Match Report
In the standings it was Tondela 14th on 3 points, Académica 2nd on 9 — separated by 6. Against a league average of 1.11 goals per team per game, Tondela ran at 0.5 scored and 1.5 conceded, Académica at 1.75 and 0.75.
Académica's unbeaten run stood at 5. The last-five ledger: Tondela 4/15, Académica 11/15.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Tondela, 2 draws and 1 for Académica, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 86% of the meetings.
With 86 matches recorded and 2.5 yellow cards per game, C. Ruivo Pereira was the man in the middle. Estádio João Cardoso, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Académica led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Académica: Zé Ricardo (30'), Rui Gomes (90')
Key stats
Possession: Tondela 62% · Académica 38% · Total shots: 14-9 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 4-1