Moreirense lead Portugal’s Liga 2 ahead of a Monday night trip to ninth-place Tondela. The visitors are seven points ahead of second-place Farense going into match No 13.
Tondela go into the game on a poor run of form. They failed to win their last five games in the league. Although Tondela are winless in five straight fixtures, they drew four of those matches. No team in Liga 2 has more draws than Tondela (eight) in 2022-23.
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Tondela are unbeaten in five of their last six games against Moreirense. However, the home side is out of form, while Moreirense are topping the table.
Moreirense took 13 points from the last 18 points on offer in the league. They scored 13 times and conceded nine goals to opponents. No team has more goals after 12 matches than Moreirense. The league leaders have 30 goals in the competition.
The Green and Whites also have a strong defence. Moreirense have conceded 13 goals this term. It is the fifth-fewest goals in a division featuring some stingy defences.
Tondela have not been shy in front of the goal. They have 16 goals after 12 games while conceding just 12 times. Tondela conceded one fewer goal than Moreirense after 12 Liga 2 fixtures.
The home side picked up seven points from the last 18 points on offer in Liga 2. Tondela scored seven goals and conceded seven times to opponents in the last six fixtures.
Tondela are not a strong home side. They have a record of 1W-4D-1L at home, with a zero-goal difference.
Moreirense are the league’s best away team with 13 points from six games. The Green and Whites have a goal difference of +6 on the road in Liga 2.
Away teams have done well in Portugal’s Liga 2 this season. Thirty-six per cent of matches were won by the home team ahead of this weekend’s fixtures.
Just 31% of games were won by the home team after round No 12. Fifty per cent of games finished with under 2.5 goals and Moreirense are in fine form and should post an away win versus Tondela on Monday.
The Green and Whites are the league’s best away side and should continue their good form.
Moreirense should win 2-0 away to Tondela. Liga 2 has had 5.61% of matches finish 2-0 in favour of the away team this season. It is the league’s fifth-most common scoreline after 12 rounds of football.