Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Maritimo
Match Time & Date:
16/05/2021
21:00
Prediction: 1-1
Guimaraes
Maritimo and Vitoria Guimaraes square off against each other at Estadio dos Barreiros in the penultimate game of the season. Maritimo are determined to secure yet another Primeira Liga survival, and seeing that they are four points clear of the relegation zone, the hosts should be happy with one point from the match. Colombia international Mosquera should be the only absentee in the home team.
Guimaraes, on the other hand, aim to retain their spot in top six, and seeing that they should be happy with one point from the match as well, we are tempted to put our money on draw. Defender Easah Suliman returns from suspension for the visitors, while Ghana international Joseph Amoah remains on the sidelines through injury. You should know that under 2.5 goals have been netted in each of the previous four meetings between the two teams in the Portuguese top flight.
Highlighted Player (Charles):
Charles Marcelo da Silva is a Brazilian goalkeeper who plays for Primeira Liga side Maritimo. Born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on February 4, 1994, Charles started his youth career at Cruzeiro, and in 2014 he moved to fellow Brazilian club Vasco da Gama.
After making nine appearances in the Brazilian top flight for the Vasco da Gama senior team, Charles was loaned to Maritimo in 2015. In 2016 the 185-cm-tall shot-stopper signed a permanent deal with the Portuguese outfit. Charles Marcelo da Silva has 14 caps with the Brazil U17 team, but he has yet to make his debut with the Brazil senior team.
He made his Maritimo debut in the Portuguese top flight on January 15, 2017, in a 3-1 win over Pacos de Ferreira. Charles managed to keep seven clean sheets in 21 appearances for Maritimo in the 2018/2019 Primeira Liga season. His preferred foot is right, and he wears the number 94 jersey.
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.
