Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Belenenses 15th with 35 points, Desportivo Aves 18th with 17, 18 apart. In league terms the two rates read 0.71/2 for Desportivo Aves and 0.79/1.59 for Belenenses (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.25.
Defeat had followed defeat for Desportivo Aves — three in succession. Over the last five, Desportivo Aves had taken 1 of 15 points to Belenenses's 8.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Desportivo Aves, 0 draws and 2 for Belenenses, at 5 goals per meeting. 80% of these meetings ended in a home win. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves in Vila das Aves staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,560. On the scoreboard, Belenenses led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
Belenenses: Silvestre Varela (39'), Fábio Szymonek (11' og)
Key stats
Possession: Desportivo Aves 48% · Belenenses 52% · Total shots: 10-11 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 5-4