Mafra hosts Moreirense in the Taça de Portugal 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, December 23rd at Estadio Municipal de Mafra (Mafra)
Mafra is one of the many clubs from the Lisbon Football Association, and most football fans probably have never heard of it before. Now this team is playing in the 2nd division of Portugal, and it looks not bad by its standards. The Yellow-Greens won six out of 15 matches, and they are in 7th place with 23 points scored. The main thing is that they are only a couple of points behind Rio Ave, which occupies the second place that gives the direct promotion. At the same time, Mafra players managed to prove themselves well in the cup. Moreirense will become the 4th opponent for them. Another thing is that the names of the previous oppositions will say little to anyone.
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Moreirense gained promotion to the top division of Portugal in 2014. And in 2017, the Green and Whites managed to win the League Cup. Two years later, they rose to 6th place and set their historical record. The club didn’t manage to climb so high anymore, but it was ranked 8th twice. And they even started talking about the appearance of a new middle peasant in Primeira Liga. But the current season turns out to be a real failure for the Green and Whites. They don't score even one point per game on average, and, of course, they are in the relegation zone. In such conditions, Moreirense probably doesn’t intend to fight for the cup. But in the last round, it managed to knock out a much stronger opponent, Vitoria Guimaraes (although, leading 3-0, the Green and Whites managed to concede twice at the end of the match). Did they do that to give a place in the quarterfinals to a representative of the 2nd division? I think no.
Mafra and Moreirense held only one head-to-head match in 2019. Of course, it happened in the cup as well. And then Mafra managed to win away with a score of 1-3! Probably, the bosses of Moreirense remember that failure because not much time has passed. It’s just a shame to repeat such an outcome, even with all problems in Primeira Liga. We’ll venture to bet on the visitors, insuring ourselves with a zero handicap.
Prediction for the match: Moreirense to win with 0.0 handicap
