Match Report
5th against 7th, but level on points: Benfica II and Leixões both had 10. Leixões ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Per game in the league, Benfica II were scoring 1.17 and conceding 0.83, Leixões 1.33 and 1, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
Benfica II entered with four wins in a row. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Leixões, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Benfica II 2, draws 4, Leixões 5, at 2.45 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 36% of meetings won.
Benfica Campus staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,644. On the scoreboard, Benfica II led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Benfica II: Bernardes (6')
Key stats
Possession: Benfica II 44% · Leixões 56% · Total shots: 9-23 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 1-8