On Saturday Dec 11th, Marítimo hosts Santa Clara at Estádio Dos Barreiros in a Primeira Liga match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Marítimo sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Boavista. Petar Musa struck first for Boavista in the 5th minute, then Henrique tied it up for Marítimo in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Marítimo at least a draw. Marítimo looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Santa Clara is fresh off their 2-1 win against Arouca. Crysan struck first for Santa Clara in the 21st minute, then Martins Lafuerte Nunes got the equalizer for Arouca in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Leandro Silva. Santa Clara looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Santa Clara won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Santa Clara’s most prolific scorer has been Crysan. He has netted three goals over the last five matches. Cláudio Winck and Bruno Xadas are the top scorers for Marítimo in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.