Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Braga
Match Time & Date:
11/08/2024
21:30
Prediction: 2-0
Estrela
Braga play host to Estrela at their Estadio Municipal de Braga in the opening match of their Primeira Liga campaign. The Reds are eyeing a spot in the Champions League and, no doubt, they want to make a flying start to the season. Defender Victor Gomez is banned for the match, while summer signings Bright Akwo Arrey-Mbi and Thiago Helguera are likely to make their Primeira Liga debuts against Estrela.
Os Tricolores, on the other hand, defeated the likes of Estoril, Brentford, and Benfica B in the last three warm-up games, but they will have a mountain to climb in Sunday’s showdown. As over the years Braga have turned their stadium into a real fortress, we are tempted to put our money on the home side. It has to be noted that veteran Nani joined Estrela from Adana Demirspor earlier this summer. The former Man Utd ace should make his official debut against Braga.
Highlighted Player (Ricardo Horta):
Ricardo Horta is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting Braga in Primeira Liga. Born in Sobreda, Portugal, on September 15, 1994, Ricardo Horta spent his youth career at Ginasio Corroios, Benfica, and Vitoria Setubal.
The 173-cm-tall winger continued playing for Setubal at the senior level, but he moved to Malaga in the summer of 2014, signing a five-year deal with the La Liga outfit. Ricardo Horta scored only one goal in 48 appearances for los Boquerones in the Spanish top flight before signing a loan deal with Braga. In July 2017, he signed a permanent contract with the Minhotos.
Ricardo Horta made his Primeira Liga debut against Rio Ave back in April 2013, during his spell with Vitoria Setubal. His primary position is left winger, but he is capable of producing good performances as a right winger as well. He made his Portugal debut in a 1-0 loss to Albania in the Euro 2016 qualifiers.
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