Primeira Liga Gameweek 8 Sat, Oct 10 · 18:00 Estádio do Marítimo, Ilha da Madeira
Full match report oneScoredOdds · Value · Detailed stats →
Our take

FC Porto were clear favourites.

FC Porto were the stronger side on L90 Strength (81 vs 16). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Maritimo. Maritimo had 21.1 days of rest, FC Porto 19.9 and had to travel 1,195 km.

Away travel1,195 kmRest days21.1 · 19.9Matches / 14d0 · 0
Maritimo10%
Draw15%
FC Porto75%
Expected goals 0.80 – 2.55
Maritimo9%
Draw16%
FC Porto74%
Expected goals 0.74 – 2.42
Maritimo10%
Draw15%
FC Porto75%
Expected goals 0.80 – 2.55
Maritimo7%
Draw12%
FC Porto81%
Expected goals 0.72 – 2.86
Maritimo10%
Draw15%
FC Porto75%
Expected goals 0.81 – 2.53
Over 2.5 65% Both score 51% Likeliest score 0–2
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Ilha da Madeira)

No weather data yet

Referee · PortugalJoao Goncalves
  • Cards per match 5.3
  • Penalties per match 0.50
  • Matches 4

Team strength

MaritimoFC Porto
16 L90 StrengthIn forecast 81
16 Current StrengthIn forecast 80
15 AttackIn forecast 74
20 DefenceIn forecast 80
12 Form indexContext 92
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Maritimo

Attack—
Defense risk—

FC Porto

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MaritimoFC Porto
1.14 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.57
1.71 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.43
1.25 xGVia Att/Def 2.25
1.22 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.90
-0.11 Goals minus xGContext +0.32
86% Scored inContext 100%
14% Clean sheetsContext 57%
10.43 ShotsContext 15.86
3.14 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.14
30% On target shareContext 39%
7.43 Shots in the boxContext 10.71
70% Box shareContext 70%
11% ConversionContext 16%
1.00 OffsidesContext 2.83
13.43 Shots allowedContext 10.71
5.29 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.57
3.67 BlocksContext 2.86
3.43 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.00
65% Save rateContext 78%
45% PossessionIn forecast 54%
374 PassesContext 427
301 Accurate passesContext 365
81% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.59 Team ratingContext 7.08
15.29 FoulsContext 13.71
12.14 Fouls sufferedContext 9.86
1.71 Yellow cardsContext 0.86
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 2.00
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.80
1.25 xGVia Att/Def 1.88
1.22 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.02
-0.15 Goals minus xGContext +0.12
90% Scored inContext 90%
20% Clean sheetsContext 50%
11.40 ShotsContext 15.00
3.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.89
29% On target shareContext 35%
8.44 Shots in the boxContext 10.10
68% Box shareContext 68%
10% ConversionContext 13%
1.50 OffsidesContext 3.00
13.70 Shots allowedContext 11.30
4.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.67
3.67 BlocksContext 2.80
3.22 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
66% Save rateContext 73%
45% PossessionIn forecast 54%
363 PassesContext 428
291 Accurate passesContext 362
80% Pass accuracyContext 85%
6.66 Team ratingContext 6.98
15.50 FoulsContext 12.50
12.30 Fouls sufferedContext 10.20
2.50 Yellow cardsContext 0.80
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Maritimo
Rest21.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
Form 12 · 2 pts vs 7.6 for an average club · -2.7 vs expected
  • D19 SepA · GIL Vicente1–10.8 xPts
  • L14 SepA · Moreirense1–31.1 xPts
  • L5 SepH · Benfica0–30.4 xPts
  • L29 AugA · Arouca1–20.9 xPts
  • D22 AugH · Academico Viseu2–21.5 xPts
FC Porto
Rest19.9 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel1,195 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%Low
Form 92 · 15 pts vs 8.2 for an average club · +4.4 vs expected
  • W20 SepH · Benfica3–11.4 xPts
  • W12 SepA · Casa Pia4–12.3 xPts
  • W4 SepH · Moreirense2–12.5 xPts
  • W29 AugA · Academico Viseu3–02.1 xPts
  • W23 AugH · Arouca2–02.2 xPts

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Maritimo FC Porto
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match21.1Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 19 Sep19.9Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 20 Sep
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,195 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 20 / 0 / 2
Next matchdays after this one13.14.1

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Maritimo Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
30Fran Vieites(G)
23Paulo Henrique 22G. Szalai 44Romain Correia 2Igor Julião
14R. Guzzo 21Ibrahim Alani
10Martín Tejón 8M. Dominguez 15Tomás Tavares
17Adrián Butzke
FC Porto Confirmed XI
4-3-3
99Diogo Costa(G)
74Francisco Moura 4J. Kiwior 5J. Bednarek 20Alberto Baio
16I. Hwang 22A. Varela 8V. Froholdt
11Pepê 19André Silva 7William Gomes

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Maritimo Absences are shown before kick-off
FC Porto Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Maritimo+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • FC Porto+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

Maritimo · Home 1.33points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
1-1-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.67
FC Porto · Away 3.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
3-0-0
Scored
3.00
Conceded
0.33

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 5 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head last 2 of 2 meetings

0 Maritimo wins0 draws2 FC Porto wins
Goals per game0.50 – 3.50 Over 2.550% Both scored50% Clean sheets0% · 50%
  • 1 Feb 2023Maritimo0–2FC Porto
  • 6 Aug 2022FC Porto5–1Maritimo

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Joao Goncalves Portugal · 4 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards5.25league 4.16
Red cards0.00league 0.20
Cards 5+50%league 45%
Fouls24.3league 24.8
Penalties0.50league 0.34
Home wins0%league 38%
Maritimo

No previous matches with this referee.

FC Porto1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.5.0 · 3.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W30 Aug 25A · Sporting CP2–15

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Maritimo7 games · scored 8 · conceded 12
3 0-15
2 3 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 2 76-90
FC Porto7 games · scored 18 · conceded 3
3 0-15
1 1 16-30
5 1 31-45
4 1 46-60
2 61-75
3 76-90
Maritimo10 games · scored 11 · conceded 17
1 4 0-15
2 3 16-30
2 31-45
1 46-60
3 1 61-75
5 6 76-90
FC Porto10 games · scored 20 · conceded 8
3 0-15
1 2 16-30
5 1 31-45
5 3 46-60
3 61-75
3 2 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

Scenario lab Beta

Numbers are home · draw · away chances. Pick a scenario to update the forecast at the top of the page.