Regular Season - 8 · 24 October 2026, 10:00 UTC

Academica vs Leixoes Segunda Liga prediction

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Our model says: Academica 2–1 Leixoes

The model makes it 44% Academica, 25% draw, 31% Leixoes — fair odds of 2.27, 4.00 and 3.23. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

Expected goals: Academica 1.89, Leixoes 1.47.

Both teams to score: 66%. Over 2.5 goals: 65%, under 2.5: 35%.

Model confidence: Medium.

Evenly matched: once home advantage is counted, neither side has a clear edge. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 41%, 28% were drawn and the underdog won 31%.

Published · updated

Key facts

  • Academica are 6th on 12 points from 7 games; Leixoes are 10th on 10 points from 7 games — Segunda Liga.
  • Academica have won 2 of their last 5 games, most recently a 2-0 win away to União de Leiria.
  • Leixoes have won 2 of their last 5 games, most recently a 1-2 defeat at home to FC Porto B.
  • Last 6 meetings: Academica 3 wins to 1, 2 draws; the most recent, 30 January 2022, ended Academica 1–0 Leixoes.

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Live win probability

From kick-off

From kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.

Model insights: Academica vs Leixoes

66%
Both teams to score
65%
Over 2.5 goals
35%
Under 2.5 goals

Most likely scorelines

Academica win Draw Leixoes win
  1. 1–110%
  2. 2–19%
  3. 1–27%
  4. 2–27%
  5. 2–06%
  6. 1–06%
  7. 3–16%

Scores read Academica first. Each bar is the model's probability of that exact result, drawn against the likeliest one; the other scorelines it considered share the remaining 49%.

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Academica at 44% here. Across 3,660 settled matches (as of 14 October 2026), 1,712 forecasts have landed in the 40–50% band; those outcomes actually happened 45.8% of the time, against an average forecast of 43.8%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

Form going into Academica vs Leixoes

Academica

  • W2-0away to União de Leiria11 October 2026
  • L0-3Benfica B11 September 2026
  • L1-4away to Penafiel5 September 2026
  • L0-2Lusitânia Lourosa29 August 2026
  • W2-0away to Tondela21 August 2026

Leixoes

  • L1-2FC Porto B10 October 2026
  • D0-0away to Torreense11 September 2026
  • W3-1Amarante6 September 2026
  • W2-0away to Portimonense29 August 2026
  • L2-4União de Leiria22 August 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Segunda Liga table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
6Academica74031010012
10Leixoes731398+110

Where the two sides stand. Full table

What's at stake

Academica

Chance to finish in the top four · 16% today

Win 18%
Draw 14%
Defeat 12%

Leixoes

Chance to finish in the top four · 16% today

Win 20%
Draw 15%
Defeat 12%

From our Segunda Liga season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.

Head-to-head: Academica vs Leixoes

  • 30 January 2022Academica 1–0 LeixoesSegunda Liga
  • 22 August 2021Leixoes 2–1 AcademicaSegunda Liga
  • 22 May 2021Leixoes 1–2 AcademicaSegunda Liga
  • 26 January 2021Academica 1–1 LeixoesSegunda Liga
  • 26 January 2020Leixoes 1–1 AcademicaSegunda Liga
  • 11 August 2019Academica 3–2 LeixoesSegunda Liga

Two sides the ratings cannot separate

Academica carry a model rating of 6.4 against 6.43 for Leixoes. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.

A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.

The model expects goals

Under the hood the model expects 1.89 goals for Academica and 1.47 for Leixoes. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.

Academica rate 0.69 in attack and 1.70 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Leixoes rate 0.72 and 1.68.

The rest of the season

Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Academica a 2.4% chance of the title and Leixoes 2.6%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.

How this was produced

Publicly tracked record so far: 1,776 correct results out of 3,725 settled predictions (48%), with 376 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.

Full method: how the model works.

From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.

Team comparison

Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.

Why the model favours this side

The model gives Academica the highest probability at 44%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.89 expected goals for Academica against 1.47 for Leixoes. Academica's attack/defence rating is 0.69/1.7 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.72/1.68 for Leixoes.

Season stats

AcademicaLeixoes
7Matches7
4W 0D 3LRecord3W 1D 3L
10 1.4 per gameGoals scored9 1.3 per game
10 1.4 per gameGoals conceded8 1.1 per game
3 of 7Clean sheets3 of 7
2 of 7Failed to score2 of 7
2 of 2Penalties scored2 of 2
19 2.7 per gameYellow cards25 3.6 per game
1Red cards2
4-3-3 5×Usual shape4-4-2 3×

Academica at home · Leixoes away

3Played3
1W 0D 2LRecord1W 1D 1L
1–5Goals for – against2–1
1 of 3Clean sheets2 of 3

League matches only, Segunda Liga, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.

Goals scored and conceded, by minute

All Segunda Liga matches this season: Academica 7, Leixoes 7.

Academica scored 113113
Leixoes conceded 210131
Leixoes scored 202203
Academica conceded 032122

Leixoes score most often in the 76–90 minute window (3 goals); Academica have let in 2 there.

Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.

The next 5 matches, by difficulty

Academica

  • at Vizela1 Nov · Segunda Ligawin 30%
  • vs Amarante7 Nov · Segunda Ligawin 52%
  • at Portimonense15 Nov · Segunda Ligawin 31%
  • vs Torreense30 Nov · Segunda Ligawin 35%
  • at FC Porto B6 Dec · Segunda Ligawin 27%

Leixoes

  • vs Sporting CP B31 Oct · Segunda Ligawin 42%
  • at Felgueiras 19327 Nov · Segunda Ligawin 32%
  • vs Chaves15 Nov · Segunda Ligawin 56%
  • at AVS29 Nov · Segunda Ligawin 22%
  • vs Feirense6 Dec · Segunda Ligawin 56%

Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.