Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Porto (3rd, 71 pts) held a 47-point advantage over Boavista (18th, 24 pts). 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, Porto 1.91 and 0.88, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Across 21 recorded meetings, Boavista have 0 wins to Porto's 18, with 3 draws, at 2.81 goals per meeting.
C. Ruivo Pereira officiated: 86 games logged, averaging 2.5 yellow cards each. The venue was Estádio do Bessa Século XXI in Porto, with room for 28,263 spectators. Porto led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.
Goal scorers
Boavista: Miguel Reisinho (34') · Porto: Iván Marcano (25'), Rodrigo Mora (20')