Mafra betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Penafiel vs Mafra will occur

The game will be played in the small Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril stadium, in the city of Penafiel, with a capacity for 5230 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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

Introduction to the Penafiel vs Mafra 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 2.45 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.45 goals per game of the last championship.

Penafiel last match

Penafiel comes from a win recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Felgueiras 1932, in a match valid for League 2 Portugal, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 2-1. On the field, H. Rodrigues Cristóvão's team lined up with a 3-4-3.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 3.20, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

Mafra last match

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

A defeat of the home team had odds of 2.50, which makes it clear that a close match was expected.

Penafiel vs Mafra h2h

Mafra was in 8th place when they last went head-to-head in Segunda Liga against Penafiel, who was in 13th place. Mafra formed a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Penafiel took to the pitch with a 4-4-2 formation.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 09-03-2024 in a League 2 Portugal match of the 2023/2024 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 0-1 win for Penafiel.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

Penafiel

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

The Penafiel team with 24 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 7 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.

Which means that the team, with an advantage of 1 point, in the 12th round is followed by the Tondela team in 2nd place.

Penafiel analysis

The ratio of goals scored to goals conceded for Penafiel is positive: after 11 rounds the team has scored 21 goals, conceding only 14.

If the average number of shots on target by Penafiel in the league is not the best, the team's accuracy, on the other hand, is excellent! There are only 3.82 shots on target per game, with an average of 1.91 goals. In other words, more than 40% of shots on goal will end up in the back of the net.

Penafiel has a ball possession average of 44.2% in the league. Therefore, they are not the team that proposes the game, which can be a problem for this match. Therefore, fans hope the team to have more possession in this Penafiel vs Mafra 2024/2025 match and, especially, to convert it into goals.

Best goalscorer from Penafiel

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Zé Leite. The Attacker has scored 6 times in this competition and helped Penafiel avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

Mafra

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

The Mafra team with 10 points currently occupies the 16th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Relegation Play-off, with a campaign of 2 wins, 4 draws, and 5 losses.

In the 12th round, the team holds the same amount of points that the Portimonense which is just above, in the 15th place.

Mafra analysis

Mafra, with 10 goals scored and 17 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 11 rounds.

It seems that Mafra is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

The team is not scoring many goals, averaging 0.91 goals per game. Moreover, it will be going to play on a difficult field, so the outcome of the match may seem one-sided. But soccer, you know, is unpredictable.

Best goalscorer from Mafra

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Stanley Iheanacho. The Attacker scored 2 goals in the current season, helping Mafra to achieve victory in several disputes.

For punters some entries may be interesting for this match, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

75-90 minutes into the game is where most goals occur, a good time to bet if one is following the live game.

Seeing that Mafra has an average of 1 goal per match outside their domains, the option under 2.5 goals is an appealing one. This market makes much sense since the team usually doesn't concede goals playing as a visitor.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.62.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 1.68 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.36 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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