Portimonese vs Maritimo Predictions

• Portimonense have only lost four of their 13 home games this season.
• Maritimo have lost seven of their 13 away games this season.
• Portimonense have picked up one win and two draws this month.
• The visitors have failed to score in 62% of their away games this season.

Portimonense have momentum in their favour

Portimonense made it three games unbeaten in June courtesy of a 1-1 draw at Santa Clara but after taking the lead through Willyan in the 61st-minute, the visitors were disappointed not to have held on for all 3pts. Maritimo came from behind at home to Gil Vicente to win last time out thanks to a strike from Pinho and an own goal from the unfortunate Rodrigao.

When these two sides last met in November the game ended in a 1-1 draw but Portimonense have won two of the pairs’ last four encounters and will be confident of a positive result n Monday night after they drew 2-2 with Benfica in their last home match. A win for Portimonense won’t lift the home side out of the relegation zone but it would close the game between themselves and Maritimo to just 4pts.

Maritimo have lost a lot of games recently

Our prediction for under 2.5 goals to be scored in Monday’s clash is based on the fact that 69% of the hosts’ home matches and 77% of the visitors’ away trips this season have seen fewer than three goals scored. Both teams have been involved in a lot of low-scoring games this season and four of Portimonense’s and four of Maritimo’s last six outings have produced under 2.5 goals.

The hosts don’t have the best of home records with just two wins in their own backyard but they have only lost four times at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão, while Maritimo have already lost seven of their 13 away trips. The visitors have lost their last three away games and haven’t won on the road since January but both teams head into Monday’s clash with one win from their last six outings.

A tight and tense 90-minutes are expected at the Estádio Municipal de Portimão

In terms of a final scoreline, our prediction for a 1-0 home win feels the most appropriate bet as both sides don’t score a lot of goals. Portimonense net an average of 0.85 goals per home game while Maritimo only average 0.45 goals on the road and the hosts have kept clean sheets in 31% of their home matches and the visitors have failed to score in 62% of their away games.

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