Felgueiras 1932

vs

Leixoes

Preview

Felgueiras 1932

• Felgueiras 1932 have won 2 of their last 3 home games.
• Bento’s team play a well-structured 4-3-3 system with plenty of width and a patient, possession-based midfield tempo.

Leixoes

• Leixoes have lost 1 of their last 3 away games.
• With two wins, two draws and four defeats from their eight Liga Segunda away games, Leixoes have been more solid on their travels than they have at home, but they failed to win on their last away trip to Felgueiras 1932.
• Fonseca has Leixoes set up to play in a pragmatic 4-4-2 system, but he has his men pressing high up the pitch and getting men forward, particularly on the counter-attack.

Head-to-Head

• The last three meetings are evenly poised with one win each and a draw.
• Leixoes won 3-0 at home five months ago.

Key Players

• Felgueiras 1932:
  • Lucas Duarte remains the star man for the hosts with six goals in 16 Liga Segunda games.
  • Mario Rivas has found his goal-scoring boots in recent weeks, hitting two of the team's last six goals in Felgueiras 1932’s last five games (W3, D1, L1).
• Leixoes:
  • Jose Bica has scored three of his team’s last seven goals.

Betting Insights

• Felgueiras 1932 are the odds-on favorites for Saturday’s derby with Leixoes at 1.71, while the visitors are the long shots at 4.6.
• We’ll swerve the result markets and take Both Teams To Score at 1.83, which is a bit steep.
• Felgueiras have a fortress mentality and Leixoes look to score as much as they concede, averaging 1.12 goals per away game while Felgueiras concede 1.00 per home game in Liga Segunda this term.

Prediction

• A more measured possession-based game from Bento’s wingers will not suit Leixoes’ more explosive and vertical style of play, so the full-backs and set-pieces could be where this game is won and lost.
• We’ll back the bookies’ pick of the home side to edge this tactical duel.