Santa Clara vs Boavista Predictions

Santa Clara won 4-1 in the Taca de Portugal last time out against Leixoes but haven’t won any of their last four league games, while Boavista were narrowly beaten 1-0 by Porto before the international break and sit two points and four places above Friday’s hosts.

All of the stats suggest that Friday’s match will prove to be a low-scoring affair and we have backed the pair to play out a 1-1 draw.

Under 2.5 goals have been produced in three of the last six meetings between these two clubs, both teams scored in four of the pairs’ last five encounters, and of the last ten meetings between these two clubs the away side have won just twice, so you can see why we’re backing a 1-1 draw between the pair on Friday.

Santa Clara haven’t won any of their last four league games, drawing twice, while Boavista have only won one of their last five league games and have also drawn twice during that period. Under 2.5 goals were produced in three of Santa Clara’s last five and in five of Boavista’s last six matches, while 91% of both sides matches this season have produced under 2.5 goals.

Santa Clara have only won twice at home this season and Boavista have only lost once on the road this season, drawing three times. The hosts average 1.33 points per home game this season while their guests average 1.20 points on the road, which is why we’re confident Friday’s clash will end in a draw.

Boavista have drawn 60% of their away games and Santa Clara have drawn 33% of their home games so far this season, while over 1.5 goals have been scored in 60% of Santa Clara’s home games and 40% of Boavista’s away games. Santa Clara have only failed to score in 33% of their home games and Boavista have only failed to score in 40% of their away games, all of which adds weight to our prediction for a 1-1 draw this Friday.

We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be produced in Friday’s clash and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-1 between the pair. Boavista have drawn a lot of games on the road so far this season and it’s been over a decade since they won at this stadium. Both teams have played to a similar standard so far this season and the vast majority of their league games have produced under 2.5 goals and we’re expecting another low-scoring ninety minutes on Friday.