Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Tondela (1st, 64 pts) and Marítimo (12th, 43 pts). The last five rounds placed Tondela no better than 8th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Tondela ran at 1.71 scored and 1.03 conceded, Marítimo at 1.24 and 1.41.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Marítimo.
17 meetings are on record — 5 won by Tondela, 8 by Marítimo, 4 drawn, at 3.18 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 65% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 65%. The last five meetings averaged 4.2 goals, well above the all-time 3.18.
The venue was Estádio João Cardoso in Tondela, with room for 30,127 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.