Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Portimonense
Match Time & Date:
17/09/2021
21:15
Prediction: 1-0
Santa Clara
Estadio Municipal de Portimao will host Friday’s football game between Portimonense and Santa Clara. The hosts head into the match following an unlucky 1-1 draw with Boavista. Portimonense were on the verge of beating the Black and Whites in Porto, but the hosts eventually scored the equalizer in the stoppage time. Since head coach Paulo Sergio should have a full squad to choose from, we believe that home win should be considered.
Santa Clara, on the other hand, missed out on a place in the Europa Conference League group stages, and given their poor display in a 5-0 loss to Benfica, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Portimonense. Allano is banned for the match, while fellow midfielder Costinha is sidelined through injury. In their last meeting in the Primeira Liga Santa Clara emerged triumphant, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge.
Highlighted Player (Lucas Possignolo ):
Lucas Possignolo is a Brazilian footballer who started his youth career at Sao Paulo, but he did not make his senior debut with the Tricolor. Possignolo moved to Portimonense on loan in 2014, and after scoring four goals in 57 appearances in the league, he signed a permanent deal with the Primeira Liga club in 2017.
The Brazilian defender made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on August 17, 2017, in a 2-1 home win over Boavista. Possignolo scored his first goal in the Primeira Liga in a 5-1 home defeat to Porto on February 25, 2018. His primary position at Portimonense is a centre-back, and his preferred foot is right.
Lucas Possignolo was born in Piracicaba, Brazil, on May 11, 1994. The 185-cm-tall defender, who wears the number 3 jersey at Portimonense, joined Sao Paulo at the age of 17.
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.
