Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between Gil Vicente (10th, 43 pts) and Desportivo Aves (18th, 17 pts). Gil Vicente ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Per game in the league, Gil Vicente were scoring 1.18 and conceding 1.29, Desportivo Aves 0.71 and 2, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Gil Vicente had been beaten in three straight games. 8 games without a win framed Desportivo Aves's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Gil Vicente wins, 1 for Desportivo Aves, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Estádio Cidade de Barcelos (capacity 12,046). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gil Vicente led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Gil Vicente: Samuel Lino (90'), Rúben Ribeiro (36'), Henrique Gomes (10')
Key stats
Possession: Gil Vicente 49% · Desportivo Aves 51% · Total shots: 17-10 · On target: 9-1 · Corners: 9-2