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On the island of Madeira, on the 22nd day of the Portuguese Premier League, the team will be on the road between Maritimo Funchal and Nacional Funchal. Since the 2002/2003 season both clubs from the city of Funchal play together in the highest Portuguese game class. But that could change from the next season. Nacional Funchal is currently in acute descent.
Maritimo
Maritimo Funchal needs to worry about a possible descent. The club looks more towards Europapokalplätze and if possible, with a victory on Monday will reach such a goal. However, this is also somewhat dependent on the competition.
Maritimo Funchal is currently seventh and has 32 points. GD Chaves in sixth place has already won the game of the 22nd day, the fifth Vitoria Guimaraes will play on Sunday. With three points, Maritimo Funchal would be able to return to Chaves and possibly to Guimaraes if the club loses his part. Then Maritimo Funchal would be in fifth place, which in Portugal means a Europa League qualifying place. At home the chances of a triple are also not bad, because Maritimo Funchal won six games at home, two times drawn a draw and had only two defeats.
Both home leagues were in the first two home games this season. In reverse, Maritimo Funchal has been unbeaten for eight home games in the league. The goal difference of the club is as follows: With only eighteen goals in 21 matches, Maritimo Funchal has the fifth of all Primeira League clubs – as the seventh in the table. The club, with only sixteen contenders, is the third-best defensive in the league.
Nacional
In the last four seasons, Nacional Funchal was the number one in the city, as in each of these four seasons the club was in the table before Maritimo Funchal. This is almost impossible this season at the present time. Nacional Funchal is in the penultimate position with just fourteen points from 21 games. And that’s only because Tondela has a worse goal ratio.
The last two in the Primeira League are equal. Nacional Funchal has three victories. In addition, there were five draws and thirteen defeats. Nacional Funchal won the final three in the league on 11.12.2016 against the Tondela. After a 2-2 defeat the 3: 2 victory at the last minute was also a little happy. The other two victories were at Feirense (currently ranked thirteen) and excelled in the home game against the city rival Maritimo Funchal. Since the last victory against Tondela, a lot of time went into the country or converted eight Ligaspiele, of which Nacional Funchal lost five and brought three times a point. Above all, the balance is worrying.
Nacional Funchal has lost eight of his ten games. In addition, there was the mentioned victory at Feirense as well as another draw. The last six away games in the Primeira League have lost all Nacional Funchal. With two other away teams in national Cup competitions, the club lost the last eight mandatory games on the opponent’s place all.