Maritimo vs SC Farense Prediction and Betting Tips (Saturday 10th April)

Another duel of the afflicted in Liga NOS, with Marítimo hosting Farense, this Saturday, at 15:00, at Estádio dos Barreiros, in Funchal. The island team, now under orders from Spanish coach Julio Velázquez, comes from a 1-0 defeat at Estádio da Luz and occupies the 17th and penultimate position, with 21 points, the same as the National Red Lantern. The Algarves, who lost 2-1 at home to Sporting de Braga, are in 16th, with just one more point than the maritimists. In common, the fact that both sets have only won one of their last four commitments, registering three defeats in that period. Who will win the challenge this Saturday?

Anyone looking to see goals would be advised to avoid Maritimo at all costs, with no more than two being scored in 17 of the previous 20 Maritimo home games at this level. It has been a similar story in away matches involving SC Farense in the Primeira Liga, with 14 of their previous 20 fixtures serving up under 2.5 goals.

Over the course of their most recent 13 matches at the top table of Spanish football, Maritimo have been involved in just three encounters in which the net has bulged at both ends. Such an occurrence has been similarly rare in top-flight fixtures involving SC Farense, happening only once in seven attempts, so at least one of the two keepers should emerge with a clean sheet.