Match Report
11 points and 4 places separated them: Farense 16th with 27, Rio Ave 12th with 38. Farense had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.74/1.35 for Farense and 1.15/1.62 for Rio Ave (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
Farense had drawn their last three.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Farense, 1 draw and 3 for Rio Ave, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. Historically tight: 20% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Estádio de São Lúis (capacity 12,000). On the scoreboard, Rio Ave led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Farense: Tomané (82') · Rio Ave: Clayton (59'), Kiko Bondoso (22')
Key stats
Possession: Farense 54% · Rio Ave 46% · Total shots: 15-9 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 9-2