Our prediction for this Portugal Primeira Liga match:
Santa Clara kick off the new Primeira Liga campaign with a home match against newcomers Casa Pia. Santa Clara have always been a team with two faces, with the team impressing on home soil, while struggling at the back. Os Acoreanos did well to beat Nacional in their last warm-up game, and it is no surprise the bookies see them as favourites to beat Casa Pia on home soil. Keep in mind, though, that top scorer from the last season Cryzan is no longer part of the team.
The newly-promoted visitors, on the other hand, are on a quest to secure the elite division survival. Casa Pia, though, are not regarded as good travellers, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Santa Clara’s party at Estadio de Sao Miguel. A man to watch in the away team will be summer signing Rafael Martins.