Match Report
The table read 16th (Ribeira Brava, 17 pts) against 13th (CF Benfica W, 31 pts), 14 points apart. CF Benfica W had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Against a league average of 1.18 goals per team per game, Ribeira Brava ran at 0.9 scored and 1.87 conceded, CF Benfica W at 1.17 and 1.8.
Ribeira Brava arrived off four straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Ribeira Brava 1/15, CF Benfica W 7/15.
Estádio do Centro Desportivo da Madeira in Madeira staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.




