Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Porto
Match Time & Date:
22/04/2021
04:00 PM
Prediction: 3-0
Guimaraes
Porto will be aiming to extend their winning run in the Primeira Liga to seven games when they host Guimaraes at their Estadio do Dragao on Thursday evening. The Dragons aim to put an extra pressure on league leaders Sporting CP, and we are positive that they will fight tooth and nail against Guimaraes. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Iran international Taremi, who has been impressive in front of goal of late.
All Marcano, Mbaye, and Otavio are sidelined with injuries, while Sanusi is a major doubt. Guimaraes, on the other hand, have been struggling on the travels of late, and given their four-match losing run on the road, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the title-chasing hosts. Veteran winger Quaresma is rated doubtful for the match, while Amoah remains in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Pepe):
Pepe is a professional footballer who plays for Porto as a defender. The Portuguese international played for Maritimo at the start of his senior career and in 2004 he moved to Porto. After making 64 league appearances for the Dragons, he signed a contract with Real Madrid in 2007 and he quickly established himself as a first-team regular.
Pepe is well known for his hard tackles and referees often show him red card. The Real Madrid centre back often played as a defensive midfielder under Jose Mourinho and it has to be noted that he scored five goals in all competitions in the 2013/2014 La Liga campaign.
The Portuguese footballer won his second Champions League trophy with Real Madrid in the 2015/2016 season and later in 2016 he helped A Selecao win the European Championship trophy. Portugal defeated France in the title game and Pepe played an important role in Fernando Santos’ team in the Euro 2016 final. The Real Madrid defender was born in Maceio, Brazil on 26 February, 1983.
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.
