Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Marítimo & Rio Ave face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Marítimo form and stats
Marítimo participated in League Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.With 0 Liga Portugal wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Marítimo are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Stress levels are on the rise for Marítimo's attacking players as they have now played 242 minutes without scoring in a league game. Ramírez was their last goal scorer.
In their previous game, the manager Henriques led his Marítimo to a defeat away at Vitória SC. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio dos Barreiros. Defender Júnior got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.44/10. Júnior won 5 of 7 duels.
Before that, Marítimo drew at home versus Famalicao.Marítimo have scored {4 league goals} here from 6 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Marítimo have conceded 8 goals.
Rio Ave form and stats
Last season their League Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Rio Ave have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Liga Portugal, after 1-3-3 (7 played).
The Rio Ave goalkeeper Leonardo da Silva Vieira is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 204 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
It's the second away game in a row for Rio, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Arouca last time out. The attacker Aziz got a match rating of 7.61 in that game. Aziz scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that, Rio Ave secured a home win against Boavista with the score 1-0.The visiting Rio Ave have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 7 games. Rio have conceded 13 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Marítimo have managed a streak of 4 consecutive games without losing (3-1-0) when playing Rio Ave.Top Goalscorers
  A. Yakubu 6 goals |  E. Boateng 4 goals |   Bruno Xadas 2 goals |
Marítimo missing players
Rio Ave missing players
| Marítimo | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Scored | S | 13 | 29 | ||
| 42 | 14 | Conceded | C | 19 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 5.6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.8 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 11.1 | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 22% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | ||
| 13.8 | 12.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.2 | 13.6 | ||
| 5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Farense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Marítimo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Rio Ave | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 37 |
| 2 | Porto | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 29 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 25 |
| 5 | Casa Pia | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Vitória SC | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 7 | Portimonense | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Chaves | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 9 | Arouca | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Boavista | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 17 |
| 12 | Estoril | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -4 | 16 |
| 13 | Vizela | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Santa Clara | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Famalicao | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 9 |
| 17 | Marítimo | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -19 | 6 |
| 18 | Pacos de Ferreira | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -19 | 2 |
