Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Braga
Match Time & Date:
06/01/2024
03:30 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Guimaraes
Braga will be aiming to build on a 3-1 win over Casa Pia when they take on Vitoria Guimaraes in the Primeira Liga round 16. The Reds are eager to stay in the Champions League race and they are likely to go all guns blazing at Guimaraes. As Jose Fonte is back from suspension, Artur Jorge should have a full squad to choose from. Uruguay midfielder Rodrigo Zalazar should be recalled to the starting XI after scoring as a substitute in the last game of 2023.
Alvaro Pacheco’s men aim to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Rio Ave, but given their ups and downs on the road, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the home side this time out. There are no fresh injury worries in the visiting team ahead of the trip to 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.
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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