Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Merelinense 9th with 44 points, Cacadores das Taipas 17th with 20, 24 apart. Recent form flatters Merelinense's table spot — 4th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 9th. Per game in the league, Cacadores das Taipas were scoring 0.72 and conceding 2, Merelinense 1.12 and 1.12, against a competition average of 1.37 goals per team per game.
Cacadores das Taipas entered with three losses in a row.
David Silva took charge, a referee with 4 games logged in our database. Estádio do Montinho in Caldas das Taipas, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.