Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Paços de Ferreira (13th, 39 pts) and Desportivo Aves (18th, 17 pts). Paços de Ferreira had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Desportivo Aves were scoring 0.71 and conceding 2, Paços de Ferreira 1.06 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Desportivo Aves win, 2 for Paços de Ferreira, 2 draws, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was Estádio Clube Desportivo das Aves in Vila das Aves, with room for 8,560 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Desportivo Aves: Welinton Junior (44') · Paços de Ferreira: Pedrinho (27'), Hélder Ferreira (49'), Adriano Castanheira (72')
Key stats
Possession: Desportivo Aves 62% · Paços de Ferreira 38% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 7-7