Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Moreirense (1st, 79 pts) held a 51-point advantage over Sporting Covilhã (18th, 28 pts). Sporting Covilhã had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall. Per game in the league, Moreirense were scoring 2.26 and conceding 1.12, Sporting Covilhã 0.91 and 1.68, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Moreirense came in having won three on the spin. From the last five rounds, Moreirense held 13 points of 15 and Sporting Covilhã 7.
The match was played at Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas in Moreira de Conegos (capacity 2,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Moreirense led 4-3 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 6-4.