Only a few games have been played in the Primeira Liga so far, with Marítimo placed 9th and Nacional sitting in the 8th position.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Marítimo form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Marítimo's two home games in the Primeira Liga so far this season, having collected 3 points.
Marítimo are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Moreirense. Before that game, the home loss against Portimonense with the scoreline 1-2.
Amir Abedzadeh had a busy but productive day in the Moreirense match. Despite making seven saves the loss could not be prevented.
Marítimo has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Nacional form and stats
Nacional are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Primeira Liga, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Nacional played 1-1 against Pacos de Ferreira in their previous match. Prior to that match, the Nacional manager C. Simões faced defeat when travelling to Sporting Braga and losing 1-2.
It's early days yet, but Nacional has scored 2 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Marítimo two wins, three draws and Nacional five victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Pereira de Pinho 5 goals |   J. Riascos Valencia 3 goals |  Z. Chavango 1 goals |
Marítimo missing players
Nacional missing players
| Marítimo | Nacional | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 | 18 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 14 | 53 |
| 19 | 10 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 37% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 32% |
- All of Marítimo's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Marítimo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Marítimo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nacional have scored in all their away matches so far.
| Marítimo | Last season | Nacional | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 12 | 24 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 34 | 24 | Scored | S | 14 | 36 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Conceded | C | 11 | 16 | ||
| 88% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 62% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 62% | ||
| 38% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | ||
| 24% | 24% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 17% | ||
| 9% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 47% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 54% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 42% | ||
| 32% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 17% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 350 | 187 | Total Shots | T S | 131 | 267 | ||
| 110 | 66 | Shots on Target | S O | 41 | 89 | ||
| 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Porto | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Moreirense | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Santa Clara | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Nacional | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Marítimo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Famalicao | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | Pacos de Ferreira | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 | Tondela | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Portimonense | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 17 | Boavista | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -6 | 3 |
| 18 | Farense | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 1 |