Vitoria Setubal vs Maritimo Predictions

Just two points and three places separate Vitoria Setubal in fourteenth and their guests Maritimo in eleventh heading into their Primeira Liga clash on Sunday, with both teams picking up valuable wins in their fight against relegation last weekend.

Vitoria Setubal beat bottom of the table Feirense 1-0 away, but had to wait until their hosts had a man sent-off in the seventy-fifth minute before being able to carve out the games only goal from Cádiz with nine minutes of the game remaining. A great first half display practically earned Maritimo all three points at home to Nacional last time out. Costa, Joel, and Getterson all scored in the opening forty-five minutes as the hosts established a 3-1 lead heading into the break and despite their guests pulling a goal back in the second half, Maritimo held on to claim the win.

The recent history between these two clubs and their performances in the Primeira Liga over the last month, points towards a low scoring game on Sunday that has a high chance of ending in a draw. Four of the last six encounters between these two clubs have produced under 2.5 goals, while each of Vitoria Setubal’s last six and three of Maritimo’s last six matches have also produced under 2.5 goals. Three of the hosts’ last five games have ended in draws, and Maritimo have only won one of their last four away games. The visitors have failed to score in three of their last five matches, and Vitoria Setubal have failed to score in three of their last six, which is why we can see Sunday’s game ending goalless.

Cádiz moved onto seven league goals for the season with his winning strike against Feirense, while Joel top scores for the visitors with just five Primeira Liga goals. We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be scored on Sunday, and have predicted a final scoreline of 0-0. The hosts have drawn half of their last six matches, while Maritimo have only won away once in their last four attempts. Both teams have performed to a very similar standard and neither are in the best of form right now, and that’s why we believe the pair will cancel each other out this weekend.