Casa Pia Lisbon vs Nacional Madeira Prediction & Betting Tips - Taca de Portugal

Prediction published on 07/02/2023, 05:55  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 07/02/2023 at 05:55 in Football Predictions

The Quarter-Finals of the Coupe du Portugal is set to take place this week, and in our featured match, we will see Primeira Liga outfit Casa Pia welcome lower league opposition Nacional to Estadio do Bonfim for what should be an entertaining match on Thursday evening. The hosts are currently in 5th place in the Primeira Liga, with 30 points in 19 matches. They are eight points behind Sporting in 4th and level with Vitoria in sixth. Following a 3-0 defeat by Benfica in their last match, Casa Pia will be growing concerned about their recent form, recording just one win in their last five league matches, along with one draw and three losses. Casa Pia emerged victorious in both Segunda Liga encounters against this opposition last season and will fancy themselves to maintain that good record with another win in this one.

Nacional will come into this match in relatively good spirits following a much-needed 3-1 victory in their last match against Torreense over the weekend. However, the visitors have been finding it difficult in the second tier this season, sitting in 15th place with 20 points in 19 matches so far. Nacional has found it difficult this year, recording just one win in five league matches in 2023, along with one draw and three losses. They managed to overcome SC Covilha and Rabo Peixe in their last two rounds of the cup but come up against a much tougher task in this one and will need to produce something special if they are to advance to the semi-final.