In a weekend match in week 21, on Sat Feb 5th, Marítimo will host Estoril in a clash of these two evenly matched Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Marítimo sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Porto. Evanilson struck first for Porto in the 18th minute on a feed from Otavinho, then Pepê added another in the 48th minute. Marítimo should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while estoril sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Paços de Ferreira. Neither Estoril nor Paços de Ferreira could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 13 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Estoril looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Aug 27th, Estoril won by a score of 2 to 1. Miguel Crespo struck first for Estoril in the 28th minute, then in the 45th minute, Ali Alipour sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Cláudio Winck.
Estoril’s most prolific scorer has been Andre Filipe Russo Franco. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Both Joel Tagueu and Rafik Guitane have been the hottest scorers for Marítimo in the last five each having scored 2 goals.