Match Report
The table gap was wide: 28 points between Arouca (3rd, 65 pts) and Cova Piedade (12th, 37 pts). Cova Piedade had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Per game in the league, Arouca were scoring 1.32 and conceding 0.74, Cova Piedade 1.15 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Estádio Municipal de Arouca in Arouca, capacity 30,127, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Arouca led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.