| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldas | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4/15 | 5-7 |
| Mação | 9 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4/15 | 6-10 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldas | 8 | 35 | 46 | -2 | LLLWW | 11 | -3 |
| Mação | 18 | 27 | 15 | -33 | DDLLL | 16 | +2 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2019-01-06
On paper the standings were lopsided — Caldas 8th with 46 points, Mação 18th with 15, 31 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Caldas 1.09 scored and 1.14 conceded per game, Mação 0.7 and 1.93, with the league averaging 1.12.
The venue was Campo da Mata, with room for 13,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Caldas: Rafael Silveira (4'), Leandro Vilas Boas (8'), Luís Farinha (78')
