UD Oliveirense vs União de Leiria betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League 2 Portugal match on December 22nd, 2024

UD Oliveirense and União de Leiria will face each other in a League 2 Portugal game in Portugal on Sunday, December 22nd, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), check the UD Oliveirense vs União de Leiria betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where UD Oliveirense vs União de Leiria will occur

The game takes place in the Estádio Carlos Osório stadium, in the city of Oliveira de Azemeis, with a capacity for 30127 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

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

Introduction to the UD Oliveirense 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 2.53 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 they played, UD Oliveirense collected a defeat. The opposing team was Academico Viseu, and the match - which ended with the result of 2-1 - was valid for League 2 Portugal. Coach F. Paula da Rocha's disposed his team in a 4-3-3 formation.

The odds for them to win, of 4.75 left no room for doubt. The defeat was clear before the match started.

União de Leiria 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, União de Leiria, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Paços de Ferreira team with a final score of 0-1.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 3.25, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

UD Oliveirense vs União de Leiria h2h

The last time these teams faced off against each other in Segunda Liga, UD Oliveirense was in 16th place while União de Leiria was in the 12th place. UD Oliveirense opened with a 3-4-3 arrangement while União de Leiria charged with a 4-4-2 formation.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2023/2024 season of the League 2 Portugal. The meeting took place on 08-03-2024 and ended with a 1-0 win for União de Leiria.

The last time these two teams faced off, neither team had a decisive advantage.

The performance of the União de Leiria team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the UD Oliveirense team.

UD Oliveirense

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

With 6 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 1 win against 10 losses, plus 3 draws.

Saddled with a slight disadvantage of 7 points against Porto II in position 17, in the 15th round.

UD Oliveirense analysis

Currently, UD Oliveirense has a tally of 9 goals scored and 27 goals against, at the end of round 14 of League 2 Portugal.

UD Oliveirense has been going through a rough patch in their recent matches, losing their last 4 matches and drawing the other. They will need to regroup and find a way to bounce back from this dip in form if they want to salvage their season.

The performances of UD Oliveirense in recent matches suggest that they are having difficulty scoring goals, with a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This indicates that their attacking play is not creating enough quality chances and needs improvement.

Best goalscorer from UD Oliveirense

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Daniel Candeias. The Attacker has already scored 2 goals in the competition, being extremely important for UD Oliveirense, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential 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.

União de Leiria

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

União de Leiria arrives in this game with 18 points, and in 11th place in the League 2 Portugal, having won 5 games in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 3 draws.

In the 15th round, the team holds a small disadvantage of 1 point as opposed to Marítimo which is just above, in the 10th place.

União de Leiria analysis

União de Leiria after 14 days has put up 17 goals scored, and taken 14, and thus record has a positive goal difference.

As we approach the Regular Season, União de Leiria is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 3.93 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 57.2%.

União de Leiria is a more offensive team than UD Oliveirense, having 1181 attacks vs. 1135 from UD Oliveirense, having scored 17 times, in comparison, UD Oliveirense converted into goal 9 times.

Best goalscorer from União de Leiria

If we want to highlight a player in the team's offensive sector until this competition stage, we have to name Daniel. União de Leiria owes some of their triumphs to the Attacker who scored 5 goals in this season.

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

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

Goals Top Betting Tips

União de Leiria has conceded 6 away goals in 7 away matches. Here the recommended bet will be that União de Leiria will have a clean sheet, remember that the last time these teams met the score was 1-0, something to take into consideration.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

The bet on 2.5 goals less seems to be a good option, considering that União de Leiria has an average of 1.71 goals per game as a visitor. This market is an option to use since União de Leiria does not concede goals away from home.

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 2.25 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 3.93 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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