Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Casa Pia will look to recover from the Taca de Portugal defeat to Nacional when they take on Portimonense in the Primeira Liga round 12. Casa Pia failed to win the previous six league matches, but the bookies still see them as favourites to win Saturday’s encounter. Midfielder Kiki Silva continues to miss out with a muscle injury, while Rafael Brito is a major doubt and he will be assessed ahead of the kick-off.
O Portimao, on the other hand, failed to impress in the Taca de Portugal loss to Braga, but they have been producing fine displays in the national championship of late, with the team winning three of their last five league matches. Paulo Sergio’s troops, though, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in their last away game in the Primeira Liga and we do not believe that they are capable of grabbing more than one point from Sunday’s clash. Goalkeeper Kosuke Nakamura should be the only absentee in the away team.
Highlighted Team (Portimonense):
Based in Portimao, Portimonense is a Portuguese football club that play home games at Estadio Municipal in Algarve. The capacity of the stadium that was opened in 1937 is 9,544. Portimonense welcome their rivals in black and white shirts and black shirts, whilst yellow is dominant colour of their away kit.
The black and whites finished the 1984/1985 Primeira Liga campaign in 5th position in the standings and, as a result, booked their place in the UEFA Cup. Portimonense did well to Partizan 1-0 on their debut in the European competition, but they suffered a heavy 4-0 loss to the famous Serbian club in the reverse fixture at Yugoslav National Army Stadium.
Fellow Algavre clubs Farense and Olhanense are considered the club’s main rivals. Jackson Martinez is one of the most notable footballers who played for the club. The Colombian attacker is considered one of the most successful attackers in the history of Porto as he scored 67 goals in 90 appearances for the Dragons in the Primeira Liga.