- Statistici recente: Marítimo are on a two-game losing streak. Casa Pia Atletico will try to make it a cagey encounter and nick it, which they can do. CS Maritimo Funchal have the edge in home advantage, scoring eight goals in their last five home games.
Marítimo are a more organised unit
These two teams are led by managers, Mitchell van der Gaag at Marítimo and Filipe Coelho at Casa Pia, and there are clashes in their tactical approach. Both came to their clubs this summer, van der Gaag on 1 July and Coelho on 5 July. Both are coaches, and they will come at each other with two different mindsets.
Marítimo will look to dominate the ball, rotate their players through the field and control the pace of the game with a structured press. Casa Pia will defend deep, often with a mid to low-block that can be very difficult to break down and their game plan is to take advantage of the vertical game when they win the ball back. They have the ability to counter very fast and score goals, but they will not try to dominate the play.
Casa Pia will make it a tough match
Both clubs are having slightly better seasons than they expected, but Marítimo have a slightly better record, although there is not a lot to separate them.
Marítimo can play a bit more soccer, however, and they have won four of their last five at home in all competitions while Casa Pia are just a scrappy away side, having won two and lost three away from home.
- In the last five games, Marítimo have won four of their last five home matches while Casa Pia have won two and lost three, so the match could go either way.
- The odds of 2.58 for both clubs makes no sense when the draw is 3.4, which looks the most likely result.
- Casa Pia are the team who can make it a tight game, so we will lean towards the under 2.5 goals option at 1.85, which seems smart given the visitors' narrow approach and the possibility that this will be a cagey opener for both sides.
Casa Pia have a good record against Marítimo
Form and context
Marítimo are the better side overall and can certainly win this game, but Casa Pia have a win in this matchup and will know what they need to do to get a result in Portugal. Marítimo come into the game on the back of a two-game losing skid and will need to reset quickly to avoid getting dragged into a dogfight.
Key players
Casa Pia's Gaizka Larrazabal, who has scored two of their two goals in the last five matches, is their main goal scorer, but Marítimo's Adrian Butzke, who has hit two of their five in the same period, is their most dangerous player.
Match outlook
Marítimo will want to make this an open game and they showed they can do it in a 3-2 home win over Leixões, but Casa Pia are a hard team to beat and will have Marítimo pegged.
