On the 1st of February, in this week 18 match, Porto and Marítimo will play a match in Ilha da Madeira 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 14 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Marítimo is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Estoril. Renê Santos struck first for Marítimo in the 3rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Estoril couldn’t manage to score, and Marítimo took the shutout win. Marítimo is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Porto, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Vitória SC. Neto Lopes struck first for Porto in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Otavinho, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Vitória SC couldn’t muster any offence and Porto ran away with the shutout win. Porto is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 6th of August, Porto won by a score of 5 to 1. Mehdi Taremi scored the first goal for Porto in the 12th minute, then Evanilson added another in the 40th minute.
In the last 5 matches, both Mehdi Taremi and Wenderson Galeno are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Porto and look to continue their dominance.. Marítimo is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, André Vidigal and Cláudio Winck each only have 1 goal in their last 5.