Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Sao Joao Ver 2nd on 45, Valadares Gaia 13th on 24. Recent form told a different story for Sao Joao Ver: only 9th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Valadares Gaia were scoring 0.85 and conceding 1.81, Sao Joao Ver 1.04 and 0.69, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Complexo Desportivo de Valadares in Valadares (capacity 750). The referee was R. Martins, with 9 matches in our database and 2.8 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.