Match Report
The table read 18th (Boavista, 24 pts) against 13th (Gil Vicente, 34 pts), 10 points apart. The last five rounds placed Boavista 8th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Per game in the league, Boavista were scoring 0.71 and conceding 1.74, Gil Vicente 1 and 1.38, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Gil Vicente for 9 matches.
The sides have met 13 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Boavista, 4 draws and 5 for Gil Vicente, at 2.31 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Estádio do Bessa Século XXI (capacity 28,263). C. Fernandes Macedo officiated: 80 games logged, averaging 2.4 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Boavista: Róbert Boženík (90') · Gil Vicente: Pablo (55'), Pablo (56'), Pablo (65')
Key stats
Possession: Boavista 38% · Gil Vicente 62% · Total shots: 7-14 · On target: 3-9 · Corners: 3-3