In this week 4 match on Aug 27th, Marítimo will host Portimonense in a Primeira Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Marítimo recorded a 0-5 blowout loss against Sporting Braga. Carvalho Oliveira struck first for Sporting Braga in the 9th minute on a feed from André Horta, then Iuri Medeiros added another in the 42nd minute In the end, Marítimo couldn’t muster any offence and Sporting Braga ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while in their last match, 4th placed Portimonense, recorded a 2-1 win against Vitória SC. Joao Pedro Ferreira Silva scored the first goal for Vitória SC in the 46th minute, then Welinton Junior tied it up for Portimonense in the 62nd minute Finally they completed the comback in the 88th minute on a goal by Y. Cariello Ribeiro to cap off a wild match. Portimonense is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Y. Cariello Ribeiro has been the most prolific scorer on Portimonense in the last 5 matches with two goals. Marítimo hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Vitor and Cláudio Winck, and they each have 1 goal.