Santa Clara vs Belenenses Prediction & Tips
Santa Clara and Belenenses face at Estádio de São Miguel, in a match for the 16 th round of the Primeira Liga. At this stadium, the record of direct confrontations indicates balance between these two teams, since there has been 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 games. Sure enough, the last time these teams met at this stadium was on 25‑08‑2019, in a match for the Primeira Liga, they tied (0‑0). Although this is a game between 8th and 11th in the overall standings, it is actually a game between 17th in home games and 11th in away matches.
Santa Clara
After 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses, the home team is in 8th position, having won 18 points. In the last match, they have won against Rio Ave by (1‑2), after in the previous match they have lost at home, in a game against Famalicão, by (1‑2). Interestingly, this is a team that has achieved better results away from home, as they have won 13 points as a visitor and only 5 at their stadium. In the last game they played, for the Portuguese Cup, they lost against Sporting Braga by (2‑1). In the last 7 home matches for the championship, Santa Clara has recorded 1 victory, 2 draws and 4 losses, having won 5 points out of 21 possible.
In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 6 games at their stadium. In their home league matches, the most frequent scorer at halftime was 0‑0 (3 out of 7 matches). The team has not been very strong defensively, as they have always conceded goals in the last 10 games they played in this competition. In 15 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 9 times and never managed to turn the score.
Santa Clara has managed to make a balanced campaign in its struggle for maintenance and reaches this round 16 of Liga NOS to occupy an exciting 8th place in the overall classification, with the same 18 points from Moreirense, which confer an advantage of five points for the relegation zone. In the last round of the championship, Daniel Ramos’ team achieved a great victory, at Rio Ave (1-2, goals by Carlos Júnior, 23 ‘, and Morita, 89’), returning to the triumphs in the League after five consecutive games without winning. Last Friday, the “reds” of Ponta Delgada were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Portuguese Cup, after a defeat (2-1) against Braga, away from home, where the goal scored over the final whistle did not it served more than to mitigate differences in the marker.
Belenenses
After 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, the visiting team is in 11th position, having won 15 points. In the last match, they have won at home against Tondela by (2‑0), after in the previous match they have lost (1‑0) an away match against Portimonense. This is a team affected by the home factor, since they have won 6 points as a visitor and 9 at their stadium, with 7 goals scored and 8 goals conceded at home, against 1 goal scored and 4 suffered as a visitor. The team arrives in this match after an away loss against Benfica by (3‑0). In the league, Belenenses won 6 points out of 21 possible points, after 1 win, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 7 home matches.
In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 6 away matches. In the games played as a visitor there are some more frequent results: at the end of the first 45 ‘0‑0 (5 in 8 games) and at the end of the game 0‑0 (3 in 8 games). In 15 games in this competition, he has never managed to turn the scoreboard in the 6 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Santa Clara – Belenenses FREE TIPS
Santa Clara – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
