Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Santa Clara
Match Time & Date:
22/12/2024
19:00
Prediction: 2-2
Braga
Santa Clara and Braga square off against each other at Estadio do Sao Miguel in what is expected to be an interesting Primeira Liga game. Santa Clara have turned their stadium into a real fortress and you should know that they are eyeing their seventh home win of the process. Even though there are no fresh injury concerns in the home team, both Lucas Soares and Gustavo Klismanh are in line for a recall to the starting XI.
The Reds, on the other hand, played out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Famalicao at the weekend. Braga are likely to stick to their attacking style of play and given Santa Clara’s attacking potential at home, we are tempted to place our bets on both teams to score. In their last meeting in the Portuguese top flight Braga defeated Santa Clara 5-3 and yet another high-scoring affair is on the horizon. Braga ace Ricardo Horta is pushing for a start after scoring a brace in the last league match.
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.
Leganes
Real Madrid 
Milan 
AS Roma 
Newcastle 
Arsenal 
Real Sociedad 
Osasuna 
Liverpool
Tottenham
Valencia 
Barcelona
