Match Report
Espinho went into the game 7th in the table on 43 points; SC Esmoriz sat 9th on 38 — a 5-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Espinho: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. Against a league average of 1.18 goals per team per game, Espinho ran at 1.1 scored and 0.87 conceded, SC Esmoriz at 1.03 and 1.27.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.


