Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: AVS (3rd, 64 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Leixões (14th, 37 pts). AVS ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.85/1.12 for Leixões and 1.47/1 for AVS (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.22.
A win had eluded Leixões for 7 matches.
Estádio do Mar in Matosinhos staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,821. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.