Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Marítimo (1st, 66 pts) held a 16-point advantage over União de Leiria (6th, 50 pts). Marítimo had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, União de Leiria ran at 1.53 scored and 1.35 conceded, Marítimo at 1.47 and 0.85.
União de Leiria came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 4 União de Leiria wins, 5 for Marítimo, 3 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host.
Complexo Desportivo FC Alverca staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,705. On the scoreboard, Marítimo led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
União de Leiria: Zé Pedro (31') · Marítimo: Simo (41'), Adrián Butzke Benavides (24')
Key stats
Possession: União de Leiria 42% · Marítimo 58% · Total shots: 11-10 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 7-2