Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Moreirense play host to Maritimo at their Parque Joaquim de Almeida Freitas in the Primeira Liga round 25. Moreirense aim to put an end to their three-game winless run, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against Maritimo. A man to watch in the home team will be Brazil winger Yan, who found the net in a 1-1 draw with Arouca, while midfielder Fabio Pacheco misses out through suspension.
Defender Steven Vitoria, on the other hand, is back from suspension. The visitors did well to hold Sporting CP to a 1-1 draw in their last league match, with the team remaining in the top half of the table. Anyhow, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Moreirense this time out as they want this win more than the visitors. Defender Claudio is back from suspension for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Kevin Mirallas):
Kevin Mirallas is a Belgian footballer player born on 5th October 1987, who started showing his potential at a very young age. After coming through the youth ranks at Standard Liege, the forward moved to Lille in 2004 and he impressed playing for les Dogues, scoring 10 goals in 76 league appearances.
The move to Saint Etienne did not work out as planned, but a two-year stint at Olympiakos that followed helped the player get his career back on track. Having scored 34 goals in 52 league outings, Mirallas decided to join Everton and he enjoyed a bright start to his career in England. However, just like the entire team, the highly rated footballer suffered a serious dip in form and he has struggled for playing time over the last couple of years.
Mirallas has made over 50 appearances for the Belgium national team, representing the Red Devils at the 2014 World Cup and Eur0 2016 finals, scoring 9 goals in first 50 caps.
Highlighted Team (Maritimo):
Based in Funchal, Madeira, Maritimo are a Portuguese club that compete in Primeira Liga. O Maior das Ilhas (The Greatest of the Islands) play their home matches in the national championship at Estadio do Maritimo.
The stadium was officially founded on May 5, 1957 and it can hold up to 10,932 spectators. Maritimo won their first and only Campeonato de Portugal in the 1925/1926 season, with the team beating Belenenses in the title game 2-0 at Campo do Ameal. Maritimo wear green shirts with red stripes and white shorts when playing on home soil, whilst the colour of their away kit is sky blue.
The Estadio do Maritimo have yet to win the Taca de Portugal trophy, but they made it to the final of the competition on two occasions (1994/95, 2000/01), as well as the final of the Taca da Liga in 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. Nacional are considered the club’s main rivals.