Liga Portugal: Marítimo are 16 points after Rio Ave, but are psyched to go all in. Let's start!
- Marítimo have the most conceded goals (56) in Liga Portugal
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Marítimo form and stats
5-2-8 (win-draw-lost) are the Liga Portugal numbers at home for Marítimo so far this season.
The Marítimo crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Vitória SC here at Estádio dos Barreiros. Midfield player Xadas got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, the max score being 10. Xadas hit three key passes.
Heartbreak before that as Marítimo lost 2-3 at Famalicao's place.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Marítimo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 4 and lost 7.
Goal fest? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 12 latest league games with this club has seen three or more goals.
The Marítimo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 15 matches. Marítimo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rio Ave form and stats
Rio Ave have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Liga Portugal, after 2-6-7 (15 played).
The regulars enjoyed Rio Ave's previous match versus Arouca (placed 5th), a 1-0 win played at home. Those three points felt sweet as this team had gone four league fixtures without victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Freire when Vitor scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute. Goalkeeper Jhonatan got the top player rating of the team with 7.84/10. Jhonatan topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Boavista's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Rio Ave in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Rio, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
A tale of few goals? 17 of this team's most recent 21 league rounds have seen two or less goals.
Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Rio Ave have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have played before this season: Rio Ave - Marítimo 1-1. Previous ten meetings featuring these squads: Marítimo won four, Rio Ave were winners in four and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Cunha Vidigal 7 goals |   E. Boateng 5 goals |  C. Winck Neto 4 goals |
Marítimo missing players
Rio Ave missing players
| Marítimo | Rio Ave | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 27 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 31 |
| 56 | 21 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 24 | 35 |
| 97% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 93% |
| 77% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 53% |
| 57% | 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 47% | 33% |
| 23% | 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 40% | 27% |
| 17% | 7% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 10% |
| 53% | 60% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 47% | 40% |
| 13% | 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 27% | 33% |
| 37% | 27% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 5.8 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13.3 | 15.1 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 24% | 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 27% | 29% |
| 14.3 | 12.9 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 15.9 | 14.3 |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
- Marítimo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Marítimo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Marítimo have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Liga Portugal
- Marítimo have the most conceded goals (56) in Liga Portugal
- Marítimo have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in Liga Portugal
- Rio Ave have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 71 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 54 | 77 |
| 2 | Porto | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 44 | 73 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 66 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 17 | 41 | 71 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 61 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 33 | 64 |
| 5 | Arouca | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 48 |
| 6 | Vitória SC | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -7 | 44 |
| 7 | Famalicao | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -5 | 42 |
| 8 | Chaves | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 40 |
| 9 | Vizela | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 39 |
| 10 | Casa Pia | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 39 |
| 11 | Rio Ave | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -4 | 38 |
| 12 | Boavista | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 29 | -13 | 37 |
| 13 | Portimonense | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 25 | -16 | 33 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 15 | 23 | -10 | 31 |
| 15 | Estoril | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 45 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 28 |
| 16 | Marítimo | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 35 | -29 | 22 |
| 17 | Paços de Ferreira | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -29 | 20 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 21 | -29 | 16 |
