Chaves
- Chaves have won two and lost three of their last five Segunda Liga matches, sitting 11th with 42 points from 32 matches, but they’ve won both of their most recent home games and are becoming more confident on home turf.
- Vítor Martins has built the team around a compact, disciplined approach since his appointment in February, which includes quick transitions and is built on defensive discipline.
Leixoes
- Leixoes are another side with a distinctive style, with Carlos Fangueiro’s 4-3-3 system favoring wide play and high pressing after he took over in November.
- Over 2.5 goals looks more likely here than the odds suggest at 2.04, but Leixoes’s recent away results mean they’re a bit of a dark horse on the road, winning six, drawing four and losing six in Liga Segunda away games.
Leading scorers
- Roberto is Chaves’s best finisher with 11 goals in 31 Liga Segunda games.
- Jose Bica has nine for Leixoes in 24 games.
Head-to-Head
- Chaves beat Leixoes 1-0 away in Liga Segunda five months ago, but haven’t won at home in this fixture in their last three attempts, although overall they have one win and two draws in those meetings.
- Leixoes’s average of 1.25 goals scored and 1.38 goals conceded per away game in Liga Segunda is quite open compared to Chaves’ average of 1.06 and 0.88 at home.
Betting Insights
Chaves are slight favorites for this clash at 2.03 , but there isn’t much to choose between these two sides, so there is a good chance that one or the other will be shut out, making the odds of 1.89 on Both Teams to Score - No a profitable bet.
Prediction
- Chaves will edge out a solid but unspectacular Leixoes at home on Saturday, building on their recent improvement on home soil and defensive solidity.
- But we feel that Leixoes will struggle to break down Chaves’s disciplined defensive lines on Saturday.
