Match Report
Valadares Gaia went into the game 13th in the table on 24 points; CF Oliveira Douro sat 11th on 26 — a 2-point gap. Valadares Gaia ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 13th table position. Per game in the league, Valadares Gaia were scoring 0.85 and conceding 1.81, CF Oliveira Douro 0.96 and 1.27, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
CF Oliveira Douro's last three games had all finished level.
The venue was Complexo Desportivo de Valadares in Valadares, with room for 750 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: CF Oliveira Douro led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.