📊 Form Guide

União Leiria

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União Leiria won’t want a repeat of their last result here following the 2-0 LigaPro defeat last time out to Marítimo.

In that match, União Leiria managed 49% possession and 6 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. At the other end, Marítimo had 10 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Euller (29') and Platiny (69') scored for Marítimo.

It’s not been often in recent times that União Leiria have shown defensive steel. The facts show that União Leiria have been scored against in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 10 goals along the way. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained here.

Ahead of this clash, União Leiria have left without a victory over Nacional in their last 3 matches in the league.

Nacional

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Nacional will come into the encounter following a 0-1 LigaPro win to beat Santa Clara in their last outing.

In that game, Nacional had 38% possession and 5 shots at goal with 1 of them on target. For their opponents, Santa Clara got 15 attempts at goal with 5 on target.

Over the course of their last half-dozen outings, Nacional have bagged a total of 8 goals. Nacional have also not failed to score on each one of those occasions. During those fixtures, they’ve had 6 goals go against them.

Ahead of this clash, Nacional haven't been defeated in their previous 3 league matches away from home.

👥 Head to head

A look at their most recent head-to-head clashes dating back to 18/04/2010 shows us that União Leiria have won 2 of these games and Nacional 3, with the number of draws being 1.

A combined total of 17 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them for Leiria and 10 netted by Os Alvinegros. That is an average goals per game value of 2.83.

The previous league fixture featuring these clubs was LigaPro match day 10 on 11/11/2023 when it ended Nacional 2-0 União Leiria.

📋 Team News: União Leiria

The União Leiria manager will be grateful to have no fitness concerns at all before this game thanks to a fully injury-free group available to choose from.

🗞️ Team News: Nacional

Due to a completely injury-free group to pick from, the Nacional manager Manuel Machado does not have any fitness concerns to report before this game.

💡 Prediction

We’re of the view that Nacional and União Leiria should both get enough opportunities to score, although it’s hard to separate the two.

A close call, and we think a draw is quite likely. We’re therefore anticipating a very close game with a 1-1 scoreline at full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 10:09 30/03/2024