Maritimo will be looking to end their run of five consecutive defeats and get their Primeira Liga campaign up and running when they face Gil Vicente on Sunday.
The visitors, who are also winless in each of their last six matches across all competitions, head to the Estadio do Maritimo seeking to return to winning ways and get their season back on track.
Maritimo’s lack of defensive stability was on test once again as they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Santa Clara after giving up a first-half lead last Sunday.
Vasco Seabra’s side have now lost each of their opening five matches of the 2022-23 campaign, while they are winless in the league since April, a run of seven defeats and two draws in nine games.
Maritimo’s underwhelming start to the season could be due to struggles at the back, a key area quickly needing adjustment as they are without a clean sheet this season and have already shipped 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Gil Vicente continue to struggle for form in the early stages of the campaign as they were beaten 2-0 by league champions Porto when the sides met at the Estadio Cidade de Barcelos on Saturday.
Ivo Vieira’s side head into the contest winless in six straight matches, claiming two draws and losing four, a run which saw them fail to make it to the Europa Conference League group stages as theyr lost 6-1 on aggregate to AZ Alkmaar in the qualifying playoffs.
Gil Vicente have picked up one win, two draws and lost two of their opening five matches of the 2022-23 Primeira Liga season to collect five points and sit 13th in the table.
The Gilistas have struggled to get going away from home, where they have failed to taste victory in eight consecutive matches across all competitions.
Maritimo vs Gil Vicente head to head
These two teams have previously met on 37 occasions across all competitions, where Maritimo have claimed 18 victories while Gil Vicente have won 12, and they have drawn in seven. Maritimo have scored 48 goals and conceded 40. In their last five meetings, they have each won twice and drawn once.
Maritimo 2-1 Gil Vicente 15/06/20
Gil Vicente 0-1 Maritimo 17/01/21
Maritimo 0-1 Gil Vicente 05/05/21
Maritimo 1-2 Gil Vicente 31/10/21
Gil Vicente 1-1 Maritimo 20/03/22
Maritimo latest home form
Maritimo have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having lost each of their two most recent matches. They were beaten 1-0 by Portimonense in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and also conceded four.
Maritimo 1-1 Penafiel 20/07/22
Maritimo 1-0 Santa Clara 29/07/22
Maritimo 1-0 Nacional 30/07/22
Maritimo 1-2 Chaves 15/08/22
Maritimo 0-1 Portimonense 27/08/22
Maritimo latest away form
Maritimo have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their eight most recent matches. They lost 2-1 to Santa Clara in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded 13.
Vizela 1-1 Maritimo 08/05/22
Nacional 0-1 Maritimo 16/07/22
Porto 5-1 Maritimo 06/08/22
Sporting Braga 5-0 Maritimo 21/08/22
Santa Clara 2-1 Maritimo 04/09/22
Gil Vicente latest home form
Gil Vicente have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having been winless in their three most recent matches. They were beaten 2-0 by Porto in their last home game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded four.
Gil Vicente 1-0 Pacos Ferreira 08/08/22
Gil Vicente 4-0 Riga 11/08/22
Gil Vicente 0-0 Famalicao 22/08/22
Gil Vicente 1-2 AZ 25/08/22
Gil Vicente 0-2 Porto 03/09/22
Gil Vicente latest away form
Gil Vicente have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won just one of their five most recent matches. They drew 2-2 with Vizela in their last away game in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded 10.
Vizela 2-3 Gil Vicente 27/07/22
Riga 1-1 Gil Vicente 03/08/22
Arouca 1-0 Gil Vicente 15/08/22
AZ 4-0 Gil Vicente 18/08/22
Vizela 2-2 Gil Vicente 29/08/22
Maritimo news
Midfielder Andre Vidigal received his marching orders in the defeat against Santa Clara last time out, and he will play no part in this weekend’s game.
In his absence, Benfica loanee Rafael Brito will come into the side to team up with Diogo Mendes, Joel Sonora and Xadas at the centre of the pitch.
Gil Vicente news
Gil Vicente will take to the pitch without goalkeeper Stanislav Kritsyuk, who has been sidelined since last November through a knee injury.
The Brazilian duo of Murilo de Souza and new signing Lucas Barros are currently recovering from ACL and muscle injuries respectively and remain out of contention for the visitors.
Prediction and Odds
While these two teams have both struggled to get going in the new season, Gil Vicente head into the weekend as the more in-form side and slight favourites to egde the game.
However, with Maritimo on home turf, we expect a cagey affair which is likely to end in a share of the spoils.
Odds: 1 2.27 X 2.03 2 2.10
Probable outcomes
Maritimo 0-0 Gil Vicente
Maritimo 1-1 Gil Vicente
Maritimo 2-2 Gil Vicente
Maritimo 0-1 Gil Vicente
Maritimo 1-2 Gil Vicente
