Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Estadio Municipal de Portimao will host Saturday’s Primeira Liga game between Portimonense and Maritimo, the two bottom-table sides. O Portimao continue with their habit of producing much better showings at home than on the travels, and they are surely capable of matching the relegation-threatened visitors on home soil. Both Goncalo Costa and Carlinhos are out of contention with injuries, speaking of the home side.
O Maior das Ilhas, on the other hand, are on a three-game losing run in the Portuguese top flight, and given their difficulties at the back, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the home side. To make things even worse for the away team, forward Egdar Costa is banned for the match after he was sent off in a 2-1 loss to Braga at the weekend. For the same reason, head coach Jose Manuel Gomes will watch the game from the stands.
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.