Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Sporting
Match Time & Date:
01/04/2023
03:30 PM
Prediction: 3-0
Santa Clara
Sporting and Santa Clara face each other at Estadio Jose Alvalade in a David-vs-Goliath clash. The Lisbon Lions are eager to keep their Champions League hopes alive, with the team eyeing their fifth consecutive league win. The capital club recorded a routine 3-0 win over Boavista before the international break, and they are seen as favourites to beat Santa Clara as well. Paulinho is widely expected to return to the starting XI, while both Hector Bellerin and Daniel Braganca are out of contention with injuries.
Os Acoreanos, on the other hand, are stuck at the bottom with only 15 points on their account, and given their six-game losing run in the Portuguese top flight, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. Defender Paulo Henrique is back from suspension, whilst both Ricardinho and Marco Pereira are major doubts.
Highlighted Player (Sebastian Coates):
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on October 7, 1990, Sebastian Coates is a 196-cm-tall defender who plays for Sporting CP in Primeira Liga. Coates is the product of the hometown club Nacional, and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 60 appearances for the capital club in the national championship.
After ending his spell with English club Sunderland, the Uruguay international moved to Portugal, signing a loan deal with Sporting CP in January 2016. He signed a permanent contract with the Lions in February 2017.
Speaking of his international career, Sebastian Coastes made his full Uruguay debut against Chile at the 2011 Copa America. La Celeste won the trophy, with the team beating Paraguay 3-0 in the final of the competition at Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires. Coates wears the number 4 shirt at Sporting CP, and his preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Santa Clara):
Santa Clara are a professional football club that compete in the Portuguese Primeira Liga. Os Acoreanos (The Azoreans) play their home games at Estadio de Sao Miguel, the venue which can hold up to 13,277 people.
Estadio de Sao Miguel was built in 1930. Santa Clara are the only team from the Azores Islands to compete in the Primeira Liga. Os Acoreanos are well known for its close connection with famoust Portuguese club Benfica, with the two teams sharing the very same crest until recently.
Santa Clara wear red shirts and white shorts when playing at home ground, whilst white is the dominant colour of their away kit. Os Acoreanos participated in the Intertoto Cup in the 2002/2003 season, with the team beating FC Shirak in round 1 5-3 on aggregate, while suffering a loss to Teplice 2-9 on agg. in round 2. CD Operario from Lagao are considered Santa Clara’s fiercest rivals.
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