Match Report
Tondela, 1st with 64 points, sat 37 points above Mafra (18th, 27). Recent form told a different story for Tondela: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Tondela ran at 1.71 scored and 1.03 conceded, Mafra at 0.85 and 1.59.
Mafra had gone 7 games without a win.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 4 for Tondela, 1 for Mafra and 1 drawn, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. History points to goals: 83% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Estádio João Cardoso in Tondela staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,127. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Tondela: Ricardo Alves (58')