Match Report
Pombal went into the game 13th in the table on 36 points; SC Esmoriz sat 9th on 38 — a 2-point gap. Pombal had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Pombal 1.17 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, SC Esmoriz 1.03 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.18.


