Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Guimaraes
Match Time & Date:
31/01/2021
10:00 AM
Prediction: 2-1
Maritimo
Vitoria Guimaraes will be looking to extend their winning run in Primeira Liga to three games when they take on Maritimo on Matchday 16. Guimaraes have been showing signs of improvement at the start of the year, and it is no wonder bookies see them as favourites to win Sunday’s football match. Even though the likes of Agu, Amoah, and Mascarenhas are likely to miss the game with injuries, home win should be considered.
Maritimo, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 3-0 loss to Ferreira. O Maior das Ilhas are low on confidence ahead of Matchday 16, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Guimaraes’ party at Estadio D. Afonso Henriques. In their last meeting at the venue Guimaraes defeated Maritimo 1-0. Jean returns from suspension for the visitors, while Pinho has been tested positive for coronavirus.
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 (Maritimo):
Based in Funchal, Madeira, Maritimo are a Portuguese club that compete in Primeira Liga. O Maior das Ilhas (The Greatest of the Islands) play their home matches in the national championship at Estadio do Maritimo.
The stadium was officially founded on May 5, 1957 and it can hold up to 10,932 spectators. Maritimo won their first and only Campeonato de Portugal in the 1925/1926 season, with the team beating Belenenses in the title game 2-0 at Campo do Ameal. Maritimo wear green shirts with red stripes and white shorts when playing on home soil, whilst the colour of their away kit is sky blue.
The Estadio do Maritimo have yet to win the Taca de Portugal trophy, but they made it to the final of the competition on two occasions (1994/95, 2000/01), as well as the final of the Taca da Liga in 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. Nacional are considered the club’s main rivals.
