Marítimo 0-3 Benfica: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 5 · Saturday 5 September 2026 · Campo da Imaculada Conceição, Ilha da Madeira · referee S. dos Santos Guelho · full time
Full time: Marítimo 0-3 Benfica
Benfica beat Marítimo 3-0 in Liga Portugal Matchday 5 on Saturday 5 September 2026 at Campo da Imaculada Conceição. The goals: Leandro Barreiro 7', Leandro Barreiro 71', Gianluca Prestianni 82'.
How Benfica won it
Leandro Barreiro put Benfica ahead in the 7th minute. Leandro Barreiro made it 0-2 to Benfica in the 71st minute, set up by Vangelis Pavlidis. Gianluca Prestianni made it 0-3 to Benfica in the 82nd minute.
It was 0-1 at half-time.
Leandro Barreiro scored twice.
The referee, S. dos Santos Guelho, showed 5 yellow cards: 2 to Marítimo and 3 to Benfica.
Marítimo: M. van der Gaag, 4-3-3 · Benfica: M. Saraiva Da Silva, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.47 for Marítimo and 0.17 for Benfica.
Marítimo scored about 1.5 fewer than their chances were worth: poor finishing, or a goalkeeper at his best.
Benfica made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 2.8 goals.
Marítimo created the better chances, 1.47 xG to 0.17, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
Marítimo had 1 shot on target, Benfica 6.
Benfica had 60% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Marítimo came into it with 9 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 2.1 a match, with 0.86 expected goals for and 1.48 against, and had won 22% of their matches.
Benfica came into it with 8 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 3.0 and conceding 0.9 a match, with 2.32 expected goals for and 0.73 against, and had won 75% of their matches.
Marítimo vs Benfica: the match in numbers
| Marítimo | Match statistics | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Ball possession | 60% |
| 1.47 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.17 |
| 7 | Total shots | 11 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 1 | Big chances | 1 |
| 330 | Total passes | 510 |
| 76% | Pass accuracy | 85% |
| 3 | Corners | 5 |
| 22 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 16 | Tackles | 22 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Leandro Barreiro (Benfica), rated 8.8 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.
Marítimo
- Raphael Guzzo 6.9
- Martín Tejón 6.6
- Adrián Butzke Benavides 6.6
- Israel Isaac Ayuma 6.5
- M. Boakye 6.5
Benfica
- Leandro Barreiro 8.8 2 goals
- Gianluca Prestianni 7.6 1 goal
- Vangelis Pavlidis 7.6 1 assist
- João Palhinha 7.5
- Clément Lenglet 7.5
The lowest-rated starter was Paulo Henrique at 5.8. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Marítimo: Marítimo vs Santa Clara Sunday 1 November 2026 · Liga Portugal
- Benfica: Santa Clara vs Benfica Monday 26 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
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Questions about Marítimo vs Benfica
What was the score in Marítimo vs Benfica?
Marítimo 0-3 Benfica (half-time 0-1), Liga Portugal, Saturday 5 September 2026.
Who scored in Marítimo vs Benfica?
Leandro Barreiro 7', Leandro Barreiro 71', Gianluca Prestianni 82'.
Did Moneyball predict Marítimo vs Benfica correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Marítimo vs Benfica?
Leandro Barreiro, rated 8.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Marítimo vs Benfica?
S. dos Santos Guelho.
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