Match Report
Académica U23, 7th on 5 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Vitória Guimarães U23 (5th, 21). Recent form told a different story for Vitória Guimarães U23: only 28th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Against a league average of 1.49 goals per team per game, Académica U23 ran at 1 scored and 1.92 conceded, Vitória Guimarães U23 at 1.57 and 2.07.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Académica U23 win, 3 for Vitória Guimarães U23, 0 draws, at 4.25 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings.
The match was played at Estádio EFAPEL in Coimbra (capacity 30,210). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.