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Santa Clara will host Porto at the Estadio de Sao Miguel on Friday in the second round of the 2024-25 Primeira Liga campaign. The home side enjoyed a brilliant return to top-flight football last weekend and will now be looking to build on that this Friday as they sit atop the league table.
They beat Estoril Praia 4-1 in their league opener last time out, finding themselves a goal down less than 20 minutes after kick-off before upping the ante in the second half to secure a thoroughly deserved victory on the road.
Porto have also enjoyed a bright start to their season, kicking things off with an incredible 4-3 comeback victory over rivals Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Super Cup earlier in the month. They faced Gil Vicente at the Estadio do Dragao on the opening day, picking up a comfortable 3-0 victory via goals from three different players including Danny Namaso who netted from the spot to build on his solid pre-season showing.
The visitors sit second in the league table with three points and will be targeting victory as they look to lay down an early marker for the rest of the season.
Santa Clara vs Porto Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- There have been 21 meetings between Santa Clara and Porto. The hosts have won just two of those games while the visitors have won 18 times. There has been just one draw between the two teams.
- The visitors have won their last five games in this fixture.
- The hosts are without a clean sheet in their last 14 games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2018.
- All three of Os Açoreanos' league defeats last season came on home turf.
Santa Clara vs Porto Prediction
Santa Clara are on a four-game winning streak in competitive action and are undefeated in their last seven outings. They have won their last three home games by an aggregate scoreline of 5-0 and will be hopeful of a positive result here.
Porto have won their last 13 games on the bounce, with their last defeat coming back in April. They have been the dominant side in this fixture historically and should come out on top here as well.
Prediction: Santa Clara 1-2 Porto
Santa Clara vs Porto Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Porto to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Six of the last seven matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in five of their last seven matchups)
