Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Maritimo will look to overcome a one-goal deficit in the Primeira Liga relegation final against Estrela when the two teams face each other at Estadio dos Barreiros. O Maior das Ilhas scored a vital goal in the dying minutes of the first leg, with Claudio Winck finding the back of the net. The 29-year-old Brazilian is pushing for a start, while Riascos should replace Joao Alfonso in the starting XI.
Os Tricolores, on the other hand, are eager to defend their slim lead in the reverse fixture, but seeing that Maritimo are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we are tempted to put our money on the Primeira Liga side. There are no fresh injury worries in the visiting team ahead of the trip to Funchal. Ronaldo Tavares is widely expected to lead the line for the visitors despite failing to find the net in the first leg.
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.