About Match
Leixões U23 go into the game 15th in the table on 5 points; Rio Ave U23 sit 7th on 8 — a 3-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Leixões U23 1.67 scored and 1.67 conceded per game, Rio Ave U23 1.2 and 0.8, with the league averaging 1.45. A win would lift Leixões U23 to 8 points and up to 7th, overtaking Rio Ave U23 (other results unchanged).
A win has eluded Leixões U23 for 5 matches, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Leixões U23 have banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Rio Ave U23, 8.
15 meetings are on record — 5 won by Leixões U23, 5 by Rio Ave U23, 5 drawn, at 2.73 goals per meeting. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.