Our prediction for this Portugal League Cup match:
Braga
Match Time & Date:
20/11/2021
20:00
Prediction: 3-0
Santa Clara
Braga will look to recover from an embarassing 6-1 loss to Benfica when they host Santa Clara to their Estadio Municipal de Braga. The Reds faced no difficulties in a 5-0 win over Moitense, and they are seen as hot favourites to win Saturday’s clash as well. Head coach Carlos Carvalhal, though, could opt to make changes to the team that faced Benfica, with all Couto, Lucas Mineiro, Moura, Medeiros, and Oliveira pushing for a start.
Santa Clara, on the other hand, are having a season to forget. Os Acoreanos failed to book their place in the Conference League group stages, with the team sitting in the ultimate position in the Primeira Liga standings after 11 rounds. Given their three-game losing run in the national championship, anything but a routine home win would be a major surprise.
Highlighted Player (Ricardo Horta):
Ricardo Horta is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting Braga in Primeira Liga. Born in Sobreda, Portugal, on September 15, 1994, Ricardo Horta spent his youth career at Ginasio Corroios, Benfica, and Vitoria Setubal.
The 173-cm-tall winger continued playing for Setubal at the senior level, but he moved to Malaga in the summer of 2014, signing a five-year deal with the La Liga outfit. Ricardo Horta scored only one goal in 48 appearances for los Boquerones in the Spanish top flight before signing a loan deal with Braga. In July 2017, he signed a permanent contract with the Minhotos.
Ricardo Horta made his Primeira Liga debut against Rio Ave back in April 2013, during his spell with Vitoria Setubal. His primary position is left winger, but he is capable of producing good performances as a right winger as well. He made his Portugal debut in a 1-0 loss to Albania in the Euro 2016 qualifiers.
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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