Match Report
Tondela, 1st with 64 points, sat 19 points above Penafiel (11th, 45). Tondela's recent output lagged their position: 8th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Tondela 1.71 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Penafiel 1.32 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.26.
Tondela's last three games had all finished level. 6 matches unbeaten backed Penafiel's arrival, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 1 for Tondela, 2 for Penafiel and 1 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 0% of the meetings went to the host. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Estádio João Cardoso in Tondela staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,127. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Tondela: André Ceitil (75'), António Xavier (63')