Desportivo Aves vs Santa Clara Predictions

• All six of Aves’ Portuguese Primeira Liga points this season have been won at home.
• Santa Clara have won just one of their six away games in the league this season, with that coming back in August.
• Santa Clara have drawn three of their last five Primeira Liga away matches.
• Aves have scored 1.16 and conceded 1.33 goals per home game this term.

Aves struggle to stay afloat in relegation battle

After narrowly avoiding relegation from the Portuguese Primeira Liga last season, Desportivo Aves will have been hoping for a more comfortable campaign this time around. Unfortunately for them, these hopes couldn’t be much farther from the truth.

Aves head into 2020 rock bottom of the table and already six points adrift of safety. They have managed just six points all season, and all of those came on home soil.

That being said, Aves face a struggling Santa Clara side on Saturday and they did manage to win their last home match in the competition, beating Sporting Braga 1-0 thanks to an early goal. For all their problems, the hosts will feel they have a decent chance of getting something from this game.

Visitors look to end lengthy winless run

Santa Clara, much like their opponents, are really struggling at the moment. They were thrashed 4-0 at home to Sporting Lisbon before the winter break, extending their winless streak to seven league matches and leaving them only three points above the drop zone in 15th.

The visitors’ win record isn’t much better than Aves’ either. They have managed just three victories from their 14 Primeira Liga matches, bolstering their points with five draws but falling to defeat six times.

What’s more, only one of these three wins came away from home, and that was all the way back in August. Since then they have drawn three and lost two of their five league away days, so there is every chance for the hosts to get something from this one.

Tight clash expected in Aves

The head to head record doesn’t bode particularly well for Santa Clara either. They have won just two of their last 11 meetings with Aves, making an Aves Win or Draw Double Chance looks very good value for money here.

Four of these 11 meetings have ended all square, and with Santa Clara drawing three of their last five away games we’re expecting another stalemate here. Aves have averaged 1.16 goals and 1.33 goals against per home game this season, while Santa Clara have scored 0.67 and conceded 1.16 goals per away game, making a 1-1 correct score prediction look the best option.