2018/2019
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica Castelo Branco | 15 | W1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11/15 | 5-1 |
| Mação | 15 | D3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6/15 | 3-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica Castelo Branco | 4 | 36 | 65 | 23 | LWWWL | 7 | -3 |
| Mação | 18 | 27 | 15 | -33 | DDLLL | 16 | +2 |
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 2019-03-17
On the table this was a mismatch: Benfica Castelo Branco (4th, 65 pts) held a 50-point advantage over Mação (18th, 15 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Benfica Castelo Branco 1.33 scored and 0.69 conceded per game, Mação 0.7 and 1.93, with the league averaging 1.12.
Defeat had not touched Benfica Castelo Branco in 13 games. Mação had drawn their last three.
The match was played at Estádio Municipal Vale do Romeiro in Castelo Branco (capacity 12,000).
