On Monday night, Santa Clara and Portimonense go head-to-head in the Portuguese top-flight, in a classic mid-table clash.
Santa Clara look pretty secure in ninth-place in the table. However, the home team are just five points clear of the relegation play-off spot and a further point clear of the automatic relegation spots.
Mario Silva’s team had been on a run of five league matches unbeaten in the Primeira Liga, including a creditable 3-2 win over Sporting Lisbon before a 2-1 defeat at Benfica last time out.
The game also saw the home team’s recent prolific scoring form end, as they had scored at least two goals in all their five unbeaten matches in the Portuguese top-flight.
Santa Clara have been strong on home soil of late in the Primeira Liga, as they are unbeaten in five home matches in the league, having recorded four wins in the process.
They have also scored at least two goals in four of their last five home matches in the Portuguese top-flight.
Portimonense are in the limbo of ninth-place in the table, three points ahead of Monday night’s opponents. Despite the comfortable position in the table, the visitors recent league form has been concerning.
The team from Portimao have failed to win any of their previous eight matches in the Primeira Liga.
However, they have recorded back-to-back draws against Pacos Ferreira and Boavista.
Their recent league outings have been close, low-scoring encounters with four of their last five Primeira Liga games producing under 2.5 goals.
The visitors have a poor recent away record in the Portuguese top-flight, having failed to win in their last three games on their travels.
With nothing much between these two teams in the Primeira Liga table, it is of little surprise that Forebet predicts that this clash will produce a low-scoring encounter.
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