Week 23 brings us a match on Feb 20th where Marítimo plays host to Famalicão in a Primeira Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Marítimo is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Arouca. Ali Alipour scored the first goal for Marítimo in the 7th minute, then Joel Tagueu added another in the 27th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Arouca couldn’t manage to score, and Marítimo took the shutout win. Marítimo should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Famalicão, recorded a 5-0 blowout win against Moreirense. Pêpê struck first for Famalicão in the 25th minute on a penalty shot, then Simon Banza added another in the 31st minute on a feed from João Teixeira In the end, Moreirense was frustrated by Famalicão’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Famalicão ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 18th of September, Famalicão hosted Marítimo at the Estádio Municipal 22 De Junho in their last match together. Famalicão and Marítimo battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Famalicão nor Marítimo could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 15 and 4 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,.
Riccieli and Ivan Dolček are the top scorers for Famalicão in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Marítimo’s top weapon lately has been Ali Alipour, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.