Match Report
7 points and 5 places separated them: Caldas 7th with 35, Benfica Castelo Branco 2nd with 42. The last five rounds placed Caldas no better than 16th for form, against 7th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Caldas ran at 1.24 scored and 0.96 conceded, Benfica Castelo Branco at 1.4 and 0.8.
The match was played at Campo da Mata in Caldas da Rainha (capacity 13,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Benfica Castelo Branco led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.