Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Maritimo
Match Time & Date:
23/01/2022
16:30
Prediction: 3-0
Belenenses
Maritimo will be aiming to build on a hard-fought 1-0 win over Braga when they take on Belenenses on Matchday 19. Maritimo are eyeing their fourth consecutive league win, and the bookies see them as hot favourites to pick up all three points from Sunday’s clash. Head coach Vasco Seabra is unlikely to make changes to the team that outplayed Braga, while all Soderstrom, Saenz, and Xadas should miss out with injuries.
O Belem, on the other hand, aim to make amends for a 4-1 loss to Porto. Belenenses are having a season to forget, and given their shaky defence, we predict that Maritimo are going to extend their winning run to four matches. To make things even worse for the visiting side, South Africa international Sphephelo Sithole is out of contention through suspension after he was sent off in the defeat to Porto.
Highlighted Player (Pedro Nuno ):
After spending his youth career at the likes of Buarcos, Naval, Benfica, and Academica, Pedro Nuno continued playing for the Briosa at the senior level. Pedro Nuno scored five goals in 25 appearances for Academica in the league, which persuaded Benfica chiefs to sign him on November 28, 2016.
The Portuguese midfielder, though, was immediately sent on loan to Tondela, where he scored four goals in 45 appearances for the club. In 2018 Pedro Nuno moved to Moreirense, and he has been playing for Os verdes e brancos ever since. He made his Primeira Liga debut with Moreirense on August 11, 2019, in a 3-1 away loss to Sporting Braga.
Pedro Nuno was born in Buarcos, Portugal, on January 13, 1995, and he wears the number 27 jersey at Moreirense. His primary position is left winger, but he is used as both second striker and attacking midfielder. Pedro Nuno has yet to make his debut with the Portugal senior team.
Highlighted Team (Belenenses):
Founded on September 23, 1919, Belenenses are a Portuguese club that host their rivals at Estado do Restelo. The stadium can hold up to 19,856 spectators and it was built in 1956. O Belem play home games in blue shirts and white shorts and white is the dominant colour of their away kit.
By beating the likes of IFK Goteborg and Rheindorf Altach Belenenses booked their place in the Europa League group stages in the 2015/2016 season. Despite defeating Swiss side Basel in their group, the Portuguese club eventually finished the process in the last position in the standings.
The Estado do Restelo outfit did well to win the Primeira Liga trophy in the 1945/1946 season, with the team finishing the season only one point clear of second-placed Benfica. Speaking of the Portuguese Cup, Belenenses clinched their third Taca de Portugal trophy in the 1988/1989 season. Vitor Godinho is the player with most appearances for the club (272).
