Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Boavista 9th with 44 points, Marítimo 16th with 26, 18 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Marítimo 0.94 scored and 1.85 conceded per game, Boavista 1.26 and 1.59, with the league averaging 1.25.
Marítimo entered with three losses in a row.
GioScore's database holds 17 meetings between the two: 9 for Marítimo, 4 for Boavista and 4 drawn, at 1.88 goals per meeting. Only 35% of these meetings ended in a home win. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals.
Estádio do Centro Desportivo da Madeira in Madeira staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Marítimo led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-2.