Our prediction for this match:
Everton
Match Time & Date:
22/07/2018
03:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
FC Porto
Estadio do Algarve will host Sunday’s football match between Porto and Everton, who face each other at the 2018 Algarve Football Cup. Porto did well to win the Primeira Liga title last season and they are now on a quest to defend their trophy. The Dragons have big ambitions for the upcoming season and they want to prepare in the best way possible for the Portuguese Super Cup clash against Desportivo Aves. Everton, on the other hand, are still celebrating the biggest win in the history of the club as they outclassed Irdning 22-0 at the weekend. Coach Marco Silva has a number of high-profile footballers to choose from, but Porto are more of a team than Everton, which is the main reason why we are tempted to put our money on the Portuguese champions. In their first and only previous meetings the two teams played out a 1-1 draw in a friendly in 2014.
Highlighted Player (Theo Walcott):
Theo James Walcott is an English football player with roots from Jamaica born on 16th of March 1989 in London. Walcott started his football career for AFC Newbury and after scoring over 100 goals in his first season Southampton signed the young Walcott. After 2 seasons playing for the Saints scoring 4 goals in 21games Arsenal transferred Walcott to London for approximately 12 million GBP where he signed a 1 million GBP per year contract by the age of 17.
Walcott is known for being a very fast right-winger but is able to play as a striker as well. Walcott can be used very effectively to set up a counter attack but is the type of offensive player that is very dependant on the rest of the team.
Despite his young age Walcott made his debut for the English national team in May 2006 and played for over 40 games in the national team already. One of Walcott’s biggest weaknesses are his height (only 173cm) and the fact he get’s injured very quickly. Walcott won the FA Cup in 2013/2014 and 2014/15 with Arsenal and the Community Shield in 2015. During the World Cup in 2014 Walcott was injured.
Highlighted Team (FC Porto):
Futebol Clube do Porto are one of Portugal’s biggest football clubs playing their matches in front of 50,000 people at their Estadio do Dragao. Porto form biggest rivalries with two other Big Three clubs in Portugal and regular league title contenders – Benfica and Sporting CP. Rivalries between the clubs stem from the historical, political, economical and cultural discrepancies between the cities of Porto and Lisbon. The Dragons, as they are commonly known in Portugal, are the second most successful Portuguese team with a total of 74 trophies to their name.
Porto hold a record of five consecutive league titles which are part of the total tally of 27 Primeira Liga trophies. FC Porto’s success extends to the international scene as well with seven European titles. Two-time European champions from 1987 and 2004, Porto also won two UEFA Cup/Europa League titles, the UEFA Super Cup and the International Cup on two occasions. Together with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United, Porto have the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League group stage – the total of 20.
