Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Maritimo
Match Time & Date:
05/02/2021
02:00 PM
Prediction: 0-2
Sporting
All eyes will be on Estadio dos Barreiros when Maritimo and Sporting CP face each other in the Primeira Liga round 17. Maritimo head into the midweek clash following a 1-0 loss to Vitoria Guimaraes, with the team eyeing their only third home win of the season. Boss Milton Mendes should have a full squad to choose from for Friday’s clash. The Lions, on the other hand, want their title dream to be continued.
Sporting did well to beat Benfica 1-0 in the local derby, meaning that they are high on confidence ahead of the trip to Funchal. Ruben Amorim can count on key players for the Estadio dos Barreiros clash, and seeing that Maritimo have been anything but impressive on home soil this season, away win should be considered. Amorim should stick to the 3-5-2 formation, with Tomas and Santos up front.
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 (Sporting):
When it comes to official club members, Portugal giants Sporting Lisbon are the sixth club in the world. Commonly referred to as Leoes which is Portuguese for Lions, Sporting Lisbon were founded in 1906 and are one of the founders of the Primeira Liga.
Sporting’s main rivals are Benfica, with both teams contesting the Lisbon Derby, one of the most fierce ones in Europe. Lions play their games at Estadio Jose Alvelade in front of 50,000 people and are the third most successful club in the country with 46 titles in Portuguese competitions and a title in the European Cup Winner’s Cup from 1963-64.
During this time that is also known as the club’s golden years, Sporting Lisbon won the majority of their 18 Primeira Liga titles in total. Sporting Lisbon boasts the quality football youth academy system which has yielded world-class footballers such as Paulo Furte, Simao Sabrosa, Nani and Ballon d’Or winners Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo.
