Primeira Liga returns to the fold with another amazing fixture as Maritimo welcomes Vizela to Estadio do Maritimo in the 16th week of the campaign. Showdown is scheduled for kickoff on 28th December 2021 at 22:00 EAT.
Maritimo currently sits in the 10 place with 14 points after 15 league matches. They were denied a second consecutive Primeira Liga win for the first time this season last Sunday when they were steamrolled by Benfica. Prior to that, Maritimo was showing some good form with two home wins and a decent away draw at ninth-placed Boavista.
The hosts will be looking to bounce back from the humbling 7-1 Primeira Liga defeat in their last game at the hands of Benfica. In that match, Marítimo got 40% possession nine shots with two on target and a goals scored by Ali Alipour (81′). Benfica had 17 shots with nine of them on target and goals by Darwin Núñez (3′, 19′), Gilberto (33′), Rafa Silva (48′), Roman Yaremchuk (56′), Gonçalo Ramos (86′) and Haris Seferović (91′).
Vizela on the other hand sits just one point below their opponents here in the 13th place after 13 league matches played. The visitors have conceded 15 goals in seven road trips already and the prospect of at least three being scored on Tuesday looks good given five of the last seven Maritimo league matches and six of the last nine Vizela away games have seen over 2.5 goals.
Álvaro Pacheco’s men get into this game off the back of 0-4 loss in their previous Primeira Liga game. In that match, Vizela managed 34% possession, nine attempts with four of them on target and an own goal by Samu Silva (64′ Own goal). FC Porto had 15 shots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Luis Díaz (14′), Otávio (19′) and Zaidu Sanusi (47′).
Maritimo vs Vizela head to head
This will be the first-ever league meeting between the two sides who are separated by just one point in the Primeira Liga table and they will be looking to get one over the other. They met on a friendly match back in July in a match that ended 1-0 in favour of Maritimo.
- Vizela 0-1 Maritimo Madeira 18/07/21
Home
- Benfica 7-1 Maritimo
- Maritimo 4-1 Santa Clara Azores
- Boavista Porto 1-1 Maritimo
- Maritimo 2-0 Pacos Ferreira
- Tondela 4-2 Maritimo
Away
- Vizela 1-0 Braga
- Vizela 0-4 Porto
- Arouca 1-4 Vizela
- Braga 4-1 Vizela
- Vizela 2-0 Estrela Amadora
Maritimo team news
The only fitness concern for the home team is the Portuguese midfielder Xadas who is sidelined with knee injury.
Vizela team news
The visitors will remain without the service of Ivanildo Fernandes who sustained an injury in the game versus Braga in November 30.
Prediction and odds
Even though Vizela started with back-to-back away defeats, the team has since been quite good in away matches with only one loss in the last five games. Maritimo has suffered very heavy defeats against Benfica in recent years, but their reaction to the latest defeat might come in the form of caution. The two teams are meeting each other for the first time and a loss would be difficult for both teams here.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Both teams to score
