Match Report
Machico (10th, 29 pts) visited Castro Daire (12th, 20 pts) with 9 points between them. Machico ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Per game in the league, Castro Daire were scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.31, Machico 1.19 and 1.54, against a competition average of 1.29 goals per team per game.
Castro Daire had gone 6 games without a win. Defeat had followed defeat for Machico — three in succession.
Complexo Desportivo Castro Daire (Castro Daire) in Castro Daire hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.