Our prediction for this Taca de Portugal match:
Maritimo
Match Time & Date:
10/01/2024
19:45
Prediction: 1-0
Leiria
Maritimo play host to Leiria at their Estadio do Maritimo in what is expected to be an interesting Primeira Liga game. O Maior das Ilhas are undefeated in the previous four league games and they are surely capable of matching Leiria in the Taca de Portugal clash. Even though there are no fresh injury worries in the home team, talented forward Bica should be recalled to the starting XI.
Os Lis, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Academico Viseu at the weekend, which is probably the main reason why home win should be considered. As for the visiting side, experienced defender Bura is pushing for a start after coming as a substitute in the last Liga Portugal 2 game. In their last meeting at the venue Maritimo defeated Leiria 1-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
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.
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