Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Louletano 5th with 50 points, FC Barreirense 13th with 22, 28 apart. The last five rounds placed FC Barreirense 9th in the league for form — higher than their 13th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, FC Barreirense ran at 1.19 scored and 1.73 conceded, Louletano at 1.69 and 0.77.
A win had eluded FC Barreirense for 5 matches, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for FC Barreirense against 10/15 for Louletano.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 0 FC Barreirense wins, 2 for Louletano, 3 draws, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host.
Campo da Verderena, capacity 1,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
FC Barreirense: Armando Barreiros (19'), Paulo Ricardo Lopes Veiga (55') · Louletano: João Vale (82' og), Eduardo (86'), Caiser Gomes (26')
Key stats
Possession: FC Barreirense 44% · Louletano 56% · Total shots: 7-9 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 3-11