Catch Maritimo vs Benfica on March 12 at 18:00 (UTC)!

On March 12th, Primeira Liga leaders Benfica will travel to Faro to take on Maritimo at 18:00 (UTC). Despite being at the top of the table, this will be no easy task for Benfica as Maritimo currently sits in 16th place. Bruno Xadas has been a bright spark for Maritimo this season, scoring twice in the league, while Benfica’s Gonçalo Ramos has scored eight times in the league. This promises to be an exciting match and both teams will be looking to come away with the three points.

This season has been a mixed bag for Maritimo and Benfica. Maritimo has had the most success at home, winning 3 games, drawing 2, and losing 6. They achieved their biggest win at home with a score of 3-1, and their biggest loss at home was 0-2. Away from home, Maritimo have had less success, with their biggest win being 0-1 and their biggest loss being an alarming 5-0.

Benfica, on the other hand, have had the most success away from home. They have won 9 games, drawn 1, and lost 1. It looks like Benfica have managed to find their feet on the road this season, and it has definitely paid off.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: Bruno Xadas (Maritimo) — 2 assists, Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) — 3 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: Miguel Silva (Maritimo) — 23, Odysseas Vlachodimos (Benfica) — 10
• Tackles: Léo (Maritimo) — 18, Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) — 27.
• Most encounters won: Cláudio Winck (Maritimo) — 59, Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica) — 57.
• Yellow cards: Edgar Costa (Maritimo) — 3, Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica) — 4.
• Red cards: André Vidigal (Maritimo) — 1, Gonçalo Ramos (Benfica) — 1.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. Gonçalo Ramos (8, Benfica)
2. Simon Banza (6, SC Braga)
3. Mehdi Taremi (6, FC Porto)
4. Aziz (5, Rio Ave)
5. Fran Navarro (5, GIL Vicente)

Team statistics:

This season, Maritimo has had four matches where they haven’t been able to score a goal, while Benfica has not conceded in their last 15 matches. Benfica has demonstrated their strength this season by having the highest winning score gap of 5-0 in a home game, and 1-5 in an away game. On the other hand, Maritimo suffered the biggest loss of 0-3 in an away game, and 0-0 at home. These stats demonstrate the level of dominance Benfica has had in this season.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Maritimo — LDLLL
• Benfica — WWDWW

The recent form of both Maritimo and Benfica has been quite contrasting. Maritimo have lost their last five games, while Benfica have won four and drawn one of their last five outings. Maritimo will need to turn their form around quickly if they are to avoid slipping further down the table, while Benfica look to be continuing their strong run of form.

According to home statistics this season, Maritimo scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	25.00%	11.63%
16-30	18.75%	13.95%
31-45	25.00%	13.95%
46-60	12.50%	20.93%
61-75	6.25%	20.93%
76-90	12.50%	16.28%
91-105	0%	2.33%

Benfica has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	15.52%	15.38%
16-30	12.07%	23.08%
31-45	17.24%	15.38%
46-60	15.52%	15.38%
61-75	13.79%	7.69%
76-90	17.24%	15.38%
91-105	8.62%	7.69%

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Maritimo	6	1	0	0	0	2	3
Benfica		3	2	0	0	0	1

Probabilities before the match:

Maritimo		Benfica
16.0%	Winning the game	84.0%
32%	Attack potential	68%
10%	Potential in defense	90%
0%	Strength against each other	100%
11%	Goal Potential	89%

Summary: the probability of Benfica winning – 50%, draw – 50%, loss – 0. Thus Maritimo, most likely, loss (loss or draw)

Goal Forecast:Maritimo, is likely to score 2 goals, Benfica is likely to score no more than 4.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
NordicBet 13.0	Unibet 6.0	Bwin 1.25

Save the date

The match between the teams Maritimo and Benfica will take place on March 12 at 18:00 (UTC) at the stadium Estádio dos Barreiros.