Match Report
Paços de Ferreira went into the game 17th in the table on 39 points; Penafiel sat 14th on 41 — a 2-point gap. Paços de Ferreira had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Paços de Ferreira ran at 1 scored and 1.41 conceded, Penafiel at 1.09 and 1.15.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Paços de Ferreira have 5 wins to Penafiel's 1, with 1 draw, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 71% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 86%.
Estádio Capital do Móvel, capacity 9,146, hosted the game. The referee was Fabio Verssimo, with 21 matches in our database and 0.9 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Paços de Ferreira: Miguel Mota (83'), David Costa (90') · Penafiel: Ibrahima Kébé (58')
Key stats
Possession: Paços de Ferreira 50% · Penafiel 50% · Total shots: 16-9 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 5-7