Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Arouca (5th, 54 pts) and Paços de Ferreira (17th, 23 pts). On the form table Paços de Ferreira stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.06/1.09 for Arouca and 0.76/1.82 for Paços de Ferreira (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.25.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 1 Arouca win, 5 for Paços de Ferreira, 6 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals. 1.2 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 2.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal de Arouca in Arouca (capacity 30,127). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.