Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Vitória Guimarães (6th, 54 pts) held a 30-point advantage over Boavista (18th, 24 pts). Boavista had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.71/1.74 for Boavista and 1.38/1.09 for Vitória Guimarães (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
Vitória Guimarães had not lost in 5 games. The last-five ledger: Boavista 3/15, Vitória Guimarães 9/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 22 games: 4 Boavista wins, 10 for Vitória Guimarães, 8 draws, at 2.27 goals per meeting.
Estádio do Bessa Século XXI in Porto staged the fixture, a ground that holds 28,263. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Boavista led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Boavista: M. van Ginkel (45') · Vitória Guimarães: I. Vukotić (50' og), Tiago Silva (76')