Benfica are positioned 3rd, while Marítimo are dragging their feet 20 points behind in the league table. Will they trim the gap?
- Benfica have the most scored goals (39) in Primeira Liga
- Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Marítimo.
Only a few days to rest for the hosts, as they featured in a League Cup match only four days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Sporting Covilhã, was also a home game here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. The away team is better rested.
Benfica form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica as Benfica have scored 14 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Primeira Liga are 4-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Benfica's last game was hosting Sporting Covilhã and winning 3-0. Midfielder Taarabt was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.61 (out of ten) in that game. Taarabt hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times and had 62 successful passes (of 77 total).
Before that match, a Primeira Liga win away at Famalicao.Benfica are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. In their match history nine earlier games are comparable to this one, and Benfica has won nine times, drawn zero and lost zero. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Benfica has won by at least two goals six times when in this position.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Benfica as they are travelling to their away game against Porto in the Taça De Portugal. That match is four days after this one.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 6 games), Benfica's attacking play is working. 7 goals have been conceded.
Marítimo form and stats
There's been little loot from Marítimo's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Primeira Liga. Marítimo only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Impressive finishing from Costa, Tagueu, Henrique and Guitane secured the home win 4-1 against Santa Clara in their previous game. Midfielder Beltrame was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.12. Beltrame signed up for two assists and hit three key passes.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Boavista.Marítimo are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found three matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were one win, zero draws and two defeats. Of the defeats, one game were lost by at least two goals margin.
Marítimo find the net regularly in their away games. 7 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. In the opposite end, Marítimo have conceded 11 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between these sides: Benfica won seven, Marítimo triumphed in two and we saw one draw. six games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  D. Núñez Ribeiro 11 goals |  R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 6 goals |  R. Yaremchuk 4 goals |
Benfica missing players
Marítimo missing players
| Benfica | Marítimo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 39 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 86% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 79% |
| 64% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 29% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 57% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 64% |
| 36% | 17% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 7% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 29% |
| 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.2 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 6 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15.1 | 16.8 | 21 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
| 6.6 | 6.3 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 42% | 37% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 36% |
| 8.6 | 7.5 | 3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | 4.6 |
- Benfica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Marítimo.
- Benfica have the most scored goals (39) in Primeira Liga
- Benfica have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Primeira Liga
- Benfica have the the best goal difference (+28) in Primeira Liga
- Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 | Porto | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 38 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | Benfica | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 28 | 34 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | Estoril | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Portimonense | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Gil Vicente | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | Marítimo | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 14 |
| 10 | Vizela | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 13 |
| 11 | Arouca | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 13 |
| 12 | Tondela | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -9 | 12 |
| 13 | Boavista | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 12 |
| 14 | Pacos de Ferreira | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 11 |
| 15 | Famalicao | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -11 | 10 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -18 | 10 |
| 17 | Moreirense | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -16 | 8 |