5th September MARITIMO - BENFICA
- Sat 18:00
Maritimo Vs Benfica
- Game for: 5th round of Liga Portugal
- Take Place: Estadio do Maritimo ( 10,600 )
- Last Game: Maritimo - Benfica: 0-1
- History of Games: 1-0-5
- Predicted Score: Maritimo 1 - 3 Benfica
Standing
| P | Team | W | D | L | Pts | Form |
| 8 | Maritimo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | LDWWLL |
| 3 | Benfica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | WWWWDD |
8th (IN LIGA PORTUGAL )
- League : This is the 3rd home game this season.
- Home Record : 1W - 1D - 0L
- Last Game : Arouca - Maritimo: 2-1
- Next Game : 12 Sep Sc Braga - Maritimo
3rd (IN LIGA PORTUGAL )
- League : This is the 2nd away game this season.
- Away Record : 1W - 0D - 0L
- Last Game : Benfica - Estoril: 2-1
- Next Game : 09 Sep Moreirense - Benfica
Confirmed Lineups
( 4-3-3 ) Maritimo
Benfica ( 4-2-3-1 )
- Pastor
- Juliao
- Fernandes
- Correia
- Henrique
- Guzzo
- Andrade
- Danilovic
- Limbombe
- Butzke
- Tejon
- Soares
- Bah
- Araujo
- Lenglet
- Dahl
- Barreiro
- Palhinha
- Silva
- Sudakov
- Prestianni
- Pavlidis
Coach: Mitchell van der Gaag
Substitutes: 8. Maxime Dominguez, 90. Maurice Boakye, 16. Francisco Freitas Silva, 5. Nilton, 66. Israel Isaac Ayuma, 22. Gabor Szalai, 1. Jose Goncalo Macedo Tabuaco, 27. Samuel Bamba, 21. Ibrahim Alani, 30. Fran Vieites
Coach: Marco Silva
Substitutes: 1. Anatoliy Trubin, 77. Goncalo Moreira, 3. Alessandro Circati, 16. Manu Silva, 5. Enzo Barrenechea, 72. Anisio Cabral, 21. Andreas Schjelderup, 62. Jose Neto, 22. Jhon Duran, 8. Fredrik Aursnes, 13. Jakub Kaminski, 11. Dodi Lukebakio
Match Officials
- Referee: Sergio Guelho (Portugal)
Injuries and Suspensions
MaritimoVsBenfica
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Rafael Fernandes | 6.46 | Doubtful - injured |
| Simo Bouzaidi | 6.46 | Doubtful - injured |
| Nathanael Ogbeta | - | Out - injured |
| Maxime Dominguez | 6.02 | Doubtful - injured |
| Tomás Tavares | 6.00 | Doubtful - injured |
| Yellu Santiago | 6.00 | Doubtful - injured |
| Player | Rating | Status |
| Enzo Barrenechea ★ | 7.01 | Doubtful - injured |
| Fredrik Aursnes | - | Out - injured |
- Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.
Team News
Nilton Varela could get his first start as a Maritimo player on Saturday.
The hosts will check on centre-back Rafael Fernandes after he picked up a knock against Arouca.
Samuel Bamba could also be recalled by manager Mitchell van der Gaag.
Enzo Barrenechea picked up an injury against Estoril and could miss out in gameweek five.
Expect Joao Palhinha to replace him, making his full league debut for Benfica.
Game Analysis
In the league table Maritimo sit 8th on 7 points (2W 1D 1L) with Benfica 3rd on 7 points (2W 1D 0L).
Maritimo read L-D-W-W-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (2W 1D 3L) — more bad than good.
Benfica read W-W-W-W-D-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 2D 0L) — a strong recent run.
Head to head the record reads 1-0-5 — Maritimo wins, draws, then Benfica wins. Their last meeting finished Maritimo - Benfica: 0-1.
Maritimo team news: Nilton Varela could get his first start as a Maritimo player on Saturday.
Maritimo team news: The hosts will check on centre-back Rafael Fernandes after he picked up a knock against Arouca.
Benfica team news: Enzo Barrenechea picked up an injury against Estoril and could miss out in gameweek five.
Benfica team news: Expect Joao Palhinha to replace him, making his full league debut for Benfica.
Maritimo are without 6 — Rafael Fernandes (Doubtful - injured), Simo Bouzaidi (Doubtful - injured), Nathanael Ogbeta (Out - injured), Maxime Dominguez (Doubtful - injured), Tomás Tavares (Doubtful - injured), Yellu Santiago (Doubtful - injured).
Benfica are without 2 — Enzo Barrenechea (Doubtful - injured), Fredrik Aursnes (Out - injured). Of those, Enzo Barrenechea (7.01/10) is the one this team genuinely misses.
Confirmed lineups are in: Maritimo set up 4-3-3 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.
Played at Estadio do Maritimo, capacity 10,600. Sergio Guelho takes charge.
The projected score for this one is Maritimo 1 - 3 Benfica, an away win by 2 with 4 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.
This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 22:30 on 6th September 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.