About Match
In the standings it is Penafiel 2nd on 13 points, Leixões 7th on 10 — separated by 3. Leixões have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Penafiel run at 2.17 scored and 0.83 conceded, Leixões at 1.33 and 1. Three points here take Penafiel to 16 and up to 1st, assuming other results stand.
Penafiel arrive on a run of four straight wins.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Penafiel have 5 wins to Leixões's 3, with 1 draw, at 2.56 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 67% of the meetings.
Estádio Municipal 25 de Abril in Penafiel stages the fixture, a ground that holds 5,230.