Boavista vs Santa Clara Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 07/01/2021, 02:44  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 07/01/2021 at 02:48 in Liga Portugal Predictions

Both Boavista and Santa Clara have not posted impressive results in their recent matches and as Boavista hosts the two sides’ 13th meeting, each one of them will be gunning for three points. Boavista are 17th in the standings with just 10 points from 12 league matches while Santa Clara have so far amassed 14 points and are seventh. The hosts are coming from a 0-0 draw with Maritimo ahead of this clash and having won each of their last three matches against Santa Clara, they will hope this game marks their return to winning ways. In their last six matches Boavista have no win. They have a meager two wins in the last 14 matches and just five clean sheets in 14 matches this season. Boavista have scored two or more goals in three of their 14 matches this season and conceded two or more in six of the 14. In their 12 matches this season, Boavista have managed just one win, which is the lowest tally of wins this season. That win, quite a shocker as they beat Benfica 3-0 in November, is their only victory in the last 17 league matches, and Boavista also has the joint poorest defence in the league, having conceded 20 goals. At home, they have just three wins in 12 league matches, those 12 having come with three clean sheets and eight losses but they head here having scored in each of their previous 12 meetings with Santa Clara.

In terms of form, Santa Clara are in better shape; heading here with four wins in the league this season – two better than Boavista. They are however winless in their last three matches and have just one clean sheet in their last 11 matches. In the 14 matches played this season, Santa Clara have scored two or more in four and conceded two or more in four as well. One factor they will be banking on heavily is their away form as they seek to end Boavista’s dominance over them. In the last eight away matches, Santa Clara have won five, and three of these wins have come in the last four matches. However, these away matches have not come with a lot of clean sheets – the last eight have produced just two clean sheets and in the Primeira Liga alone, they have no clean sheet in five away matches. Three of Santa Clara’s last five away league matches have produced over 2.5 goals and coming from a 1-1 draw with Benfica should give them the needed confidence for this clash.