Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Santa Clara
Match Time & Date:
12/04/2025
19:00
Prediction: 0-1
Sporting
After dropping two points in a 1-1 draw with Braga, Sporting CP will look to return to winning ways in Primeira Liga when they face Santa Clara on Matchday 29. After last weekend’s setback, the Lions have slipped to second place in the standings and will be determined to get back on track promptly. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team, but all Nuno Santos, Hidemasa Morita, Daniel Braganca, and Pedro Goncalves remain in the recovery room.
Santa Clara, on the other hand, are surprisingly sitting in 5th place in the standings. The Eagles, though, failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Guimaraes, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on the title hopefuls. Adding to their woes, important midfielder Adriano Firmino is banned for the home side due to the accumulation of yellow cards.
Highlighted Team (Sporting):
When it comes to official club members, Portugal giants Sporting Lisbon are the sixth club in the world. Commonly referred to as Leoes which is Portuguese for Lions, Sporting Lisbon were founded in 1906 and are one of the founders of the Primeira Liga.
Sporting’s main rivals are Benfica, with both teams contesting the Lisbon Derby, one of the most fierce ones in Europe. Lions play their games at Estadio Jose Alvelade in front of 50,000 people and are the third most successful club in the country with 46 titles in Portuguese competitions and a title in the European Cup Winner’s Cup from 1963-64.
During this time that is also known as the club’s golden years, Sporting Lisbon won the majority of their 18 Primeira Liga titles in total. Sporting Lisbon boasts the quality football youth academy system which has yielded world-class footballers such as Paulo Furte, Simao Sabrosa, Nani and Ballon d’Or winners Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo.
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