Primeira Liga Gameweek 14 Sun, Dec 13 · 16:00 Estádio do Marítimo, Ilha da Madeira
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Away travel1,205 kmRest days7 · 7Matches / 14d1 · 1
Real contextStrength only
Maritimo—%
Draw—%
Rio Ave—%
Expected goals — – — No forecast for this match yet. Forecasts are published up to 21 days ahead.
Weather (Ilha da Madeira)

Forecast from 28 Nov

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Key insights

Automatic descriptive highlights for Maritimo and Rio Ave. These describe recorded performance and do not change the match forecast. Each metric is ordered within its own type; types alternate to keep the selection varied. Up to six distinct signals per category, with at most three per team.

Result statistics require at least five known completed matches. They use the last ten recorded results across all competitions, or the last eight away results. Future, special and invalid results are excluded; missing results can interrupt real-world sequences, so streaks refer to recorded results. 10+ means at least ten within the window.

Bars run oldest to newest. Height shows goals scored, or goals conceded in conceding cards, on the same 0–6 scale. Six or more goals use maximum height; zero retains a small marker. Colour shows the result: teal = win, amber = draw, red = loss. In event and streak cards, solid bars mark the event and faded bars mark its absence. Hover for the date, full score and event. xG and points cards compare their two inputs, not a fabricated history.

xG Difference uses the observed pre-match Playing style averages already shown for this fixture. Window size is not xG coverage, and the two averages can have different denominators. Result statistics use completed matches recorded up to now; their window can differ from the Playing style profile. Season points and xPts are not included here.

Headlines insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Attack insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Defence insights

All qualifying highlights · metric types alternate, not a combined ranking

Streaks

Not enough recorded data for this category yet.

Team strength

MaritimoRio Ave
— L90 StrengthIn forecast —
16 Current StrengthIn forecast 21
15 AttackIn forecast 18
20 DefenceIn forecast 21
12 Form indexContext 17
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—

Rio Ave

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

MaritimoRio Ave
1.13 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.75 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.13
1.05 xGVia Att/Def 0.75
1.41 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.55
+0.08 Goals minus xGContext +0.25
88% Scored inContext 38%
13% Clean sheetsContext 13%
10.00 ShotsContext 7.63
3.25 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.57
33% On target shareContext 41%
6.75 Shots in the boxContext 3.29
65% Box shareContext 39%
11% ConversionContext 13%
1.00 OffsidesContext 1.25
14.13 Shots allowedContext 16.38
5.75 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.88
3.57 BlocksContext 3.75
3.88 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.63
67% Save rateContext 62%
45% PossessionIn forecast 45%
366 PassesContext 363
291 Accurate passesContext 300
80% Pass accuracyContext 83%
6.55 Team ratingContext 6.63
15.25 FoulsContext 8.88
12.50 Fouls sufferedContext 12.75
1.63 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.13
This league season, per match · 8 and 8 games
1.10 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 2.20
1.05 xGVia Att/Def 0.73
1.41 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.65
+0.05 Goals minus xGContext +0.27
90% Scored inContext 50%
20% Clean sheetsContext 10%
11.90 ShotsContext 7.90
3.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.44
30% On target shareContext 39%
7.80 Shots in the boxContext 3.78
64% Box shareContext 42%
9% ConversionContext 13%
1.00 OffsidesContext 1.25
13.60 Shots allowedContext 16.60
5.20 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.60
3.33 BlocksContext 4.30
3.78 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.50
69% Save rateContext 63%
47% PossessionIn forecast 45%
372 PassesContext 362
300 Accurate passesContext 298
81% Pass accuracyContext 82%
6.61 Team ratingContext 6.65
16.00 FoulsContext 9.40
12.70 Fouls sufferedContext 12.60
1.90 Yellow cardsContext 1.50
0.10 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km1,944 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
Form 12 · 1 pts vs 6.5 for an average club · -2.6 vs expected
  • L10 OctH · FC Porto1–20.5 xPts
  • 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
Rio Ave
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel1,205 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load12%Low
Form 17 · 4 pts vs 8.4 for an average club · -1.6 vs expected
  • W11 OctH · Nacional3–21.7 xPts
  • L19 SepA · Alverca0–11.0 xPts
  • D14 SepH · Estrela3–31.4 xPts
  • L6 SepA · Santa Clara0–40.9 xPts
  • L28 AugH · Sporting CP0–40.6 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 Rio Ave
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Low · 12
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 6 Dec7Primeira Liga 2026-2027, 6 Dec
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,205 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways1,944 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 21 / 1 / 2
Next matchdays after this one77

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 Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs FC Porto (H) 1–2, 10 Oct
30Fran Vieites(G)
23Paulo Henrique 22G. Szalai 44Romain Correia 2Igor Julião
14R. Guzzo 21Ibrahim Alani
10Martín Tejón 8M. Dominguez 15Tomás Tavares
17Adrián Butzke
Rio Ave Last XI · not confirmed
4-2-3-1 · vs Nacional (H) 3–2, 11 Oct
32Vitor Hugo
17M. Vrousai 39Gustavo Mancha 5A. Ntoi 20João Tomé
54G. Liavas 79M. Patricio
7Diogo Bezerra 19M. Sellouki 80S. Clemmensen
11Jalen Blesa

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 Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Rio Ave Squad list arrives with the next forecast refresh
Total impact vs full squads —

Home / Away this season

Maritimo · Home 1.00points per game · 4 home games
W-D-L
1-1-2
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.75
Rio Ave · Away 0.75points per game · 4 away games
W-D-L
1-0-3
Scored
0.50
Conceded
1.50

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 2 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 wins2 draws0 Rio Ave wins
Goals per game1.50 – 1.50 Over 2.550% Both scored100% Clean sheets0% · 0%
  • 7 May 2023Maritimo2–2Rio Ave
  • 23 Dec 2022Rio Ave1–1Maritimo

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.

Goal timing

Maritimo8 games · scored 9 · conceded 14
3 0-15
3 3 16-30
3 31-45
1 46-60
2 1 61-75
4 3 76-90
Rio Ave8 games · scored 8 · conceded 17
1 4 0-15
3 16-30
2 2 31-45
2 4 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 3 76-90
Maritimo10 games · scored 11 · conceded 17
4 0-15
3 3 16-30
3 31-45
1 46-60
3 1 61-75
5 5 76-90
Rio Ave10 games · scored 10 · conceded 22
2 4 0-15
3 16-30
2 5 31-45
3 4 46-60
2 2 61-75
1 4 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 Soon

Real contextLOAD90 forecast: EloLambda plus playing style (possession) and High Congestion.
Pure EloLambdaControl forecast without the LOAD90 factors, as on eScored.
Strength onlyElo and home edge only.
Full squadsBoth teams with every player available.
Neutral venueRemove home advantage.