Match Report
The table read 9th (União de Leiria, 6 pts) against 7th (Benfica II, 7 pts), 1 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: União de Leiria 1.75 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Benfica II 0.8 and 1, with the league averaging 1.16.
Momentum sat with Benfica II, winners of their last five. Over the last five, União de Leiria had taken 4 of 15 points to Benfica II's 15.
6 meetings are on record — 3 won by União de Leiria, 1 by Benfica II, 2 drawn, at 3.67 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 17% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 83% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
Estádio Pina Manique, capacity 7,000, hosted the game. F. Jesus took charge of the match — our records show 31 games refereed with an average of 2.7 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
União de Leiria: Juan Muñoz (31') · Benfica II: Gonçalo Moreira (27'), Gonçalo Moreira (84')
Key stats
Possession: União de Leiria 46% · Benfica II 54% · Total shots: 17-18 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 7-1