Maritimo vs Santa Clara Predictions

• Maritimo have won their last three encounters with Santa Clara.
• Santa Clara sit three places and two points above Maritimo in the Primeira Liga table.
• The hosts have only won two league games so far this season.
• The visitors have only scored twice on the road this season.

Goals could well be at a premium in Saturday’s clash

Five of the last six meetings between these two clubs have produced under 2.5 goals and four of Maritimo’s and three of Santa Clara’s last six matches have produced under 2.5 goals, so you can start to see why we’re expecting a low-scoring ninety minutes this weekend.

Maritimo are without a win in their last six matches in all competitions and Santa Clara have only won one of their last six matches in league and cup, while both teams scored in three of Maritimo’s and five of Santa Clara’s last six matches. The hosts have only won once at home this season and their guests have on won once on the road, which is why we can see Saturday’s game ending in a draw.

Maritimo average 1.00 points per game at home and Santa Clara average 1.00 points per away game, with the hosts scoring an average of 1.33 goals per home game and concede an average of 1.67 goals and the visitors scoring an average of 0.40 goals per away game and concede an average of 1.00 goals, adding weight to our prediction for a 1-1 draw.

Difficult to see either side producing a winning performance

Maritimo have drawn 50% of their home games and Santa Clara have drawn 40% of their away games, while none of the visitor’s away games have produced over 2.5 goals this season. Both teams scored in 100% of Maritimo’s home games meaning the hosts are yet to keep a single clean sheet in their own backyard, while Santa Clara are yet to score in both halves of any of their away games.

We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be produced in Saturday’s clash and have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1. Both teams are struggling for wins but have been scoring and conceding goals on a regular basis of late, all of which points towards the pair playing out a score draw on Saturday which doesn’t do either side a lot of good as they look to distance themselves from the drop zone.