Portimonese vs Santa Clara Predictions

Portimonense made the trip to Benfica in midweek where they were beaten 4-0, so will be looking for a response from their players on Monday night. Santa Clara were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Vitoria Setubal on Thursday evening but remain in the top half of the table with nine games played.

All of the stats suggest that Monday’s match is likely to be a low-scoring, tight, and tense affair and we have backed Portimonense to pinch all three points courtesy of a 1-0 win.

Portimonense have won two of their last four matches against Santa Clara but their guests have had the better of them over the last few years. Under 2.5 goals were produced in three of the pairs’ last six encounters, so you can start to see why we have gone with a 1-0 final scoreline this Monday.

The performances of both clubs in recent weeks all points towards their latest encounters producing little in the way of goalmouth action, as under 2.5 goals were produced in three of Portimonenses’ last five and five of Santa Clara’s last six matches. However, Portimonense have scored in four of their last six matches while Santa Clara have failed to score in three of their last six outings, and that is why we have backed the home side to win 1-0.

Neither side arrive on Monday in good form, with Portimonense failing to win any of their last five matches in league and cup, but Santa Clara have lost four of their last five away games in all competitions and this is the main reason behind our prediction for a 1-0 home win this Monday. Each of those four away defeats for Santa Clara saw them fail to score a single goal, which will provide plenty of motivation for the hosts who are likely to only need one goal to claim all three points and perhaps kickstart a much needed good run of form.

We’re confident that under 2.5 goals will be produced in Monday’s match and we have predicted a final scoreline of 1-0 in favour of the hosts. Portimonense might not be in the best of form right now and sit below their guests in the Primeira Liga table, but Santa Clara have looked poor on the road in recent weeks due to a distinct lack of creativity and poor finishing.