Maritimo vs Belenenses Predictions

Maritimo secured their first win of the season away at newly-promoted Pacos de Ferreira, where a solitary second-half goal from Rodrigo Pinho proved enough to secure all three points. Beleneses failed to score for the fifth straight competitive match and went down 1-0 at Boavista last time out and already look set for a relegation battle this season.

All of the stats suggest that we will be in for a tight and tense game in which, at most, one goal will be scored but we’re backing the pair to play out a goalless draw and here’s why.

The last five meetings between these two clubs have produced under 1.5 goals, with three of the pairs’ last four encounters ending goalless. Maritimo have only lost one of their last six matches against Belenenses and the way the visitors are performing we can’t see that record getting any worse this weekend but believe the most likely result is a draw.

Neither team have looked strong going forward so far this season, especially Belenenses, with two of Maritimo’s last six matches have produced under 1.5 goals and five of Belenenses’ last six matches have produced under 1.5 goals, but the visitors, in particular, have looked organised at the back despite losing two of their four league games this season.

Belenenses have drawn two of their last four matches 0-0 and have failed to score in any of their last six matches, which is a real worry and provides the main reasoning to our prediction of under 1.5 goals being scored and Sunday’s game ending goalless. Maritimo have failed to win either of their two home games in the Primeira Liga this season and those two draws of Belelenses arrived in their only two away games this season.

We’re confident that under 1.5 goals will be scored in Sunday’s match and have predicted a final scoreline of 0-0. Belenenses aren’t scoring goals but they aren’t letting many in either and are yet to concede away from home in the Primeira Liga this season. Maritimo are the favourites but have failed to with either of their two home games so far and that’s why we believe a goalless draw is the most likely result this weekend.