Sporting CP vs Santa Clara betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on November 30th, 2024

A football match between Sporting CP and Santa Clara of the Liga Portugal will take place in Portugal on Saturday, November 30th, 2024, at 20:30h (UTC), check the Sporting CP vs Santa Clara betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Sporting CP vs Santa Clara will occur

The game is set to be played in the well-known Estádio José Alvalade stadium, in the city of Lisbon, with a capacity for 50095 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting at Betarena, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Sporting CP vs Santa Clara betting tip 2024/2025

The Liga Portugal has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.87 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.57 goals per match played.

Sporting CP last match

Sporting CP is coming off a loss. In its last outing they faced Arsenal in a match valid for Champions League, and the match ended 1-5. The eleven coached by N. Pereira Costa played in a 3-4-2-1 formation.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 2.05, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

If the entire defensive department of the team had considerable difficulties, the one who suffered the most is certainly Jeremiah St. Juste. The player made a lot of mistakes throughout the match, and he will have to work hard over the course of the season if he wants to help his team win and climb the standings.

Santa Clara last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Taça De Portugal, Santa Clara, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Famalicão team with a final score of 0-1.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 2.80.

Sporting CP vs Santa Clara h2h

The last time these teams played against each other was in Liga Portugal, where Sporting CP was at 4th place while Santa Clara occupied 18th place. Sporting CP went in with a 3-4-3 formation while Santa Clara opened their game with a 4-4-2 tactic.

The previous meeting between these two teams was in the 2022/2023 season of the Liga Portugal. The meeting took place on 01-04-2023 and ended with a 3-0 win for Sporting CP.

Sporting CP

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

The home team, Sporting CP, is shining in 1st place with 33 points, thanks to their unbeatable record of 11 wins without a loss or draw in the Liga Portugal.

This means that, in the 12th round, the team has an advantage of 6 points, and the Porto team is just behind in 2nd place.

Sporting CP analysis

After 11 rounds, Sporting CP has a positive ratio of goals scored and goals against. The team sums 39 goals for and 5 conceded.

The Sporting CP team comes from a defeat in the Champions League, and its coach Natanael João Pereira Costa wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Sporting CP, with its offensive play, has an average of 7.27 direct shots on goal per game in this league, and therefore has high chances of scoring goals and winning.

The Sporting CP team seeks to control the game by trying to achieve an average ball possession of 65.55%. This is based on the observation that ball possession above 50% typically gives teams some control over their opponents.

Sporting CP has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 39 times with 1193 attacks, while Santa Clara has only scored 14 times with 881 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Sporting CP

Viktor Gyökeres has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 16 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Sporting CP to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

It should also be noted that 6 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

The Santa Clara team with 21 points currently occupies the 4th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Conference League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 7 wins, 0 draws, and 4 losses.

This means that Sporting Braga team, in 5th place, is close behind in the 12th round with a disadvantage of 1 point.

Santa Clara analysis

Santa Clara shows a very satisfactory ratio of goals scored to goals conceded. The team after 11 games has only conceded goals on 12 occasions, and has scored in 14.

Santa Clara has been playing in a topsy-turvy manner lately, with alternating results of wins and losses. They will need to find a way to string together consistent performances if they want to challenge for the top spots in the league.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Liga Portugal.

Best goalscorer from Santa Clara

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Vinicius. The Attacker has scored 5 times in this competition and helped Santa Clara avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Sporting CP is Viktor Gyökeres, who has already scored 16 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Santa Clara is Vinicius, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

Taking into consideration that Santa Clara scores an average of 1.4 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.3.

Corners Top Betting Tips

The number of corners of both teams when combine gives an average of 5.5 corners per game, something to explore to gain good betting results.

Sporting CP 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 Sporting CP in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.45 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

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