Santa Clara vs Porto betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on August 16th, 2024

Santa Clara and Porto will be playing against each other on Friday, August 16th, 2024, at 16:00h (UTC), in a Liga Portugal football game in Portugal, check the Santa Clara vs Porto betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Santa Clara vs Porto will occur

The game will be played in the small Estádio de São Miguel stadium, in the city of Ponta Delgada, with a capacity for 13277 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

See everything about the match live on Betarena, including statistics, events and odds, and everything that can help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Santa Clara vs Porto betting tip 2024/2025

Santa Clara comes from a victory in the last match. The game against Estoril, valid for the Liga Portugal, ended with a 1-4. The team coached by D. Filho lined up in the last match with a 3-4-3 formation.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.80, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

Even amid a lackluster performance by the entire team, Vinícius Lopes managed to stand out individually. Present in crucial moments of the contest, he was the main driver of Santa Clara for the victory.

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Portugal, Porto, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Gil Vicente team with a final score of 3-0.

The odds of 1.18 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Santa Clara was in 2nd place when they last went head-to-head in Taça De Portugal against Porto, who was in 1st place. Santa Clara formed a 3-4-3 arrangement while Porto took to the pitch with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The last time these teams met, there were no easy wins!

The last time these two teams clashed was on 29-02-2024, in a match of the 2023/2024 season of the Taça De Portugal, and the match ended with a 1-2 win for Porto.

Santa Clara

Current leaderboard

Santa Clara currently occupies 1st place in the table, with 3 points gained up to 2nd round.

Santa Clara analysis

Santa Clara at the end of round 1 in Liga Portugal had 4 goals scored and 1 conceded.

As we approach the Regular Season, Santa Clara is set for another intriguing match. In the inaugural game, the team had 2 shots on target, providing a glimpse into their attacking potential. This statistic adds an element of anticipation for the upcoming match, as we await to see how Santa Clara will navigate their offensive strategies in this encounter.

Increasingly more in tune with his teammates, Matheus Araújo, who arrived at the club this season, made another fine performance in the team's last game. The midfielder was very good in the game against Estoril, being a key piece for Santa Clara.

Porto

Current leaderboard

Porto is currently in 2nd place in the league after the 2nd round, having won 3 points from their matches so far this season.

Porto analysis

Porto counted 3 goals scored and 0 conceded at the end of Liga Portugal day number 1.

It is an average ball possession of 70% that the Porto team usually uses to control the game. The reason for this is ball possession above 50% typically allows teams to have some control over their opponents.

Bet suggestions for this game:

As we are at the beginning of the competition, there is still little data to be studied, that allows suggestions for good bets. However, it is important to note that, usually, in the first games of a tournament, the matches have goals in the first half. The teams are still getting familiar, and there is no interest in maintaining any specific result due to the leaderboard.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Although the sample is still small, and therefore less accurate, due to the tournament being in the initial rounds, it is already possible to have an average of corners won by these teams. Adding the number of corner shots of these two teams, we reach an average of 5 per game.

Porto is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Porto in this match.

Goals Top Betting Tips

The number of goals scored and let in at the start of the championship round by both teams can be a good betting parameter. Santa Clara didn't score any goal in the last round of the competition and conceded in 1 opportunity, while Porto scored 3 times and didn't concede any goal as well.

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