Match Report
3rd against 4th, but level on points: Farense U23 and Sporting CP U23 both had 27. Sporting CP U23 had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Farense U23 1.38 scored and 1.06 conceded per game, Sporting CP U23 1.75 and 0.88, with the league averaging 1.42.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 0 for Farense U23, 2 for Sporting CP U23 and 4 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
The venue was Estádio de São Luís, with room for 7,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Farense U23: Rúben Ribeiro (2'), Leonardo de Oliveira (75') · Sporting CP U23: Ivanildo Mendes (45'), Víctor Guzmán (52')
Key stats
Possession: Farense U23 52% · Sporting CP U23 48% · Total shots: 4-8 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 4-3