Match Report
Espinho went into the game 5th in the table on 29 points; Valadares Gaia sat 7th on 20 — a 9-point gap. Recent form flatters Espinho's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 5th. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, Espinho ran at 1.33 scored and 0.72 conceded, Valadares Gaia at 1.22 and 1.11.
Valadares Gaia's unbeaten run stood at 10, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, Espinho had taken 4 of 15 points to Valadares Gaia's 13.
The match was played at Estádio Marques da Silva (Ovar) in Ovar. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.