Santa Clara Benfica betting prediction

After 3 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, the home team is in the 15^th position, havinf won 14 points so far. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Portimonense by (0‑0), after in the previous match they have lost (0‑4) at home, against Sporting Braga. This is a team that is often stronger at home, with the help of its supporters, so they usually make good use of the home advantage, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses in away matches; against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses at their stadium. For the league, Santa Clara won 9 points out of 24 possible points, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 8 home matches. The most recurrent result at half‑time in their home league matches was the 0‑1 (3 out of 8 matches). They haven't been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. They haven't been able to score the first goal. In fact, they have only opened up the score in 4 of the last 16 matches for the Primeira Liga, they have reached half‑time in advantage in 2 of those 4 matches and have held on to the lead in 1. They have conceded the first goal in 9 of their 16 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 2. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 9 of their 24 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

The Santa Clara team has fallen short of expectations in the fight for permanence, especially after the quality shown in recent years, and comes for this round occupying the 16th and third-to-last place in the league table, which will force them to play in the play-offs in end of the championship. With 14 points, the Azoreans have four points more than Marítimo and are one behind Gil Vicente, by whom they were overtaken in the last round. This is because, in coach Jorge Simão's debut, Santa Clara scored again, breaking a sequence of four consecutive defeats, the last of which against Braga (0-4), at home. On the visit to Portimonense, Santa Clara even had to deal with great adversity, seeing Sagna sent off in the 28th minute, but he held up well in defense, had a different attitude for the better and drew 0-0.

Confirmed Lineup: Gabriel Batista, Tomás Castro, Matheus Nunes Fagundes de Araújo, Kennedy Boateng, Ítalo Fernando Assis Gonçalves, Paulo Henrique, Adriano, Kento Misao, Bruno Messi, Matheus Babi, Gabriel Silva Vieira.
Coach: N. Carvalho Campos.