Round 19
FC Porto vs. Santa Clara
Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal.
26.01.25 at 21:00
FC Porto will welcome Santa Clara to the Estádio do Dragão in the 19th round of the Primeira Liga. FC Porto are third on 40 points and are four points behind first-placed Sporting CP, while Santa Clara are fifth with 31 points accumulated and are three points behind fourth-placed Braga.
Let's have a look at the latest Portuguese Primeira Liga predictions between FC Porto vs. Santa , probable lineups, match facts, and betting odds for you to consider!
Note: Odds are subject to change at any time!
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Form: LLWWW
FC Porto currently find themselves outside the playoff positions in the UEFA Europa League after suffering a 1-0 a rare 1-0 home defeat against Olympiacos. This means their next and final match in this competition against Maccabi Tel-Aviv is a do or die situation if they are to keep their Europa League ambitions alive.
Domestically, the team has also struggled for favorable results, as they come into this match with a three-match losing streak. Two of those losses have come in the league where they first lost to CD Nacional before dropping points in a convincing 3-1 away defeat against Gil Vicente over the weekend.
Before this sudden poor run the Dragons were on a four match winning streak across all competitions and will want to regain their winning momentum.
Probable Starting XI
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Costa; Moura, Otavio, Perez, Mário; Jaime, Varela; Vieira, Namaso, Borges; Gul
Santa Clara
Form: LDWLL
Santa Clara is also one of the sides that has seen a sharp decline in form especially in the league. The visitors were once on a three-match winning streak from November to early December and quickly went downhill as they lost two matches on the bounce.
In their latest outing they lost 3-2 at home against Estoril Praia and that defeat marked their third loss in the last five matches. It has to be pointed out that they were on a two-match unbeaten run (W1, D1) before this defeat.
On the road they've been in poor form losing four of their last six matches (W2) while failing to score on three occasions. However they did win 2-1 against Famalicao and will hope to build on this result.
Probable Starting XI
Formation: 3-4-3
Batista; Lima, Rocha, Venancio; Calila, Firmino, Pereira, Matheus Nunes; Lopes, Safira, Silva
Match Facts
- FC Porto is currently on a nine match winning streak when playing at home in the Primeira Liga.
- Santa Clara has lost four of their last six away league games in the Primeira Liga.
- FC Porto is currently on a three-match winning streak against Santa Clara.
- Santa Clara has yet to win an away game against FC Porto.
Head-To-Head
In the last 18 meetings, FC Porto has won 16 times, Santa Clara has won 1 times and there has been 1 draw with the goal difference being 37-9 in favor of FC Porto.
History of Head-to-Heads
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Taca de Portugal 2023/2024
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Liga Portugal 2022/2023
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Expert Betting Tips
FC Porto has been behind disappointing results in the past weeks. However, I'm confident they'll be able to avoid defeat here considering their perfect home form this season. Yes, they've yet to suffer defeat at home this season recording nine consecutive wins but their solid defense has stood out.
The home team has preserved four clean sheets in each of their last four matches in front of their home fans and I'm expecting them to win here by keeping a clean sheet.
Our main prediction for the match: FC Porto Win To Nil for 2.10 with Bet365.
2nd prediction: Goals - Under 2.5 for 1.74 with Betway.
3rd prediction: W1 & TU 3.5 for 1.97 with 1xbet.
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