UD Oliveirense vs CS Maritimo Funchal Best odds and tips

UD Oliveirense have had a poor season in the Liga Segunda 2024/2025, sitting 17th in the table with 28 points from 32 fixtures. New boss Marco Leite took over in July 2024 and has been attempting to rebuild the club ever since, with a pragmatic and disciplined style that usually sees them set up in a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 formation. They are solid at the back and try to build from there, but their results have been inconsistent. The Oliveirense are unbeaten in their last two home fixtures, having beaten Academico Viseu 2-0 on home turf before suffering a 5-0 defeat away to Uniao de Leiria.

CS Maritimo Funchal have had a solid season, sitting 11th in the table with 42 points from 32 fixtures, comfortably in mid-table. Fabio Pereira took over in December and has had an immediate impact on the team’s away form, which has seen them unbeaten in their last two away fixtures (Won 1, Drawn 1). Pereira has made the team more resilient, but also more adventurous, as Maritimo have played some good football in the second half of the season. They are a more proactive team than Oliveirense, with a more possession-based approach and flexible formations, usually a 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 diamond, but they can push forward when necessary. Martim Tavares has been Maritimo’s danger man this season, scoring seven goals in 28 league appearances, while Oliveirense’s top scorer is Diogo Casimiro, who has scored just three goals in 24 league fixtures.

The bookmakers have Oliveirense as slight favourites at 2.30, but Maritimo are available at 2.80 and the draw at 3.10. These two teams have split the points in their last two meetings and Oliveirense have not won their last home fixture against Maritimo Funchal, so the visitors will have a slight mental edge going into this one. Maritimo have won seven, drawn four and lost five on the road in the Liga Segunda 2024/2025, while Oliveirense have won three, drawn four and lost nine at home in the same competition. Both teams have improved recently, but Maritimo’s away form is more reliable and they have the attacking threat to cause Oliveirense problems. A close match is expected as Maritimo will have to deal with Oliveirense’s pragmatic and disciplined approach, but the visitors could edge a narrow win. Oliveirense have scored an average of 0.75 goals per home fixture in the Liga Segunda 2024/2025, so they will struggle to break down Maritimo’s defence, but the visitors have scored an average of 1.38 goals per away fixture and conceded an average of 1.56, so the ‘both teams to score’ market could offer some value in this one.