Match Report
Belenenses went into the game 16th in the table on 35 points; Tondela sat 11th on 40 — a 5-point gap. Belenenses had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Belenenses 1.21 scored and 1.74 conceded per game, Tondela 1.03 and 1.03, with the league averaging 1.32.
Tondela were winless in 9.
14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Belenenses 6, draws 6, Tondela 2, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 21% of meetings won. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Estádio Dr. Mário da Silveira in Mafra (capacity 6,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Tondela led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.