This match features two teams living in the basement of the Primeira Liga, Belenenses holding 13th place and Marítimo lying 16th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (15) in Primeira Liga
- Marítimo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Belenenses form and stats
3-5-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Primeira Liga numbers at home for Belenenses, who have the fewest scored goals (15) in Primeira Liga, so far this season. The Belenenses manager A. Gonçalves Teixeira might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Belenenses travelled for their previous game, a trip to Sporting Braga that ended 1-1. Preceding that match was a defeat to Boavista (0-2).
This is expected to be a close game, with Belenenses perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Belenenses as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Belenenses has won three of these, drawn four and lost seven.
Belenenses are traveling soon after this match as the Primeira Liga match at Sporting CP awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Belenenses here at Estádio Nacional in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 13 games). Belenenses have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Marítimo form and stats
There's been little loot from Marítimo's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the Primeira Liga. Marítimo only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw.
Ali Alipour scored in Marítimo's previous match, the home game against Farense that ended 1-0. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Benfica's place.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Marítimo in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Marítimo, two draws and six defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Marítimo are hosting Rio Ave in the Primeira Liga only four days away.
The visiting Marítimo have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 13 games. 18 goals have been conceded by Marítimo in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Marítimo - Belenenses 1-0 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Belenenses victories, three draws and three Marítimo wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, eight matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Pereira de Pinho 9 goals |  D. Tagueu Tadjo 6 goals |   Z. Cassierra Cabezas 5 goals |
Belenenses missing players
Marítimo missing players
| Belenenses | Marítimo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 15 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 24 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 38 |
| 69% | 77% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 54% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 69% |
| 23% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 58% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 31% | 46% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 50% |
| 42% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 23% |
| 58% | 46% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 10.6 | 10.5 |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 19% | 21% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 25% |
- Belenenses have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Belenenses have the fewest scored goals (15) in Primeira Liga
- Belenenses have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Primeira Liga
- Marítimo 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 | Sporting CP | 26 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 35 | 66 |
| 2 | Porto | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 31 | 60 |
| 3 | Benfica | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 57 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 54 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 44 |
| 6 | Santa Clara | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -5 | 35 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 34 |
| 9 | Portimonense | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -8 | 28 |
| 11 | Rio Ave | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -9 | 28 |
| 12 | Tondela | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -17 | 28 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 27 |
| 14 | Famalicao | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -11 | 27 |
| 15 | Boavista | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | -11 | 25 |
| 16 | Marítimo | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | -16 | 24 |
| 17 | Farense | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 22 |
| 18 | Nacional | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -20 | 21 |