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Preview: Casa Pia vs. Estoril Praia - prediction, team news, lineups

sportsmole.co.uk, 19 May 2023, 10:05
Casa Pia will host Estoril Praia on Sunday in the penultimate game of the Primeira Liga season for both teams as each aim to wrap up their campaigns in style.

While neither team can be relegated or earn a place in European competition, each will be hoping to climb the table in order to finish as high as possible.

Match preview

Casa Pia head into this match in 10th place and will be hoping to secure a top-half finish with the final two matches of the season, which gives them something to play for.

However, they do come into Sunday's game on the back of a seven-match streak without a victory which is something the team will be desperate to turn around so the season does not end in a whimper.

Casa Pia actually took the lead against Porto during their last outing courtesy of an Evanilson own goal, but they were unable to hang onto the lead and a 93rd-minute goal saw them eventually lose 2-1.

Despite the defeat Filipe Martins will be wanting to see the same level of fighting spirit from his men this time around so that they can end the season in style.

With this being Casa Pia's final home fixture of the season there will also be a focus on trying to reward the fans for their support throughout the campaign.

However, the visitors will push to try and rain on that parade, especially now they are mathematically safe from being relegated.

Estoril Praia pushed the relegation battle to the end and came out on top in what has proven to be a difficult campaign for the squad on the whole.

Now the team does not have any worries of looking behind them they will likely play with more freedom which was highlighted by their most recent performance against Arouca.

That saw Ricardo Soares's men take all three points with a 2-0 win following goals from Joao Carvalho and Cassiano Dias Moreira.

Another win this weekend could take the team up to 13th in the division, and the chance to push even further away from the drop zone would wrap up the campaign in a positive manner heading toward the new season.

Casa Pia Primeira Liga form:

L

D

L

L

D

L

Estoril Praia Primeira Liga form:

L

L

L

W

L

W

Team News

The hosts will continue to be without Kiki as he is dealing with an injury that has seen him miss eight games in a row, while Leo Natel remains out for the season with a broken leg.

Romario Baro is also an injury concern at the moment as he has not featured for over a month, although he is expected back before the season ends.

Dias Moreira will be hoping he did enough in his appearance from the bench in midweek to have earned a place in the starting lineup this time around after he found the back of the net.

However, after a strong 2-0 victory it could be difficult for Soares to make any changes to the team he selects for this weekend.

Casa Pia possible starting lineup:

Batista; Fernandes, Varela, Tchamba; Soares, Mukendi, Neto, Lelo; Saviour, Soma, Martins

Estoril Praia possible starting lineup:

Daniel Leite; Tiago Araujo, Vital, Pedro Alvaro, Joaozinho; Joao Carvalho, Gamboa, Guitane; Gouveia, Marques, Carlos Eduardo

We say: Casa Pia 2-0 Estoril Praia

With Estoril Praia having survived the relegation battle there is very little for them to fight for in this particular match, and that is why the hosts should secure a comfortable win in the end.

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