On the 23rd of January, Marítimo will play host to Belenenses in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, 9th placed Marítimo, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Sporting Braga. Cláudio Winck scored the first goal for Marítimo in the 89th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sporting Braga couldn’t manage to score, and Marítimo took the shutout win. Marítimo is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while belenenses sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-4 loss against Porto. Camara struck first for Belenenses in the 13th minute on a feed from Tomás Castro, then Evanilson tied it up for Porto in the 36th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 58th minute on a goal by Evanilson to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
Marítimo and Belenenses last played eachother at the Estádio Nacional on Aug 16th. Marítimo was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. André Vidigal scored the first goal for Marítimo in the 12th minute, then Ali Alipour added another in the 15th minute on a feed from Bruno Xadas.
Belenenses’s top weapon lately has been Camara, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches. Both Joel Tagueu and Rafik Guitane have been the hottest scorers for Marítimo in the last five each having scored 3 goals.