Penafiel vs União de Leiria betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League 2 Portugal match on October 06th, 2024

A League 2 Portugal match between Penafiel and União de Leiria will hold on October 06th, 2024, Sunday at 13:00h (UTC), in Portugal, check the Penafiel vs União de Leiria betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Penafiel vs União de Leiria will occur

The game is set to 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

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

Introduction to the Penafiel vs União de Leiria betting tip 2024/2025

In the current edition of the League 2 Portugal, we can see a growth in the average goals. While last season the tournament had an average of 2.45 goals per match, now the competition has an average of 2.7 goals per match.

Penafiel last match

Penafiel comes from a win in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Portimonense, in a match valid for League 2 Portugal, and the match ended 0-2. Coach H. Rodrigues Cristóvão's team lined up with this formation: 4-3-3.

The forecast was that the match between the two teams would be quite close, hence the home win had odds of 3.30.

União de Leiria 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, União de Leiria, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Marítimo 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 3.20 seemed like a plausible and expected outcome.

Penafiel vs União de Leiria h2h

União de Leiria was in 10th place in the Segunda Liga while Penafiel was in 13th place, the last time these teams faced each other. União de Leiria team entered the field with the 4-3-3 formation, the same tactic Penafiel used in the match.

The two teams have not faced each other since 25-04-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2023/2024 season of the League 2 Portugal, and the match ended with a 0-2 win for Penafiel.

The Penafiel team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the União de Leiria team, which won only 2 games.

Penafiel

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

The Penafiel team with 14 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.

Which means that in the 7th round, the team is ahead with an advantage of 1 point over Benfica II team who is in the 2nd place.

Penafiel analysis

After 6 matches, Penafiel shows a positive goal difference: in fact, the team has scored 14 goals and conceded 8.

Penafiel average number of shots towards the target is not among the brightest, with only 4.17 attempts towards the goal per match played; on the contrary, the team's goal-scoring average is very good, as it has scored 2.33 goals per match so far, and thus has gone on goal in 40% of the attempts made towards the opponents' goal.

Penafiel has a ball possession percentage of 46.5% in the league. This indicates that it is not the kind of team that shows up on the field to create play. Fans hope that something will change for the next match against União de Leiria and especially that the team will score more goals.

Best goalscorer from Penafiel

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Zé Leite. The Attacker has already scored 4 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Penafiel, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

União de Leiria

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

União de Leiria arrives in this game with 9 points, and in 6th place in the League 2 Portugal, having won twice in total and lost once, making a total of 3 draws.

União de Leiria analysis

Currently, in the League 2 Portugal, União de Leiria sums 7 goals for and a total of 5 goals against, after 6 rounds played.

União de Leiria has been hard to beat lately, drawing their last 3 matches and winning the other 2. They have shown great resilience and character in these matches, and it seems that they are a tough nut to crack for any team in the league.

Playing away União de Leiria usually leaves little room for opponents to win against them, with a balance of 2 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw in the League 2 Portugal.

Best goalscorer from União de Leiria

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on Juan Muñoz so far in the competition. With 2 goals with his signature, the Attacker has helped his team União de Leiria to achieve victorious results this season.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Taking into consideration that União de Leiria scores an average of 1.67 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 1.75.

Corners Top Betting Tips

There is an average of 1.08 corners per game, making this a good thing to note if one wishes to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.83 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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