Match Report
The table read 1st (Rio Ave, 70 pts) against 5th (Benfica II, 57 pts), 13 points apart. Benfica II had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Rio Ave were scoring 1.53 and conceding 0.91, Benfica II 1.79 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Rio Ave against 4/15 for Benfica II.
Estádio do Rio Ave Futebol Clube in Vila do Conde staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,815. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Benfica II led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.