📏 Form Guide

Marítimo

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Marítimo head into this game following on from a 0-0 LigaPro drawn match versus União Torreense.

In that game, Marítimo managed 49% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 2 on target. On the other side, União Torreense got 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.

A common feature of recent Marítimo games is the high number of scores with a nil in them.

From their previous 6 clashes leading up to this one, in 5 of them a wager on "Both Teams to Score" would've been a loser. Let’s see if that trend will be continued on here.

Santa Clara

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After being beaten in their last game against Paços de Ferreira in LigaPro action, Santa Clara will be hoping to turn things around here.

In that game, Santa Clara had 48% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Paços de Ferreira had 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Pablo (87') was the scorer for Paços de Ferreira.

A sequence of dependable performances by the Santa Clara defensive players has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally standing at 4 from their past 6 clashes in total. In that time, their forwards have scored 7.

Leading up to this clash, Santa Clara:

• have left without a victory over Marítimo in away games against them for the last 2 league games.
• are undefeated in their previous 14 league matches away from home. Not many clubs can boast an away record as good as that.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their prior head to head clashes stretching back to 08/02/2021 shows us that Marítimo have won 2 of them & Santa Clara 3, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 22 in all at an average of 3.67 goals per meeting.

The last league clash between these clubs was LigaPro match day 12 on 03/12/2023 which ended up with the score at Santa Clara 2-1 Marítimo.

In that game, Santa Clara had 52% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 5 on target. The scorers were Gabriel Silva (4') and Pedro Pacheco (74').

Marítimo had 6 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.

📰 Team News: Marítimo

The Marítimo boss will be thankful to have no fitness concerns to speak of before this game owing to a completely healthy group to pick from.

📋 Team News: Santa Clara

Thanks to a completely injury-free group to pick from, the Santa Clara manager Danildo Accioly has no fitness worries to report coming into this match. Pedro Pacheco is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

💡 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that Santa Clara and Marítimo could both well score here although it’s hard to see a clear-cut winner.

Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. We’re therefore expecting a close game with a 1-1 score draw at the conclusion of the game.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 19:03 14/04/2024