Week 9 brings us a match on Oct 9th, where Boavista will host Marítimo at Estádio Do Bessa Século Xxi in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Primeira Liga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 6th placed Boavista is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Famalicão. Ivo Rodrigues struck first for Famalicão in the 25th minute, then José Rodríguez added another in the 44th minute In the end, Boavista couldn’t muster any offence and Famalicão ran away with the shutout win. Boavista should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while marítimo sits at 18th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Casa Pia. Bruno Xadas scored the first goal for Marítimo in the 11th minute, but C. Fernandes Silva got the equalizer for Casa Pia in the 18th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 71st minute on a penalty goal by Leonardo Filipe Cruz Lelo to cap off a wild match. Marítimo looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 2 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Marítimo won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Bruno Xadas has been the most effective weapon for Marítimo lately. The Portugeese midfielder has netted two goals in his last five matches. Bruno Lourenco has been the most prolific scorer on Boavista in the last five matches with two goals.