Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Chaves (3rd, 64 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Vilafranquense (12th, 41 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Chaves 1.59 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Vilafranquense 1.21 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.24.
Chaves came in having won three on the spin.
Estádio Municipal Eng. Manuel Branco Teixeira in Chaves staged the fixture, a ground that holds 9,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.