2026/2027 season

Primeira Liga

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CS Marítimo
Head coach: Mitchell van der Gaag · 4-3-3 (formation la plus utilisée selon BeSoccer, à confirmer sur la durée de la saison)
Rank
11th
Pts
8
P
8
Form
🟠 Poor

The essentials at a glance

The summary of this page: estimated level of play, form trend and qualitative verdict. For the details, head to the other tabs.

Editors' ratings
5/10
Attack
4/10
Defence
1/10
Form
2/10
Confidence / mood
Current risk:Low

11th with 8 pts from 8 matches: 2 wins, 2 draws, 4 defeats.

9 goals scored, 14 conceded.

How the OportoEl Porto, current champion of the Portuguese league and quartofinalist last season of the UEFA Europa League, comes in the stadium of the Cartuja after defeating the Maritime at home last weekend (1-2). A tight win he captured dating back and allowed him to lead his country's championship with eight wins in many other days.

ABC Deportes · 14 Oct 2026 · machine-translated

The Holy Waters and the Maritime receive Fraikin BM Granollers and FH Hafnarfjordur, respectively, in Maia and Funchal. A new opportunity for Portugal to stand out across borders, at a time when only one positive outcome is added.

zerozero · 13 Oct 2026 · machine-translated

Nor can they be in the Vasco Sousa party, in the final line of their recovery, and William Gomes, who suffered an ankle sprain in the last match before the Maritime. The presence of three new zagueros in the Allivia call to Farioli, which thus has more alternatives to accompany Kiwior, one of the central headlines, which could free Pablo Rosario to act in the..

ABC Deportes · 13 Oct 2026 · machine-translated

How the team has played recently

Match-by-match results, record and rhythm of the current season.

Latest matches
Lvs FC Porto (H) · 1-2
Dvs Gil Vicente FC (A) · 1-1
Lvs Moreirense FC (A) · 1-3
Lvs Sport Lisboa e Benfica (H) · 0-3
Lvs FC Arouca (A) · 1-2
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9 scored / 14 conceded over 8 matches played
Rest: 8 days since the last match · 1 match played in the last 15 days
Home form
1W - 1D - 2L
Away form
1W - 1D - 2L
Statistics

Computed from this season's scores, every time the page is shown.

Goals scored per match
0.8
Goals conceded per match
2.2
At home
1 scored · 5 conceded in 2 matches
Away
3 scored · 6 conceded in 3 matches
Over 2.5 goals
4 of 5
Both teams score
4 of 5
Clean sheets
0 of 5
Failed to score
1 of 5
Cumulative points vs league average

Not enough matchdays recorded yet for this curve — history builds up with every standings refresh.

How CS Marítimo play

System, playing identity, and what sets the team apart at both ends of the pitch.

Playing identity
Preferred system
4-3-3 (formation la plus utilisée selon BeSoccer, à confirmer sur la durée de la saison)
Philosophy
Mitchell van der Gaag places the emphasis on mental resilience rather than on a specific system: ahead of matchday 2 against Famalicão, he warned that “a equipa precisa de saber sofrer” in difficult moments (source: A Bola, 14/08/2026, article accessed and verified). No detailed statement found on the intended tactical approach (possession, pressing, transitions) beyond this mental aspect.
Attacking strengths
6 goals scored in 4 matchdays (1.5 goals/match) (source: Flashscore table read on 01/09/2026).
Defensive solidity
5 goals conceded in 4 matchdays (1.25/match) (source: Flashscore table read on 01/09/2026).
Pressing
Transitions
StrengthA successful return to the Primeira Liga for a promoted side: 7th place with 7 points from 4 matchdays, the only defeat conceded at Arouca (2-1) on 28-31/08. Active recruitment over the summer (Nilton Varela is announced as the club's 13th signing for 2026/27 according to Notícias ao Minuto, 26/08/2026).
WeaknessSquad still being integrated (several late arrivals such as Nilton Varela, signed on 26/08/2026) and two reported absences in defence/midfield (Nathanael Ogbeta and Yellu Santiago) ahead of the trip to Arouca.

The mood around the club, and who is missing

Internal climate, relationship with the supporters, and known absences before the next match.

Mood
Squad confidence
The return to the top flight is going well: 7 points from four matchdays, 7th place and only one defeat, at Arouca (2-1). Mitchell van der Gaag continues to reject any overconfidence and pointed out before Arouca that “there is no easy match” in the Liga. The week's event lies elsewhere: every ticket put on sale for Benfica's visit on Saturday at 18:00 has sold out, which guarantees the Caldeirão a maximum crowd for the season's first big occasion. The club also went through a moment of mourning with the death of Élder Cardoso, a former player, coach and teacher in its handball section. No internal tension has been reported by the sources consulted.
Coach / players / board relationship
After the 2-1 win against Famalicão (27/08/2026), van der Gaag praised the spirit of a group rebuilt after a summer marked by numerous departures, judging that spirit “fundamental” and welcoming the integration of the new signings despite the distance and the language; he said he based his selection choices on merit in training rather than on signing status, and said he was satisfied with the running of the club: “Estou contente com a forma como as coisas estão a decorrer” (source: A Bola, 27/08/2026, article opened and verified).
Mood with the supporters
Hosting SL Benfica (Saturday 5 September, 18:00) has produced a sell-out: the club announced that every ticket put on sale had gone, after a first phase reserved for socios that opened on 30 August. The arrangements are tight: gates opening at 16:15, entry through gates 3, 6, 7, 8 and 10 depending on the section, and a ban on scarves, flags and visiting-club colours in the maritimista sections (West, East and South); as a safety precaution, no season seats were allocated in the North stand. The club has also nurtured its local roots by sending a multi-sport delegation — handball players, Sub-23 players and women footballers — to the ATL in São Martinho, to meet around fifty children. It also paid tribute to Élder Cardoso, a figure in its handball section, who died at the end of August.
Pressure on the head coach
No public questioning reported: Mitchell van der Gaag has been in post since 15/06/2026, appointed after the 2025-26 Liga Portugal 2 title to replace Miguel Moita. Contract length not confirmed at this stage.
Club objectives
Mitchell van der Gaag was direct about the season's objective: “Todos sabem que o nosso objetivo é a manutenção. É muito simples.” He added that the people of Madeira share that objective, which, according to him, “everyone talks about in the street” (A Bola, 07/08/2026).
Recent internal tensions
No internal tension reported at this stage (search carried out in the Madeiran and general press, no report found).
Absences
DoubtfulNathanael Ogbeta — Physical problem, with no return date specified; absence mentioned by M. van der Gaag ahead of the trip to Arouca (source: Notícias ao Minuto, 27/08/2026).
DoubtfulYellu Santiago — Physical problem, with no return date specified; absence mentioned by M. van der Gaag ahead of the trip to Arouca (source: Notícias ao Minuto, 27/08/2026).

Before kick-off

What to know before the next match: statistical form, qualitative analysis, and a computed estimate of the 1/X/2 probabilities.

Next match

Vitória SC — CS Marítimo

AwayFriday 23 October at 21:45Matchday 9
In 5 days. Kick-off time confirmed by the league. Paris time · football-data.org fixtures.

Prediction, odds and form of both teams →

What the press says

No preview found for this fixture. The press mostly covers the big games, and usually the day before.

Prediction
EstimateVitória SC — CS Marítimo
37 %
1 · Vitória SC
28 %
X · draw
35 %
2 · CS Marítimo
In-house calculation, from this page's standings data alone: 8 matches played by Vitória SC, 8 matches by CS Marítimo. Confidence: fair
The formula, in plain words — with this match's figures
  1. League average. 195 goals scored over 142 team-matches played (18 teams taken into account), i.e. μ = 1.37 goal scored per team per match. This is the reference point: everything that follows is expressed relative to it.
  2. Attacking and defensive strengths. Goals scored (or conceded) per match, divided by μ. 1.00 = exactly average; in defence, above 1.00 means “concedes more than average”.
    TeamGoalsRawKept
    Vitória SC — attack5 in 8 matches0.460.69
    Vitória SC — defence10 in 8 matches0.910.95
    CS Marítimo — attack9 in 8 matches0.820.90
    CS Marítimo — defence14 in 8 matches1.271.16
    The “Kept” column is the result of shrinkage towards the mean: weight = P / (P + 6), i.e. 0.57 for Vitória SC and 0.57 for CS Marítimo. The rest of the weight goes to the league average. This is what stops a lone 5-0 from producing an attack at 3.3 times the average — and hence a 95% probability.
  3. Home advantage (γ). Measured on the league itself: 1.20 goal scored on average by the host against 1.49 by the visitor, over the 45 fixtures present in each team's last 5 matches. Raw ratio 0.81; shrunk towards 1 (weight 0.43, on the log of the ratio) then capped at 1.25 → γ = 1.00. Shrinkage goes towards 1, i.e. no advantage at all: while the sample is small, the model does not assert a home advantage it cannot measure.
  4. Venue correction, specific to each team. Drawn from the home/away split: points per match at the venue concerned are compared to points per match over all fixtures, with stronger shrinkage (weight = P / (P + 8)) and a bound of ±12%.
    Vitória SC at home: 1.25 pts/match versus 0.63 overall over 4 matches → ×1.120
    CS Marítimo away: 1.00 pts/match versus 1.00 overall over 4 matches → ×1.000
  5. Expected goals. One side's attack is set against the other's defence. γ applies to the host only: applying it the other way round too would count the home advantage twice.
    λVitória SC = 1.37 × 0.69 × 1.16 × 1.00 × 1.120 = 1.23
    λCS Marítimo = 1.37 × 0.90 × 0.95 × 1.000 = 1.17
  6. Poisson grid. Probability of every exact score from 0-0 to 8-8, assuming the two goal totals are independent, then adding up the cells: home win 37.5%, draw 27.7%, away win 34.8% — displayed rounded to whole numbers so that they add up to exactly 100. Most likely exact score in the grid: 1-1 (only 13.1%, which says enough about how unpredictable an exact score is).
Limits of this model — they are not anecdotal.
  • It only knows goals and a venue. Neither absences, suspensions, line-ups, fatigue, stakes, weather nor club context enter the calculation — while the other tabs of this page show that they matter.
  • The assumption that the two goal totals are independent is false in reality: it slightly underestimates tight scores, hence the draw.
  • γ is measured over a rolling window (each team's last 5 matches), not over the whole season.
  • The shrinkage constants (6, 60, 8) and the bounds are choices, not measurements. They were tuned to be cautious early in the season; they were not calibrated on a results history, as none is available here.
  • No after-the-fact evaluation has been made: at this stage, nobody knows whether this model is better or worse calibrated than another.
What other sources say
No external source has been collected for this match. That is the normal state: readings are taken by hand, and an empty box is better than an unverified figure.
This block shows probability estimates, not predictions, and carries no advisory value. The in-house estimate is the result of a formula applied to a small sample; the figures from external sources are reproduced as they were collected, without their method having been verified.

The full squad

The professional squad by position, captain marked with an armband.

Goalkeepers
  • Fran Vieites
  • G. Tabuaço
  • Alfonso Pastor
  • João Teixeira
  • Kimiss
Defenders
  • G. Szalai
  • Paulo Henrique
  • Romain Correia
  • Igor Julião
  • Nilton Varela
  • N. Ogbeta
  • Tomás Tavares
  • R. Tavares
Midfielders
  • V. Danilovic
  • R. Guzzo
  • Maxime Domínguez
  • F. Silva
  • I. Ayuma
  • Yellu Santiago
  • Rodrigo Andrade
  • Nélio Batista
  • I. Alani
Forwards
  • Simo
  • Martín Tejón
  • Bryan Limbombe
  • Adrián Butzke
  • Maurice Boakye
  • S. Bamba
  • E. Peña
  • José Melro
  • Xiko Gomes
  • Gigal
This team's current captain could not be confirmed with certainty at the last check — no armband is shown above until the information is reliable.
Squad last verified on 1 Sep 2026 — source: BeSoccer (squad page consulted on 01/09/2026, https://www.besoccer.com/team/squad/maritimo). A mention of Edgar Costa as captain found in the press dates from February 2024 and was not retained as it is too old for the 2026-27 season..

What has been said recently

Chronological feed of verified information about the club.

rss11 Oct 2026
From "Vargonha" up. Arbitration of the Seafarer-FC
Source: Notícias ao Minuto — Desporto
rss10 Oct 2026
Insistence bears fruit. That's how Froholdt tied the Porto Seafarer
Source: Notícias ao Minuto — Desporto
rss10 Oct 2026
Goal or chicken? Marítimo advantage after unusual bid of Diogo Costa
Source: Notícias ao Minuto — Desporto
rss10 Oct 2026
Farioli surprises the Barreiros. The 11th Initials of the Maritime-FC Porto
Source: Notícias ao Minuto — Desporto
rss10 Oct 2026
Returns and a doubt. The FC Porto 11 likely facing the Marítimo
Source: Notícias ao Minuto — Desporto
rss8 Oct 2026
Farioli with several headaches in the preparation of the Maritime-FC Porto
Source: Notícias ao Minuto — Desporto
Supporters3 Sep 2026
Every ticket put on sale by CS Marítimo for SL Benfica's visit (matchday 5, Saturday 18:00, Estádio do Marítimo) has sold out. As a safety precaution, the club did not allocate season seats in the North stand. Gates open at 16:15, access is through gates 3, 6, 7, 8 and 10 depending on the section, and items in the visiting club's colours (scarves, flags, distinguishing marks) are banned in the maritimista sections (West, East and South).
Source: CS Marítimo (site officiel)
Institutional3 Sep 2026
Marítimo da Madeira – Futebol – SAD has called a shareholders' general meeting for 7 October 2026 at 18:00, at the Estádio do Marítimo. The club has made the official notice and a proxy template available to shareholders.
Source: CS Marítimo (site officiel)
Institutional3 Sep 2026
Marítimo da Madeira Futebol SAD has published the notice for a shareholders' general meeting.
Source: CS Marítimo (site officiel)
Other2 Sep 2026
Sérgio Guelho has been appointed to referee Marítimo v Benfica, on Saturday at 18:00, in matchday 5 of the Liga Portugal Betclic.
Source: A Bola
Transfers2 Sep 2026
The official summary of the Portuguese window records twelve arrivals at CS Marítimo this summer — including Maxime Dominguez (Cracovia), Maurice Boakye (Hamburg), Rafael Fernandes on loan from Lille, Tomás Tavares (Wisła Płock), Fran Vieites (Leicester), Ibrahim Alani (Real Valladolid) and Nilton Varela (Beerschot) — against six departures, among them Samu to Maccabi, Ibrahima Guirassy to União de Leiria and Noah Madsen to Holstein Kiel.
Source: Maisfutebol
Other31 Aug 2026
CS Marítimo published a note of condolence following the death of Élder Cardoso, a former handball player and coach at the club and also a teacher, who had led men's and women's academy teams for several years. The club expressed its “deep sadness”, judging that he “leaves a mark that will endure in the memory of the maritimista family”; president Carlos André Gomes and the board offered their condolences to the family.
Source: CS Marítimo (site officiel)
Club31 Aug 2026
A multi-sport CS Marítimo delegation visited the ATL in São Martinho, where around fifty children were able to meet the club's athletes. Present were handball players Ruben Calunga and Gustavo Sousa, Sub-23 players Diogo Silva, Weslley Brito, Peña Zauner, José Melro and Francisco Gomes, and women footballers Rita Coutinho and Madalena Contente. The athletes shared their journeys and answered questions; the children received club merchandise.
Source: CS Marítimo (site officiel)
Other31 Aug 2026
The club has announced that the Rampa Regional do Porto da Cruz / CS Marítimo 2026 promises two days of excitement, a motorsport event associated with the club's name.
Source: CS Marítimo (site officiel)
Result29 Aug 2026
CS Marítimo lost 2-1 away at FC Arouca on matchday 4.
Source: Campeonatos Internacionais
Club27 Aug 2026
Ahead of the trip to Arouca, Mitchell van der Gaag dismissed any favourite status and praised the opponent's progress (possession, defensive organisation). He reported the absences of Nathanael Ogbeta and Yellu Santiago (physical problems) and indicated that he hoped for the arrival of an additional striker before the end of the transfer window.
Source: Notícias ao Minuto
News last verified on 18 Oct 2026. Sources: sports press (L'Équipe, Le Parisien, Foot Mercato, regional press…) and official club websites — see the link on each item.
Editorial content (playing style, mood, absences, external prediction sources) last verified on 3 Sep 2026. The standings/form data above are refreshed automatically — as is the 1/X/2 estimate, recomputed on every view.