The visiting Benfica side should be favourites in this visit to Marítimo, as the away team holds a 36 point advantage from their 28 league games this season.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Marítimo form and stats
4 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Marítimo have to build on here at Estádio dos Barreiros in the Primeira Liga.
Marítimo lost their last game at Portimonense (placed 17th) after a 2-3 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Marítimo won a home game hosting Gil Vicente (2-1).
Marítimo are traveling soon after this match as the Primeira Liga match at Santa Clara awaits in four days.
Marítimo has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. 18 goals have been conceded.
Benfica form and stats
Benfica, who have the most scored goals (59) in Primeira Liga, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 35 points collected from 14 Primeira Liga games. 11 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far.
Home advantage was not enough for Benfica in their previous game, as they lost their Primeira Liga-match, hosting Santa Clara, 3-4. Preceding that game was the away victory against Rio Ave with the score of 2-1.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Benfica, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun? Benfica were so close to getting something from the game against Santa Clara, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal five minutes into overtime.
The Benfica manager B. Nascimento has got the team scoring on the road, with 28 away goals in 14 league matches. Benfica are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Benfica - Marítimo 4-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Marítimo-Benfica H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Marítimo one win, Benfica eight wins, one draw. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Alves Morais 17 goals |  L. Fernandes 15 goals |   R. Pereira de Pinho 9 goals |
Marítimo missing players
Benfica missing players
| Marítimo | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 28 | 59 |
| 38 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 89% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 68% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| 43% | 57% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | 36% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 54% | 79% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 39% |
| 25% | 21% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| 32% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 4.4 | 5.6 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.4 | 7.1 |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 8.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 282 | 155 | 21 | Total Shots | T S | 62 | 188 | 428 |
| 86 | 55 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 60 | 139 |
| 31% | 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 47% | 42% |
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals (10) away
- Benfica has the most clean sheets (7) away
- Benfica has the most points (35) away
- Benfica has the most points from losing position (14)
- Benfica has the most scored goals (28) away
- Benfica has the most scored goals (59)
- Benfica has the most scored goals in the second half (39)
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+18) away
- 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 away.
- 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 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 38 | 67 |
| 2 | Benfica | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 64 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 45 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 52 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 50 |
| 5 | Famalicão | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 44 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 45 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 44 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 40 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | -5 | 38 |
| 9 | Moreirense | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 35 |
| 10 | Boavista | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 35 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 33 |
| 12 | Paços de Ferreira | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -13 | 31 |
| 13 | Vitória FC | 28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 30 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -20 | 30 |
| 15 | Tondela | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -12 | 29 |
| 16 | Marítimo | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -16 | 24 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 28 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -31 | 14 |