Match Report
Penafiel went into the game 14th in the table on 41 points; Leixões sat 7th on 50 — a 9-point gap. Recent form flatters Leixões's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 7th. Scoring rates set the scale: Penafiel 1.09 scored and 1.15 conceded per game, Leixões 1.35 and 1.62, with the league averaging 1.22.
Penafiel entered with three losses in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 5 Penafiel wins, 3 for Leixões, 0 draws, at 2.88 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 63% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The venue was Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril, with room for 5,230 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Penafiel 52% · Leixões 48% · Total shots: 12-7 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 1-3