Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Marítimo (12th, 43 pts) and Mafra (18th, 27 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.24/1.41 for Marítimo and 0.85/1.59 for Mafra (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.26.
Defeat had not touched Marítimo in 6 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Marítimo win, 2 for Mafra, 1 draw, at 3.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Estádio dos Barreiros in Funchal (capacity 10,932). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Marítimo: Noah Madsen (90'), Noah Madsen (66')