Marítimo vs Braga for the Portuguese Primeira Liga championship match on Sunday at Marítimo Stadium.
It is another Sunday game in Portugal, corresponding to the 23rd round of the Primeira Liga.
The home team of Marítimo and the visiting team of Braga will meet in Funchal, at Estádio dos Barreiros.
This will be the third game between the two teams this season. They have already faced each other in the League Cup and in the championship.
In the first round of the league, the game ended with a draw by two goals, in Braga.
Marítimo
Marítimo, playing at home, enters the 23rd round of Primeira Liga, being in the 13th position of the classification table.
It has 24 points added so far, thus walking smoothly until maintenance, even in a season little productive.
Braga
Braga, in turn, enters this game after a sad European elimination, something that can leave marks for what is missing from the sporting season.
Anyway, the visiting team is in 3rd position with 40 points added, thus being in the fight for qualification for Europe.
Prediction
In this one, we have a match in one of the most complicated terrains of 1st League football in Portugal, where very few teams can pass. Those who can generally do so with a lot of difficulties.
Marítimo will play with higher levels of confidence concerning previous months due to the assimilation of processes of the new coach José Gomes.
On the other hand, Braga is very tired of a demanding elimination of the Europa League. Moreover, with a negative result, which should influence the motivational indexes.
I predict a game with a lot of balance and low rhythm and intensity on both sides, something that should not encourage many goals to come.
