Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Porto
Match Time & Date:
08/10/2023
12:00 PM
Prediction: 3-0
Portimonense
After suffering a heart-breaking loss to Benfica in O Classico, Porto will be aiming to return to winning ways when they take on Portimonense in the Primeira Liga round 8. The Dragons are eyeing their third home win of the process and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at O Portimao. Defender Fabio Cardoso is banned for the match, while all Zaidu Sanusi, Ivan Marcano, and Gabriel Veron remain in the recovery room.
Portimonense, on the other hand, quickly bounced back from a 3-1 loss to Benfica, with the team beating Vizela 3-2 on the road. Os Alvinegros, though, were beaten by Porto in each of their last 14 meetings in the Portuguese top flight, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on the title hopefuls. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Porto.
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 (Portimonense):
Based in Portimao, Portimonense is a Portuguese football club that play home games at Estadio Municipal in Algarve. The capacity of the stadium that was opened in 1937 is 9,544. Portimonense welcome their rivals in black and white shirts and black shirts, whilst yellow is dominant colour of their away kit.
The black and whites finished the 1984/1985 Primeira Liga campaign in 5th position in the standings and, as a result, booked their place in the UEFA Cup. Portimonense did well to Partizan 1-0 on their debut in the European competition, but they suffered a heavy 4-0 loss to the famous Serbian club in the reverse fixture at Yugoslav National Army Stadium.
Fellow Algavre clubs Farense and Olhanense are considered the club’s main rivals. Jackson Martinez is one of the most notable footballers who played for the club. The Colombian attacker is considered one of the most successful attackers in the history of Porto as he scored 67 goals in 90 appearances for the Dragons in the Primeira Liga.
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