Struggling Marítimo will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Benfica in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Marítimo form and stats
Marítimo have collected 14 points from their Primeira Liga home games so far after 3-5-4. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Marítimo to get some points in this home game.
Marítimo faced defeat in their previous match, away at Moreirense (0-2). Preceding that match was the home game against Sporting Braga that was lost 1-2.
There will be little rest for Marítimo after this match as they are travelling to Santa Clara for a Primeira Liga game in only three days.
Marítimo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 12 games. On the other hand, Marítimo have conceded 16 goals.
Benfica form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Benfica so far, with 10-1-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Primeira Liga statistics.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Vitoria Setubal (placed 12th) in their previous outing. The Primeira Liga match ended in a draw 1-1. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Moreirense.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Boavista in just four days.
Benfica have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 24 goals from 12 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Marítimo and Benfica have met before this season: Benfica - Marítimo 4-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Marítimo one win, one draw and Benfica eight victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Alves Morais 15 goals |  L. Fernandes 14 goals |   R. Pereira de Pinho 5 goals |
Marítimo missing players
Benfica missing players
| Marítimo | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 24 | 52 |
| 32 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 88% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 79% |
| 42% | 58% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 42% | 46% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 50% | 75% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 42% | 33% |
| 29% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 58% | 58% |
| 33% | 8% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 4.2 | 5.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.2 | 7 |
| 5.9 | 6.4 | 10.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 232 | 125 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 53 | 159 | 357 |
| 69 | 43 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 53 | 120 |
| 32% | 37% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 45% | 43% |
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals (14)
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals (7) away
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8)
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
- Benfica has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Benfica has the most clean sheets (14)
- Benfica has the most clean sheets (7) away
- Benfica has the most points (31) away
- Benfica has the most scored goals (52)
- Benfica has the most scored goals in the second half (34)
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+17) away
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+38)
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Marítimo.
- Benfica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Marítimo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Marítimo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 60 |
| 2 | Benfica | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 38 | 59 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 46 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 42 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 37 |
| 7 | Famalicao | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 37 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 30 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Boavista | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Vitoria Setubal | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 28 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -19 | 26 |
| 14 | Tondela | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -10 | 25 |
| 15 | Marítimo | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 22 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 24 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -18 | 16 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -24 | 13 |