Maritimo vs Santa Clara prediction

Maritimo – Santa Clara, Primeira Liga, Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 06:00 PM (GMT). Venue: Estádio do Marítimo

Maritimo is #14 in the table (8 pts) and Santa Clara #4 (18 pts). 10 places separate the two teams in the table. Maritimo has not won any of its last 5 matches. Santa Clara has kept 5 clean sheets in 9 matches. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Maritimo 2, draws 2, Santa Clara 2. Their last meeting, on April 14, 2024, ended Maritimo 0-0 Santa Clara.

Maritimo

06:00 PM

Santa Clara

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

Santa Clara arrive with the stronger league campaign and a much steadier defensive base, while Marítimo are trying to halt a run of disappointing results. The visitors should be comfortable without dominant possession, waiting for Marítimo to overcommit before attacking the spaces left in transition. Marítimo’s home energy, wide play and set-pieces are the clearest counters to that plan. The long trip to Madeira gives the hosts a genuine route to disrupt the visitors’ rhythm, but the match state will favour Santa Clara if they survive the opening spell.

Predicted score and probabilities

The AI's exact score, win/draw/loss probabilities, both teams to score, over/under 2.5 and 5 key factors are in the full analysis.

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Head-to-head analysis

The recent head-to-head is mixed, with neither side establishing a sustained edge across the last decade of meetings. Their latest meeting at Estádio dos Barreiros finished without a goal, reinforcing the possibility of a tight tactical contest.

Form (last 5)

MaritimoLeague position #14 · 8 ptsD L L

Santa ClaraLeague position #4 · 18 ptsD W L

Maritimo vs Santa Clara stats

	Maritimo	Santa Clara
Played	9	9
Goals scored	9	13
Goals conceded	19	6
Clean sheets	1	5

Last meetings

2024-04-14Maritimo 0-0 Santa Clara
2023-12-03Santa Clara 2-1 Maritimo
2023-02-25Maritimo 3-1 Santa Clara
2022-09-04Santa Clara 2-1 Maritimo
2022-07-29Maritimo 1-0 Santa Clara
2022-04-23Santa Clara 2-2 Maritimo