Our prediction for this Taca de Portugal match:
Braga
Match Time & Date:
29/01/2021
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Santa Clara
Braga and Santa Clara go head to head at Estadio Municipal de Braga in the Taca de Portugal quarter-finals. Braga continue with their old habit of producing much better displays at home than on the travels, with the team eyeing their eighth consecutive win on home soil. Carlos Carvalhal’s troops are a real force to be reckoned with at home, and seeing that they have slim chances of winning the Primeira Liga trophy, home win should be considered.
Santa Clara, on the other hand, quickly bounced back from a 2-1 loss to Famalicao, with the team beating Rio Ave on the road in their last league match. Anyhow, Braga are more of a team than Santa Clara, and we predict that the hosts are going to book their place in the Portuguese Cup semis. Rui Fonte and Francisco Moura remain on the sidelines for the hosts.
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.
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