Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Sunday’s football game at Estadio Joao Cardoso pits together Tondela and Maritimo, the two teams who suffered a dip in form. Tondela head into the match following back-to-back defeats to Porto and Arouca, and, no doubt, they will give 100% to get back on course. Iker Undabarrena is banned for the match, while Jota Goncalves remains on the sidelines with injury.
The Yellow-Greens are eyeing their third home win of the process, and we are positive that they will, at least, find the net in Sunday’s clash. Maritimo, on the other hand, aim to make amends for back-to-back defeats to Vitoria Guimaraes and Gil Vicente, and seeing that the visitors will go for a win as well, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Maritimo boss Julio Velazquez should have a full squad to choose from.
Highlighted Player (Jhon Murillo):
Jhon Murillo is a Venezuela international who was born in El Nula on November 21, 1995. After spending his youth career at San Camilo and Alto Apure, Murillo started playing for Zamora at the senior level.
The Venezuelan forward scored 19 goals in 59 appearances for el Blanquinegro before joining the famous Portuguese club Benfica. However, Murillo did not see any game action at Benfica in Primeira Liga as he was immediately sent on loan to Tondela. After ending his loan spell with the Auriverdes, Jhon Murillo signed a loan deal with Turkish club Kasimpasa in the 2017/2018 season.
In 2018 he returned to Tondela, signing a permanent contract with the Portuguese outfit. Speaking of his international career, the Tondela winger made his Venezuela debut on February 11, 2015, in a friendly against Honduras, scoring the winner on his debut. His primary position is left winger, but he is capable of producing excellent performances as a centre-forward as well.
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.