In this 32nd week match, on Saturday Apr 30th, Benfica and Marítimo will play a match in Ilha da Madeira in a clash of the Primeira Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which is great football weather. Marítimo sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Santa Clara. Kyosuke Tagawa scored the first goal for Santa Clara in the 5th minute, then Kyosuke Tagawa added another in the 33rd minute. Marítimo is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Benfica, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Famalicão. Neither Benfica nor Famalicão could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 26 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Benfica should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Benfica and Marítimo last played eachother at the Estádio Do Sport Lisboa E Benfica on Dec 19th. Benfica won by a score of 7 to 1. Darwin Nuñez struck first for Benfica in the 3rd minute on a feed from Rafa Silva, then Darwin Nuñez added another in the 18th minute.
Benfica is glad to have Darwin Nuñez in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored six goals. Joel Tagueu has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Marítimo.