Santa Clara vs Portimonense Match Analysis and Prediction

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Monday sees Santa Clara host Portimonense at Estádio de São Miguel in the Primeira Liga fixture. Kickoff set for 21 February 2022 23:15 EAT.

Santa Clara sits eleventh in the Primeira Liga with 24 p0ints from 22 matches. In the last five games, they won in two, drew in two and lost in one. In 5 of their previous 6 games, they shipped a total sum of 9 goals. With a couple of wins and draws, preceding that result, the club now sits 11th in the division, three points behind their opponents for Monday.

Coming into this fixture, Santa Clara are hoping for better results following a 2-1 Primeira Liga losing effort in their last game against Benfica. In that game, Santa Clara had 31% possession and 7 shots at goal with 4 on target. The only player to score for Santa Clara was Mohammad Mohebi (20′). On the other side, Benfica had 16 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Darwin Núñez (59′, 61′) was the scorer for Benfica.

On the other hand, Portimonense sits ninth in the table with 27 points from 22 matches. They have not recorded any win in the previous five fixtures. They have scored 5 goals in their last 6 clashes. Portimonense have now failed to taste victory in any of their last eight games across all competitions, claiming three draws and losing five.

Paulo Sergio’s side is hoping for an improvement following a 1-1 draw in the Primeira Liga match with Boavista. In that game, Portimonense had 51% possession and 21 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Portimonense was Ricardo Matos (20′). At the other end, Boavista had 17 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Petar Musa (41′) scored for Boavista.

Santa Clara vs Portimonense Head to head

There have been 34 meetings between these two teams since 2003. Santa Clara has won 16 times, Portimonense has seven wins and there have drawn eleven times.