Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Portimonense
Match Time & Date:
24/09/2023
01:00 PM
Prediction: 0-2
Benfica
High-flying Benfica will look to extend their winning run to five games when they take on Portimonense in the Primeira Liga round 6. The Eagles have been producing fine displays in the national championship of late, but they suffered a shocking 2-0 loss to Salzburg in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. The title holders are eager to return to winning ways and they are likely to go all guns blazing at O Portimao. Both Juan Bernat and Goncalo Guedes should miss out with injuries for the visiting team.
The hosts, on the other hand, recorded their first win of the season at the weekend, with the team beating Guimaraes on the road, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against the reigning champions. In each of their last three meetings in the Primeira Liga Benfica defeated Portimonense and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Player (Angel di Maria):
Angel Di Maria is a professional footballer who played for Argentine side Rosario Central at the start of his senior career. The left-footed winger is very quick on the ball and he often makes life difficult for opposition defenders. After playing for Benfica between 2007 and 2010, the Argentine superstar signed for Real Madrid on 28 June, 2010 for a fee of €25 million + €11 million in bonuses.
Despite impressing with los Blancos in the 2013/2014 La Liga campaign, the club chiefs decided to sell him to Manchester United on 26 August, 2014. Di Maria was playing below expectations at Old Trafford and he scored three goals in 27 league games for the Red Devils.
In 2015 he moved to Paris Saint-Germain and he scored 10 goals in 29 league appearances for les Parisiens in the 2015/2016 Ligue 1 campaign. In 2014 he won the Champions League trophy with Real Madrid and that is considered the biggest success of his career. Angel Di Maria was born in Rosario on 14 February, 1988.
Highlighted Team (Portimonense):
Based in Portimao, Portimonense is a Portuguese football club that play home games at Estadio Municipal in Algarve. The capacity of the stadium that was opened in 1937 is 9,544. Portimonense welcome their rivals in black and white shirts and black shirts, whilst yellow is dominant colour of their away kit.
The black and whites finished the 1984/1985 Primeira Liga campaign in 5th position in the standings and, as a result, booked their place in the UEFA Cup. Portimonense did well to Partizan 1-0 on their debut in the European competition, but they suffered a heavy 4-0 loss to the famous Serbian club in the reverse fixture at Yugoslav National Army Stadium.
Fellow Algavre clubs Farense and Olhanense are considered the club’s main rivals. Jackson Martinez is one of the most notable footballers who played for the club. The Colombian attacker is considered one of the most successful attackers in the history of Porto as he scored 67 goals in 90 appearances for the Dragons in the Primeira Liga.
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