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FC Porto vs Santa Clara Prediction & Betting tips
Porto and Santa Clara meet at Estadio Do Dragão, in a match for this phase of Taça de Portugal (8th Finals). The history of direct confrontations disputed in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 3 matches won 3. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 25-09-2019, for the League Cup, Porto won by (1‑0). Diogo Leite (45 ‘) scored the only goal of the match.
Porto:
Until reaching this phase of Taça de Portugal (8th Finals), the team eliminated: Vitória Setúbal and Coimbrões. The team arrives at this match after a home victory with Tondela by (3‑0). In the last 10 games played at home for all competitions, Porto won 9 and drew 1. Their attack has scored regularly, as they scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games. In 13 games, he only got 1 comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 14 home games for all competitions: he suffered 3 of his 7 goals between minutes (0’-15 ‘).
FC Porto comes to this motivated game, after winning 3-0 at home to Tondela, adding the second consecutive victory in official matches: the team’s goals were scored by Tiquinho Soares (2) and Otávio. In the last match for the Portuguese Cup, the local club beat Vitória de Setúbal 4-0. In this match against Santa Clara, coach Sérgio Conceição is expected to favor the movement of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the left flank: Luis Díaz is very competent when transporting the ball to the attack. Tiquinho Soares is the top scorer of FC Porto, with 8 goals scored. There are no major absences for this game.
Santa Clara:
The visiting team reaches this stage of Taça de Portugal (8th Finals) after having played previous qualifiers with: Leixões and Oliveirense. In the last match he played, for the Premier League, he lost with Sporting Lisboa at home by (0-4). In its last 10 away games, Santa Clara has 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 9 of the last 10 games, so his defense needs to improve, but his attack has scored regularly, since he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games. In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 11 of their last 26 matches have ended with Under 1,5 goals and 17 in 26 have ended with Under 2,5 goals. In the last 5 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: he scored 3 of his 7 goals between minutes (31′ ‑ 45 ‘).
Santa Clara is unmotivated for this match, after a 0-4 defeat, against Sporting Lisboa, adding the third consecutive game without winning in official matches. In the last round of the Portuguese Cup, the Azores island club beat Leixões 1-4. In this match in the arena of FC Porto, coach João Henriques must favor a low block, defend organized and attack through rapid transitions: Carlos Júnior and Ukra must form the team’s wings. The end Carlos Júnior is the top scorer of Santa Clara, with 4 goals scored. All players are available for this game.
FC Porto vs Santa Clara head to head matches
25.09.19 CUP FC Porto Santa Clara 1 : 0
22.09.19 PL FC Porto Santa Clara 2 : 0
20.04.19 PL FC Porto Santa Clara 1 : 0
15.12.18 PL Santa Clara FC Porto 1 : 2
25.07.12 CF Santa Clara FC Porto 0 : 3
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| Prediction: | Over 2,5 goals |
| Selection odds: | 1,53 |
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