Marítimo
- Marítimo are averaging 1.50 goals scored and 1.00 goals conceded per home game in the Primeira Liga 2026/2027.
- Mitchell van der Gaag has made them difficult to beat and they are yet to taste defeat at home in the Primeira Liga 2026/2027 (W1, D1).
- After a 2-2 draw at home with Académico Viseu, the Maritimistas were beaten 2-1 by FC Arouca as visitors, so they're not in completely dominant form.
Benfica
- Benfica have a 100% win ratio away from home in the Primeira Liga 2026/2027.
- Benfica are averaging 7.00 goals per away game and conceding 0.00 goals per game in the Primeira Liga 2026/2027.
- Benfica enter the Primeira Liga 2026/2027 season looking like a serious proposition once again with 3 wins and 2 draws from their last 5 matches across all competitions and no defeats.
- Marco Silva has built a Benfica side that controls possession first and foremost, but there is a structure to this squad that should be very exciting to watch.
Key Players
- The rotations of the wide players and the overloads they create when they push in should spell trouble for opponents and it's no surprise that Vangelis Pavlidis is already topping their Primeira Liga 2026/2027 scoring charts with 4 goals in just 2 games.
- Adrian Butzke top-scores for Marítimo in the Primeira Liga 2026/2027 with 1 goal from 4 games, so Benfica clearly have the upper hand in the player quality department.
Betting Insights
The visitors are a perfect 7-0 on the road so far and can keep another clean sheet against Marítimo, while the hosts' home results point to a playable, but not one-sided game.
Prediction
- CS Marítimo Funchal will try to frustrate SL Benfica with their compact 4-2-3-1 setup and fast transitions.
- As long as Benfica can pin the full-backs and win the central zone battles, their superior quality should see them through, but if Marítimo stay firm then this could get tight quickly.
- Expect a cagey clash.