Match Report
Feirense went into the game 16th in the table on 31 points; Vilaverdense sat 17th on 27 — a 4-point gap. On the form table Vilaverdense stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 17th overall. Per game in the league, Feirense were scoring 0.91 and conceding 1.44, Vilaverdense 0.88 and 1.74, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
The venue was Estádio Marcolino de Castro in Santa Maria da Feira, with room for 12,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.