ILHA DA MADEIRA. Belenenses and Marítimo draw 1-1. S. scored the first goal (13′) for Belenenses. M. Costa made it even (45′). Marítimo was vastly better in terms of ball possession (61%)​

The match was played at the Estádio dos Barreiros stadium in Ilha da Madeira on Sunday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Vitor Jorge Fernandes Ferreira with the assistance of Nélson Cunha and Marco Sérgio Marques Vieira. The 4th official was Bruno Miguel Ribeiro Costa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was extremely hot at 33.9 degrees Celsius or 93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Marítimo had a superior ball possession 61% while Belenenses was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Marítimo was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Marítimo to win the match​.

Marítimo shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Belenenses shot 15 times, 9 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Marítimo didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Belenenses received 3 yellow cards (Y. Tavares, C. Akas and J. van der Gaag).

(Marítimo) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (43′).

Also, Belenenses didn’t finish the match with 11 players after J. van der Gaag (Belenenses) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (67′).

Standings

After this contest, Marítimo will have 24 points to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Belenenses will have 12 points to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Marítimo will play away against Porto on the 30th of January with a 22-4 head to head in favor of Porto (8 draws).

Belenenses will play away agasint Moreirense on the 7th of February with a 5-5 head to head record.

Marítimo – Formation

Marítimo started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Vasco César Freire De Seabra decided to play with the following team: Paulo Victor (8.3), Cláudio Winck (7.1), Matheus Costa (8.7), Zainadine Júnior (7.2), Vitor Costa (6.6), Rafik Guitane (7.1), Stefano Beltrame (7.3), Diogo Mendes (7.0), André Vidigal (6.6), Joel Tagueu (5.4) and Edgar Costa (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ivan Rossi (6.8), Fábio China (6.6), Miguel Silva, Rúben Macedo (6.8), Henrique (6.4), Clesio Bauque, Léo, Pedro Pelágio and Ali Alipour (6.7).

Substitutions

Marítimo made 5 changes: A. Vidigal for A. Alipour (62′), E. Costa for Henrique (72′), R. Guitane for R. Macedo (87′), V. Costa for Fabio China (87′) and D. Mendes for I. Rossi (87′).

Best player: Matheus Costa​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Marítimo was Matheus Costa.

His rating is (8.7) with 1 goal, 60 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 17 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.

Belenenses – Formation

Belenenses started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Franclim Pereira da Silva Maia Carvalho played with: Luis Felipe (6.4), Carraça (7.5), Yohan Tavares (6.6), Danny (6.8), Chima Akas (7.1), Thibang Phete (6.9), Andrija Luković (7.3), Nilton Varela (6.5), Pedro Nuno (6.5), Afonso Sousa (6.3) and Safira (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Luca van der Gaag, Tomás Castro, Alioune Ndour (6.1), Tomás Ribeiro, Álvaro Ramalho, Luís Mota, Jordan van der Gaag (6.0), Jójó and Braima (6.5).

Belenenses could not rely on the presence of J. van der Gaag (injured).

Substitutions

Belenenses made 4 changes: N. Varela for J. van der Gaag (32′), N. Pedro for Braima (46′), A. Sousa for A. Ndour (65′) and A. Lukovic for T. Castro (90′).

Best player: Carraça​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Belenenses was Carraça.

His rating is (7.5) with 39 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.​

• Porto – Famalicão – 3-1
• Marítimo – Belenenses – 1-1
• Gil Vicente – Portimonense – 1-0
• Vitória SC – Estoril – 3-1