Match Report
34 points for Benfica Castelo Branco (9th), 32 for Pombal (10th): a 2-point gap. Recent form flatters Benfica Castelo Branco's table spot — 5th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 9th. Scoring rates set the scale: Benfica Castelo Branco 0.88 scored and 0.81 conceded per game, Pombal 1.12 and 1.31, with the league averaging 1.
Estádio Municipal Vale do Romeiro in Castelo Branco staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Pombal led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-3 full-time score.