Santa Clara vs Sporting Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 05/01/2022, 09:53  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 05/01/2022 at 10:53 in Liga Portugal Predictions

Santa Clara have a big game on their hands, taking on league champions Sporting Lisbon in their next Primeira Liga game. The hosts are two points above the relegation region, with 13 points in 15th place, while Sporting are joint top with 44 points. Santa Clara get to their first game of the year hoping to do better than their finish in 2021, when they lost 2-1 to Pacos Ferreira. That was their second loss in three matches and they have just one clean sheet in their last five matches. Santa Clara have two wins in five games and on three occasions, they’ve conceded two or more goals in their last five matches. Four of their last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals and they’ve failed to score in two of their last four home league matches.

Sporting Lisbon are one of the two remaining unbeaten sides in the league and are well on course in their title defence. They are only second to Porto on goal difference and go to this game on 14 wins in the 16 matches played. Sporting have the meanest defence in the league, having conceded seven goals in the 16 matches. Going to this game, they have five straight wins across all competitions and have scored two or more goals in four of the five matches. In the league, they’ve scored two or more in each of their last six matches, and they have seven clean sheets in 10 games. Three of their last five league games have produced over 2.5 goals and ahead of this game, Sporting have nine straight wins over Santa Clara. They’ve actually never lost to Santa Clara in the 12 matches between the two sides.