2017/2018| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferreira de Aves | 12 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6/15 | 7-11 |
| Benfica Castelo Branco | 15 | L2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5/15 | 5-7 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferreira de Aves | 14 | 11 | 9 | -9 | LLDWL | 12 | +2 |
| Benfica Castelo Branco | 1 | 30 | 57 | 23 | WDDWD | 6 | -5 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-03-04
Ferreira de Aves, 14th on 9 points, faced a 48-point deficit to Benfica Castelo Branco (1st, 57). On recent form Benfica Castelo Branco sat only 6th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Ferreira de Aves ran at 0.91 scored and 1.73 conceded, Benfica Castelo Branco at 1.5 and 0.73.
The match was played at Estádio do Montrangão in Sátão (capacity 500).
