Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Guimaraes
Match Time & Date:
05/04/2025
21:30
Prediction: 2-1
Santa Clara
Following a 2-2 draw with Moreirense, Vitoria Guimaraes will look to return to winning ways in Primeira Liga when they take on Santa Clara on Matchday 28. Guimaraes are a real force to be reckoned with at home, with the team eyeing their eighth home win of the process, but Santa Clara should not be written off just yet. A man to watch in the home team will be Cape Verde midfielder Telmo Arcanjo, who scored a brace in the last league match, while defender Joao Mendes is back from suspension.
Os Acorianos, on the other hand, have been showing signs of improvement of late, with the team beating both Gil Vicente and Nacional in the last two league matches. Santa Clara, though, are not regarded as good travellers and they are unlikely to spoil Guimaraes’ party at Estadio D. Afonso Henriques. Midfielder Pedro Ferreira is banned for the visiting side.
Highlighted Team (Guimaraes):
Vitoria Guimaraes have always been in the shadow of famous Portuguese sides Porto, Benfica and Sporting, but over the years they have established themselves as a top-table side in the Primeira Liga. Os Vimaranenses did well to win Taca de Portugal in the 2012/2013 season, wi the team beating Benfica in the final of the domestic cup.
Vitoria Guimaraes finished the 2016/2017 Primeira Liga campaign in fourth place in the standings and, as a result, they booked their place in the Europa League qualifiers. The Portuguese side will face the likes of Salzburg, Konyaspor and Olympic Marseille in Group I and they are seen as underdogs in their group. Vitoria Guimaraes welcome their rivals at Estadio D. Alfonso Henriques and the venue can hold up to 30.000 spectators.
Os Vimaranenses play their home games in white shirts and white shorts, whilst they wear black when playing on the road. Their neighbours Braga are considered Guimaraes’ fiercest rivals and the two teams face each other in the derby of Minho Province.
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