Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Sunday’s football game at Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota pits together Estoril and Santa Clara, the two bottom-table sides. Estoril are on a three-game losing run, but a win over Santa Clara will see them move one step closer to securing the Primeira Liga survival. Francisco Geraldes is pushing for a start, whereas defender Lucas Africo remains on the sidelines with a long-term injury.
The visitors, on the other hand, are stuck at the bottom with only 16 points on their account. Considering that the rock-bottom side have been totally out of form of late, we do not believe that Estoril will have a better chance than this to get back on course. Allano is back from suspension, while there are no fresh injury worries in the visiting team. In the first half of the season Santa Clara defeated Estoril 3-1, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
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.