Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Arouca (7th, 46 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Chaves (18th, 23 pts). Recent form told a different story for Arouca: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. In league terms the two rates read 0.91/2.12 for Chaves and 1.59/1.47 for Arouca (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.43.
Recent form was uneven: 6/15 points for Chaves, 12/15 for Arouca.
5 meetings are on record — 3 won by Chaves, 1 by Arouca, 1 drawn, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 0% of meetings.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira in Chaves (capacity 9,000). With 82 matches recorded and 1.5 yellow cards per game, I. Vasilica was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, Arouca led 2-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-5.