Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Arouca
Match Time & Date:
18/09/2021
21:30
Prediction: 0-1
Guimaraes
After sharing the spoils with Belenenses with nine men on the field, Vitoria Guimaraes will be looking to return to winning ways when they take on Arouca at Estadio Municipal de Arouca. Os Vimaranenses are undefeated in the previous four league fixtures, with the team eyeing their fifth clean sheet of the process. Even though both Toni Borevkovic and Alfa Semedo are banned for the match, we believe that punters from all around the globe can find value in betting on the visiting team.
The newcomers experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 2-2 draw with Maritimo, and seeing that they failed to beat Guimaraes in the previous seven meetings between the two teams in all competitions, away win should be considered. It has to be noted, though, that there are no absentees in the home team ahead of Saturday’s game.
Highlighted Player (Falaye Sacko):
Born in Bamako, Mali on May 1, 1995, Falaye Sacko is a pacey right-back, who plays for Vitoria Guimaraes in the Primeira Liga. Sacko has 11 caps with Mali, and he scored his first goal with the national team on June 16, 2019 in a friendly against Algeria.
Speaking of his club career, Sacko started his senior career at Djoliba, and in 2015 he joined Hungarian outfit Ujpest. After failing to see any game action in the Hungarian top flight, the Mali international moved to Vitoria Guimaraes in 2016. He first played for the Guimaraes B team, making his professional debut in the Segunda Liga clash against Atletico CP on February 17, 2016.
Falaye Sacko, who has established himself as a first-team regular at Vitoria Guimaraes, wears the No. 17 jersey. His primary position right-back, but he is used as a left-back as well.
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.
