Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Porto
Match Time & Date:
16/03/2024
04:30 PM
Prediction: 3-1
Vizela
Porto will be aiming to build on a 3-0 win over Portimonense when they host Vizela to their Estadio do Dragao on Matchday 25. The Dragons are seven points behind league leaders Sporting CP in the standings, meaning that this has to go down as yet another must-win game for the home side. As Porto suffered elimination in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, they will be fully focused on the national championship in the remainder of the season. All Zaidu Sanusi, Ivan Marcano, and Gabriel Veron are injured for the hosts.
Os Vizelenses, on the other hand, face an uphill task in Saturday’s clash as they were beaten by Porto in each of their last three meetings at “Dragao”. Taking everything into account, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. There are no fresh injury concerns in the away team.
Highlighted Player (Toni Martinez):
Born in Barrio del Progreso, Spain, on June 30, 1997, Toni Martinez is a forward who plays for Primeira Liga side Famalicao. Martinez is a product of Real Murcia football school, but in 2013 he moved to Valencia youth academy.
After scoring two goals in 16 appearances for Valencia B, the Spaniard signed a deal with West Ham United in April 2016 for a fee of around £2.4 million. However, he did not see any game action in the Premier League with the Hammers as he was immediately sent on loan to Oxford United.
Toni Martinez played for the likes of Real Valladolid, Rayo Majadahonda, and Lugo on loan as well before signing a three-year deal with Famalicao in the summer of 2019. He made his debut with the Azuis e Brancos on August 3, 2019, in a 2-0 home defeat to Covilha in the Taca da Portugal. Toni Martinez has two caps with the Spain U19 team.
Highlighted Team (Porto):
Futebol Clube do Porto are one of Portugal’s biggest football clubs playing their matches in front of 50,000 people at their Estadio do Dragao. Porto form biggest rivalries with two other Big Three clubs in Portugal and regular league title contenders – Benfica and Sporting CP. Rivalries between the clubs stem from the historical, political, economical and cultural discrepancies between the cities of Porto and Lisbon. The Dragons, as they are commonly known in Portugal, are the second most successful Portuguese team with a total of 74 trophies to their name.
Porto hold a record of five consecutive league titles which are part of the total tally of 27 Primeira Liga trophies. FC Porto’s success extends to the international scene as well with seven European titles. Two-time European champions from 1987 and 2004, Porto also won two UEFA Cup/Europa League titles, the UEFA Super Cup and the International Cup on two occasions. Together with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United, Porto have the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League group stage – the total of 20.
