Alcochetense vs Maritimo Prediction & Betting Tips

Contrasting recent form

Maritimo's numbers read seven wins, five draws and eight defeats across their last twenty matches, with 21 goals scored and 27 conceded. Their recent Primeira Liga run has been particularly shaky, including a 0-3 home defeat to Benfica and further losses to Moreirense, Arouca and Famalicao, mixed in with a couple of draws and a solitary win over Casa Pia.

Alcochetense: 20 completed matches; Maritimo: 20 completed matches.

Alcochetense

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

16

Difference

+20

Maritimo

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

21

Conceded

27

Difference

-6

Alcochetense's record over the same length of sample looks a lot healthier: ten wins, six draws and just four losses, with 36 goals scored against only 16 conceded. That includes an 8-0 romp over Fayal and a 2-0 win against a Benfica development side in the Taça de Portugal, both signs of a team that's comfortable putting the ball in the net at their level.

Maritimo's league struggles mean they can't simply be assumed to steamroll a cup opponent on current form alone.

A tricky one to size up

On paper this is a heavy mismatch: a Primeira Liga club against a side from Portugal's regional football scene. Cup ties like this are exactly where shocks can happen, especially when the bigger club is dealing with defensive problems of its own, as Maritimo's goals-against tally suggests.

At the same time, the gap in overall squad quality between the top flight and regional level is usually too wide for form alone to bridge. Alcochetense's good recent record has come almost entirely against sides from their own level, so it's hard to know how that form translates against senior professional opposition.