Match Report
7 points and 2 places separated them: Benfica Castelo Branco 4th with 46, Mortágua 6th with 39. On recent form Benfica Castelo Branco sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Per game in the league, Benfica Castelo Branco were scoring 1.65 and conceding 1, Mortágua 0.88 and 1, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Benfica Castelo Branco arrived on a run of three straight wins.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Benfica Castelo Branco, 5 draws and 0 for Mortágua, at 2.14 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 14% of those meetings. Only 29% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estádio Municipal Vale do Romeiro, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Benfica Castelo Branco: José Sacramento (10'), José Sacramento (70'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Mortágua: Joao Pais (37')
Key stats
Possession: Benfica Castelo Branco 46% · Mortágua 54% · Total shots: 4-5 · On target: 3-1 · Corners: 4-4