On Sunday Sep 4th, in week 5, Santa Clara will host Marítimo at Estádio De São Miguel in a clash of the Primeira Liga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 22 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 16th placed Santa Clara is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Famalicão. Zaydou Youssouf scored the first goal for Famalicão in the 20th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Santa Clara 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 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 18th placed Marítimo, recorded a 0-1 loss against Portimonense. Welinton Junior scored the first goal for Portimonense in the 43rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Marítimo couldn’t muster any offence and Portimonense ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Marítimo won the head to head battle with 1 win.
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. Rildo Gonçalves de Amorim Filho has been the most prolific scorer on Santa Clara in his last 5 matches with 2 goals.