UD Oliveirense vs Penafiel betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League 2 Portugal match on January 20th, 2025

UD Oliveirense and Penafiel will on Monday, January 20th, 2025 at 18:00h (UTC), play in a League 2 Portugal football game in Portugal, check the UD Oliveirense vs Penafiel betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where UD Oliveirense vs Penafiel will occur

The game will be played in the Estádio Carlos Osório stadium, in the city of Oliveira de Azemeis, with a capacity for 30127 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Take the opportunity to check out the match live in Betarena, bringing much information to your bets, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the UD Oliveirense vs Penafiel 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.

UD Oliveirense last match

In the last match played, UD Oliveirense met Felgueiras 1932, in a match valid for the League 2 Portugal. The match ended in a loss by 0-3. The coach F. Paula da Rocha's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-1-4-1 formation.

Before the match, it had already been stated that defeat was the most logical outcome. The most obvious indication was the odds for their victory, 4.10.

Penafiel 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, Penafiel, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Chaves team with a final score of 0-1.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 3.70, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

UD Oliveirense vs Penafiel h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Segunda Liga, UD Oliveirense was in 15th place while Penafiel was in the 13th place. UD Oliveirense opened with a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Penafiel charged with a 4-3-3 formation.

The last face-to-face between these two clubs was on 11-08-2024 in a League 2 Portugal match of the 2024/2025 season. On that occasion, the match ended with a 4-3 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 UD Oliveirense team, which won only 1 match.

Teams with their unique strengths and objectives.

UD Oliveirense

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

With 9 points won, UD Oliveirense is in 18th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 2 wins against 12 losses, plus 3 draws.

In the 18th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 4 points compared to Porto II which is just above, in 17th place.

UD Oliveirense analysis

At the end of matchday 17 we see that UD Oliveirense conceded more goals than they scored, with 33 goals conceded and 12 scored.

The UD Oliveirense team comes from a defeat in the League 2 Portugal, and its coach Filipe André Paula da Rocha wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

UD Oliveirense seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

Best goalscorer from UD Oliveirense

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Daniel Candeias has held that position so far in the competition. Serving UD Oliveirense with 2 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 2 of the 2 goals scored have this characteristic.

Penafiel

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

The Penafiel team with 35 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 10 wins, 5 draws, and 2 losses.

Penafiel analysis

We have reached matchday 17 in League 2 Portugal and at the moment Penafiel has made 28 goals and conceded 20.

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 3.76 shots on target per game, with an average of 1.65 goals. In other words, more than 40% of shots on goal will end up in the back of the net.

This is a top 5 team in the League 2 Portugal that wants to keep up with the good performances!

With a balance of 6 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw in the League 2 Portugal, Penafiel playing away does not usually give much chance to opponents.

Best goalscorer from Penafiel

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Gabriel Barbosa. With 7 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Penafiel team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Taking into consideration that Penafiel scores an average of 1.63 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

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 1.47 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.29 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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