Porto II vs Mafra betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League 2 Portugal match on October 23rd, 2024

A football match between Porto II and Mafra of the League 2 Portugal will take place in Portugal on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024, at 14:30h (UTC), check the Porto II vs Mafra betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Porto II vs Mafra will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estádio Dr. Jorge Sampaio stadium, in the city of Pedroso, with a capacity for 8272 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

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Introduction to the Porto II 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 2.52 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.45 goals per game of the last championship.

Porto II last match

Porto II is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Marítimo in a match valid for League 2 Portugal, and the match ended 1-0. The eleven coached by J. Brandão played in a 3-4-3 formation.

The pre-match forecasts made it clear that the defeat was more than clear before the game started. The odds for them to win, of 4.33 were a sign of it.

A defense below expectations, with Lipe, slow and inaccurate. Perhaps he is the player on whom the greatest responsibility for this team result falls. He should regain better form if he wants to make a positive impact in the upcoming matches.

Mafra last match

Mafra appears in the same condition as the rival. The team also arrives from a defeat for this match. In a Taça De Portugal game, the team faced Oliveira Hospital, and the score ended with a 1-0.

With odds of 4.75, it is clear that defeat was not in anyone's plans for this match. The team was the clear favorite for the win, but they could do nothing to avoid defeat.

Porto II vs Mafra h2h

When these teams last played against each other in Segunda Liga, Mafra ranked 8th place while Porto II was in 10th place. Mafra initiated hostilities with a 3-4-3 formation while Porto II played using a 4-1-4-1 tactic.

The last time these teams met was for a League 2 Portugal match, on 11-02-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, in a competitive game that ended with a 1-1 draw.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

The performance of the Mafra team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Porto II team.

Porto II

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

With 4 points won, Porto II is in 18th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 0 wins against 3 losses, plus 4 draws.

The team has a slight disadvantage of 1 point over UD Oliveirense team who holds the 17th place in the 8th round.

Porto II analysis

Porto II at the end of round 7 in League 2 Portugal had 5 goals scored and 10 conceded.

Porto II team comes to this game with a sequence of 2 losses in the League 2 Portugal that has been affecting the team's morale.

Recent results have shown that Porto II is struggling to find the back of the net, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they have failed to score. This may indicate that they need to work on creating better chances and improving their attacking efficiency.

To control the game, the Porto II team would try to achieve an average ball possession of 56.5%. This is because teams would have some control over their opponents if they had ball possession above 50%.

Best goalscorer from Porto II

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Abraham Marcus. He has scored 2 times in the current season and has helped Porto II come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Mafra

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

Mafra arrives in this game with 6 points, and in 15th place in the League 2 Portugal, having won once in total and lost 3 times, making a total of 3 draws.

Which means that the team, with an advantage of 1 point, in the 8th round is followed by the Portimonense team in 16th place.

Mafra analysis

Mafra, with 6 goals scored and 11 conceded, has a negative goal difference after 7 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 average shooting on goal for the Mafra team in the league is not the best. There are only 3.43 per game. This turns out to be another good indication that the team does not usually score many goals or give much work to the opposing goalkeepers.

The team is not scoring many goals, averaging 0.86 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.

Mafra is a more offensive team than Porto II, having 576 attacks vs. 520 from Porto II, having scored 6 times, in comparison, Porto II converted into goal 5 times.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Mafra has conceded 3 away goals in 3 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that Mafra will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-1, something to take into consideration.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Mafra scores an average of 1 goal 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 1.85.

Corners Top Betting Tips

By combining the number of corners of both teams, we can see an average of 1.86 corners per game, also a market to explore to obtain good results in sports betting.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 2.43 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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