Our prediction for this Taca de Portugal match:
Guimaraes
Match Time & Date:
11/01/2024
03:15 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Penafiel
Thursday’s football game between Guimaraes and Penafiel will bring down the curtain on the Taca de Portugal last 16. Guimaraes showed character in a 1-1 draw with Braga, with substitute Joao Mendes scoring a late equalizer to save one point. The 29-year-old midfielder is widely expected to return to the starting XI, while both Arcanjo and Villanueva remain on the sidelines with injuries.
Os Rubro-Negros, on the other hand, defeated Vilaverdense at home in their last Liga Portugal 2 game, but seeing that Guimaraes are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we are tempted to put our money on the Primeira Liga outfit this time out. There are no fresh injury worries in the visiting team ahead of the trip to the Braga district. In their last encounter in a competitive match, back in 2015, Penafiel defeated Guimaraes 2-0, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Team (Guimaraes):
Vitoria Guimaraes have always been in the shadow of famous Portuguese sides Porto, Benfica and Sporting, but over the years they have established themselves as a top-table side in the Primeira Liga. Os Vimaranenses did well to win Taca de Portugal in the 2012/2013 season, wi the team beating Benfica in the final of the domestic cup.
Vitoria Guimaraes finished the 2016/2017 Primeira Liga campaign in fourth place in the standings and, as a result, they booked their place in the Europa League qualifiers. The Portuguese side will face the likes of Salzburg, Konyaspor and Olympic Marseille in Group I and they are seen as underdogs in their group. Vitoria Guimaraes welcome their rivals at Estadio D. Alfonso Henriques and the venue can hold up to 30.000 spectators.
Os Vimaranenses play their home games in white shirts and white shorts, whilst they wear black when playing on the road. Their neighbours Braga are considered Guimaraes’ fiercest rivals and the two teams face each other in the derby of Minho Province.
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