Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Paços de Ferreira 5th with 52 points, Vilaverdense 17th with 27, 25 apart. Vilaverdense had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Per game in the league, Vilaverdense were scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.74, Paços de Ferreira 1.24 and 1.03, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Vilaverdense — three in succession.
Campo Cruz Do Reguengo in Vila Verde staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.