Week 7 features a match on Sunday Sep 18th, where Benfica will host Marítimo at Estádio Do Sport Lisboa E Benfica in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Benfica recorded a 2-1 win against Juventus. Arkadiusz Milik struck first for Juventus in the 4th minute on a feed from Leandro Paredes, then João Mário tied it up for Benfica in the 43rd minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 55th minute on a goal by David Neres to cap off a wild match. Benfica looks to continue their winning ways, having 10 wins in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Marítimo is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Gil Vicente. Leonardo de Andrade Silva struck first for Marítimo in the 27th minute on a feed from Bruno Xadas, then Fran Navarro tied it up for Gil Vicente in the 48th minute on a feed from Kanya Fujimoto Finally they completed the comback victory in the 85th minute on a goal by Fran Navarro to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Benfica won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Joel Tagueu and Bruno Xadas are the top scorers for Marítimo in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Both David Neres and João Mário have been the hottest scorers for Benfica in the last five each having scored 3 goals.