Portugal - Liga PortugalStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Marítimo and Benfica, taking place on Sunday, 12 March 2023, at Estádio do Marítimo in Funchal.
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Marítimo, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 2-0 away defeat by Gil Vicente will have left the Marítimo squad feeling a little deflated. They came away from that fixture with 54% of the possession and clocked up 19 attempts on goal with 6 on target. By comparison, Gil Vicente managed 11 attempts on goal, with 5 on target.
Having scored 6 goals and conceded 11 in their last 6 games, they will need to improve at both ends if they are to pick up more points from here on. As defensive records go, they don't have one to celebrate, with at least 1 goal shipped in 19 of their 23 league matches this season.
Having clocked up 5 defeats from their previous 6 matches, recent form is something they will certainly be looking to change. It has been a particularly poor run of form in the league, having racked up 15 defeats in 23 games.
Benfica, Recent FormBenfica head into this match with some confidence in the knowledge that they recorded a solid 2-0 home win against Famalicão in their last league encounter. In that game they had 64% possession and managed 19 attempts on goal, with 7 on target, compared to Famalicão who had 7 attempts and 0 on target.
It's clear that Roger Schmidt, their manager, will be very satisfied with his side's performance over the last 6 matches, a spell which has seen them notch up 15 goals and only give 1 away. With a defensive record of 5 clean sheets in their last 6 matches, they can certainly claim to be hard to beat. Few teams have managed to keep As Águias away from their goal, having scored in all but 2 of their games this season.
They are showing impressive league form with a run of 7 straight wins in a row and are also unbeaten in their last 9 games.
João Mário will be looking forward to more goals after clocking up an impressive 7 goals in the past 6 league matches for Brentford.
A defeat for Marítimo in their last match against Benfica was not completely unexpected, but they will have been disappointed to lose by 5 goals.
The Marítimo defence has struggled against As Águias in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 5 games. On each of the last 2 outings between Marítimo and As Águias in the league, Marítimo have not performed well in front of goal and have come up empty-handed in terms of goals. In their recent meetings Os Verde-Rubros have struggled to keep Benfica at bay, having conceded 16 goals in their last 5 games. In their past 5 meetings, Benfica's defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so Os Verde-Rubros will have to take their chances when they come.
Marítimo will be determined to get something from this game having lost the last 5 times they've met Benfica in the league and not won this fixture for 5 games in a row.
Rafa Silva has scored in each of Benfica's last 0 league games against Marítimo.
There is only really one injury concern for the Marítimo manager José Gomes ahead of this clash, with Marcelo Carné (Knee) missing out, which gives Gomes a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
With only Julian Draxler (Ankle) and Mihailo Ristić (Muscle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Roger Schmidt will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Marítimo Playing at home | Benfica Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | Goals scored | 1.9 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 0.4 |
| 31' | Time first goal scored | 36' |
| 41' | Time first goal conceded | 46' |
| 3.1 | Yellow cards | 2.2 |
| 0.4 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.7 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 3-1 | Biggest victory | 5-1 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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