Santa Clara vs Porto Prediction – Primeira League

The home team is currently in 14th place with 16 points after 4 wins, 4 draws, and 7 losses. In their penultimate match, they lost away to Sporting Braga (1-0). In their last match, they drew at home against Arouca (0-0). This team is greatly affected by playing at home, as they perform better in front of their fans; in their last 30 games, they have 3 wins, 6 draws, and 6 losses as visitors, scoring 12 goals and conceding 19, compared to 7 wins, 4 draws, and 4 losses at home, scoring 19 goals and conceding 11. In their last 8 home games in the league, Santa Clara has achieved 3 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses, earning 11 points out of a possible 24. The most common result at halftime in their home league matches has been 0-0, recorded in 4 of their 8 games. Defensive solidity has not been their strong point, having conceded goals in 7 of their last 10 matches, but their attack has scored regularly, with goals in 7 of their last 10 games in this competition. Their home games tend to have few goals, as 5 of their last 8 league games ended with fewer than 2.5 goals. In 15 games in this competition, they conceded the first goal 7 times and were unable to turn the score around. There are notable trends in their last 15 home matches across all competitions, with 6 of their 17 goals coming in the minutes between 76′ and 90′.

Santa Clara is unlikely to reach the level they showed in the previous season. We’re already halfway through the league, and the team is closer to the relegation zone than the positions they occupied last year. With only 16 points, they are just 2 points above the first team in the relegation zone. They have just 1 win in their last 5 matches, which is far from the expectations set by the club at the beginning of the season. To make matters worse, they failed to score in their last match against Arouca and now face FC Porto. A loss could see them drop below the relegation line.