Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Nacional 2nd with 6, Portimonense 3rd with 3. Portimonense SAD's recent output lagged their position: 18th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.33/1 for Nacional and 0.67/1.67 for Portimonense (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.29.
Nacional entered with four wins in a row. From the last five rounds, Nacional held 12 points of 15 and Portimonense 4.
Across 6 recorded meetings, Nacional have 1 win to Portimonense's 4, with 1 draw, at 3.33 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
The venue was Estádio da Madeira in Funchal, with room for 5,132 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.