Football betting preview: Marítimo vs Portimonense

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 17.October
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)

It's early days in the Primeira Liga and both Marítimo and Portimonense are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Marítimo form and stats

Marítimo have only played one Primeira Liga game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats from 17 matches.

It's back home for Marítimo, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Porto away with the result 3-2. Rodrigo Pinho (2) and Nanu found the net in that victory. Nobody expected Marítimo to beat Porto in the last match, but sometimes David beats Goliath. Before that, Marítimo had a home game versus Tondela which ended with a victory 2-1.

Amir Abedzadeh loved the game against Porto. With a stunning eight saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 3-2 victory. A late climax in the match against Porto as the winning goal came four minutes into overtime; scored by Nanu.

Early season league goal statistics from Marítimo's 1 home game: 2 goals, 1 conceded.

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Portimonense form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Primeira Liga ended in defeat. Last season Portimonense had these away match statistics: Played 17; won 2, drew 5 and lost 10.

Portimonense have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 218 minutes ago. Fabricio was the goal scorer.

Home advantage was not enough for Portimonense in their previous game, as they lost their Primeira Liga-match, hosting Sporting CP, 0-2. Prior to that match, the Portimonense manager P. Bento Brito faced defeat when travelling to Gil Vicente and losing 0-1.

Portimonense have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Marítimo-Portimonense H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Marítimo four wins, Portimonense four wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

MarítimoR. Pereira de Pinho
R. Pereira de Pinho
4 goals
PortimonenseF. dos Santos Messias
F. dos Santos Messias
1 goals

Marítimo missing players

Portimonense missing players

Marítimo Portimonense
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
2 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
5 2 2 Scored S 0 0 1
5 1 1 Conceded C 0 1 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 67%
 
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 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
31 8 8 Total Shots T S 0 13 44
12 6 6 Shots on Target S O 0 2 11
42% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 9%
Marítimo Last season Portimonense
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
9 5   Won W   2 7
12 8   Drew D   5 12
13 4   Lost L   10 15
34 24   Scored S   12 30
42 21   Conceded C   27 45
88% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 88%
62% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 68%
38% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 41%
24% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 18%
9% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 6%
47% 71%   BTTS BTTS   59% 56%
32% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   12% 21%
32% 12%   Failed to Score F T   35% 35%
 
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   2.6 2.4
5 3   Red cards R C   1 2
 
350 187   Total Shots T S   179 396
110 66   Shots on Target S O   47 122
31% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 25%

  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 3 3 0 0 10 3 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 5 1 7 9
2 Santa Clara 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 7
3 Porto 3 2 0 1 10 4 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 5 0 6 6
4 Sporting CP 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 6
5 Marítimo 3 2 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 6
6 Nacional 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
7 Gil Vicente 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4
8 Moreirense 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 4
9 Belenenses 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
10 Vitoria Guimaraes 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
11 Famalicao 3 1 1 1 4 7 2 0 1 1 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 -3 4
12 Sporting Braga 3 1 0 2 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 3
13 Rio Ave 3 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 3
14 Boavista 3 0 2 1 4 9 1 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 -5 2
15 Pacos de Ferreira 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -3 1
16 Portimonense 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
17 Tondela 3 0 1 2 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 -5 1
18 Farense 3 0 0 3 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 -4 0
Last season 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 34 26 4 4 74 22 17 15 1 1 44 7 17 11 3 3 30 15 52 82
2 Benfica 34 24 5 5 71 26 17 12 2 3 38 13 17 12 3 2 33 13 45 77
3 Sporting Braga 34 18 6 10 61 40 17 10 4 3 32 20 17 8 2 7 29 20 21 60
4 Sporting CP 34 18 6 10 49 34 17 12 1 4 25 13 17 6 5 6 24 21 15 60
5 Rio Ave 34 15 10 9 48 36 17 6 6 5 27 23 17 9 4 4 21 13 12 55
6 Famalicao 34 14 12 8 53 51 17 7 6 4 28 26 17 7 6 4 25 25 2 54
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 13 11 10 53 38 17 8 4 5 27 15 17 5 7 5 26 23 15 50
8 Moreirense 34 10 13 11 42 44 17 6 6 5 23 20 17 4 7 6 19 24 -2 43
9 Gil Vicente 34 11 10 13 40 44 17 7 7 3 26 21 17 4 3 10 14 23 -4 43
10 Santa Clara 34 11 10 13 36 41 17 6 4 7 18 21 17 5 6 6 18 20 -5 43
11 Marítimo 34 9 12 13 34 42 17 5 8 4 24 21 17 4 4 9 10 21 -8 39
12 Boavista 34 10 9 15 28 39 17 5 4 8 15 18 17 5 5 7 13 21 -11 39
13 Pacos de Ferreira 34 11 6 17 36 52 17 6 2 9 15 22 17 5 4 8 21 30 -16 39
14 Tondela 34 9 9 16 30 44 17 3 5 9 12 22 17 6 4 7 18 22 -14 36
15 Belenenses 34 9 8 17 27 54 17 5 4 8 13 25 17 4 4 9 14 29 -27 35
16 Vitoria Setubal 34 7 13 14 27 43 17 4 7 6 15 20 17 3 6 8 12 23 -16 34
17 Portimonense 34 7 12 15 30 45 17 5 7 5 18 18 17 2 5 10 12 27 -15 33
18 Desportivo Aves 34 5 2 27 24 68 17 4 1 12 12 26 17 1 1 15 12 42 -44 17

Read more about Primeira Liga

The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.