Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Maritimo
Match Time & Date:
12/12/2021
17:00
Prediction: 2-1
Santa Clara
Maritimo play host to Santa Clara at their Estadio dos Barreiros in the Primeira Liga round14. Maritimo head into the match following a 1-1 draw with Boavista where they failed to turn their dominance into victory. O Maior das Ilhas defeated Ferreira 2-0 in their last home fixture, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of Saturday’s clash. Midfielder Ivan Rossi is back from suspension, but defender Junior Zainadine serves a one-game ban this this time out.
Santa Clara, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against Arouca, and they managed to get one. Os Acoreanos are eager to escape the relegation zone, but given their anything but good away record, we believe that punters can find value in betting on Maritimo. Midfielder Costinha is out of contention through injury, but he should be the only absentee in the away team.
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 (Santa Clara):
Santa Clara are a professional football club that compete in the Portuguese Primeira Liga. Os Acoreanos (The Azoreans) play their home games at Estadio de Sao Miguel, the venue which can hold up to 13,277 people.
Estadio de Sao Miguel was built in 1930. Santa Clara are the only team from the Azores Islands to compete in the Primeira Liga. Os Acoreanos are well known for its close connection with famoust Portuguese club Benfica, with the two teams sharing the very same crest until recently.
Santa Clara wear red shirts and white shorts when playing at home ground, whilst white is the dominant colour of their away kit. Os Acoreanos participated in the Intertoto Cup in the 2002/2003 season, with the team beating FC Shirak in round 1 5-3 on aggregate, while suffering a loss to Teplice 2-9 on agg. in round 2. CD Operario from Lagao are considered Santa Clara’s fiercest rivals.
