Match Report
16 points separated the sides: Benfica Castelo Branco 9th on 34, Alcains 13th on 18. Benfica Castelo Branco's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Benfica Castelo Branco 0.88 scored and 0.81 conceded per game, Alcains 0.65 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.
Benfica Castelo Branco had gone 5 games without a win. Alcains were winless in 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Benfica Castelo Branco win, 1 for Alcains, 2 draws, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
Estádio Municipal Vale do Romeiro, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Benfica Castelo Branco led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Benfica Castelo Branco: Tiago Lopes (20'), Mohamed Karamoko (51')
Key stats
Possession: Benfica Castelo Branco 42% · Alcains 58% · Total shots: 6-9 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 8-2