União de Leiria vs Paços de Ferreira betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League 2 Portugal match on December 14th, 2024

União de Leiria and Paços de Ferreira will meet each other on December 14th, 2024, Saturday at 11:00h (UTC), in a game counting for the League 2 Portugal in Portugal, check the União de Leiria vs Paços de Ferreira betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where União de Leiria vs Paços de Ferreira will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa stadium, in the city of Leiria, with a capacity for 6000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the União de Leiria vs Paços de Ferreira 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.

União de Leiria last match

União de Leiria in its last official match won (0-5) against Benfica II, in a match valid for League 2 Portugal. Coach J. Rebelo Fernandes' lined up a 4-4-2 formation.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 3.00, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

Paços de Ferreira 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, Paços de Ferreira, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Portimonense team with a final score of 0-1.

The match between the two teams was expected to be quite close, as evidenced by the fact that the home team's defeat had odds of 2.90.

União de Leiria vs Paços de Ferreira h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, União de Leiria occupied 9th place in Segunda Liga and, team Paços de Ferreira the 10th place. União de Leiria entered the field with the tactic 4-4-2, while Paços de Ferreira arranged their formation in a 4-3-3.

These teams the last time they met which was on 22-12-2023 played out a 1-1 draw in a highly contested League 2 Portugal match during the 2023/2024 football season.

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

The União de Leiria team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Paços de Ferreira has been more irregular.

Curiosity about previous games

The two teams had very different results in their previous games. While União de Leiria thrashed in a game that was not expected to be so easy, against Benfica II, Paços de Ferreira lost in a match against Portimonense. Let's see how this previous result can interfere with the morale of the teams for this game.

It is important to note that much of this opposing scenario is due to the performance of Daniel dos Anjos, who had a brilliant performance and was key in the impressive team victory.

União de Leiria

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

Considering the home team União de Leiria, standing in 9th place with 18 points in the League 2 Portugal competition in Portugal. Their performance statistics have been such as 5 wins, 5 losses and, 3 draws.

This means that Feirense team, in 10th place, is close behind in the 14th round with the same score.

Positioned in the middle of the league table in the Portugal League 2 Portugal, União de Leiria has no high wishes or relegation concerns. Nevertheless, the team will try to get a win, taking advantage of the home factor.

União de Leiria analysis

União de Leiria after 13 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 17 goals and conceded only 13 to opponents.

The União de Leiria team typically attempts to achieve an average ball possession of 56.2% to control the game. The reason for this is that teams with ball possession above 50% usually have some control over their opponents.

In comparison to Paços de Ferreira 1079 attacks and 14 goals, União de Leiria has had 1091 attacks and 17 goals.

Best goalscorer from União de Leiria

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack, Daniel has held that position so far in the competition. Serving União de Leiria with 5 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

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

Paços de Ferreira

League 2 Portugal leaderboard now

Paços de Ferreira arrives in this game with 12 points, and in 15th place in the League 2 Portugal, having won 3 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 3 draws.

Which means that the team is over Porto II team who is in the position 16 in the 14th round but with the same number of points.

Paços de Ferreira analysis

We have reached matchday 13 in League 2 Portugal and at the moment Paços de Ferreira has made 14 goals and conceded 21.

Paços de Ferreira average number of shots on net is 4 per game. This is a good indicator of the fact that the team does not score much, nor does it impose too much of a burden on opposing defenses.

Best goalscorer from Paços de Ferreira

In the individual highlights of the team in the offensive sector, the focus falls on João Caiado so far in the competition. With 4 goals with his signature, the Midfielder has helped his team Paços de Ferreira to achieve victorious results this season.

Historical data: Paços de Ferreira

With 4 titles won in the history of the tournament, one of the leading names in the competition is the Paços de Ferreira team. The record of the team will impact the final outcome of the game and it will not be the first time the team has managed to impress their rivals with a win at a time when they are in poor form.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of União de Leiria is Daniel, who has already scored 5 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Paços de Ferreira is João Caiado, he has scored in 4 opportunities.

For those looking to bet, noting that most goals occur 75-90 minutes into the game could be helpful.

The option of betting under 2.5 goals is also compelling since Paços de Ferreira has an average of 1.33 goals per game as a visitor and often not suffers goals playing away from home, making this a market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.67.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 2.5 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Cards Top Betting Tips

These teams together have a combined average of 4.69 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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