Santa Clara vs Porto Live Stream & Tips - Porto Face a Tough Test in the Primeira Liga

Eddy Tora

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Last updated: 16 Aug 2024

Eddy Tora 16 Aug 2024

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Santa Clara have seen BTTS in their last 3 matches against Porto
Can the Dragons overcome a tricky test in the Azores?
Watch Santa Clara vs Porto live streaming in the Primeira Liga

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Santa Clara have seen BTTS in their last 3 games against Porto (Getty)

Santa Clara vs Porto Preview

Santa Clara had a positive pre-season and started the Primeira Liga with a 4-1 win at Estoril. Porto could face a tough test in the Azores where home advantage is always a factor.

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Stats
Head to Head
Santa Clara Form
Santa Clara Injuries & Team News
Porto Form
Porto Injuries & Team News

Stats

Santa Clara have scored in their last 3 home matches (Primeira Liga).
Santa Clara have seen BTTS in their last 3 matches against Porto.
Porto have seen BTTS in 2 of their last 3 competitive matches.

Head to Head

Porto have an 18-2 advantage against Santa Clara with one draw in 21 matches.

Santa Clara Form

Santa Clara won the Segunda Liga last season, finishing two points ahead of Nacional to earn automatic promotion.

Vasco Matos guided his club to five straight wins in the pre-season, scoring 16 goals with six conceded.

The Azores club brought that form into their return to the Primeira Liga. They conceded early at Estoril, Vinicius Lopes equalising before the break with second half goals to Alisson Safira, Ricardinho and João Costa securing a 4-1 victory.

Santa Clara Injuries & Team News

Centre-back Pedro Pacheco is out with a knee injury.

Matos is unlikely to make any changes to his starting side.

Porto Form

Porto finished were average in the Primeira Liga last season, finishing third on the final matchday after a 1-0 victory in Braga. They beat Sporting CP 2-1 in the Portuguese Cup final.

Manager Sérgio Conceição and president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa were replaced by Vitor Bruno and Andre Vilas Boas. Bruno’s side won all eight pre-season friendlies with 29 goals scored and four conceded.

The Dragons produced an incredible turnaround to beat Sporting 4-3 in the Super Cup. Down 3-0 after 25 minutes, Galeno scored either side of Nico González and Iván Jaime’s deflected strike in extra time sealed the title.

Porto had an easy start to the new Liga campaign, beating Gil Vicente 3-0 at Estadio do Dragao. Galeno and Danny Namaso netted penalties either side of another goal to Jaime.

Porto Injuries & Team News

Left-back Zaidu Sanusi and centre-back Ivan Marcano remain out with knee injuries.

Pepe and Mehdi Taremi have left the club with Evanilson on the verge of signing for Bournemouth. Danny Namaso should continue up front with Fran Navarro second choice.

Verdict

Santa Clara v FC Porto

Santa Clara are playing with plenty of confidence and have home advantage in the Azores. I am avoiding the short odds on Porto here with BTTS the best bet in the Primeira Liga.

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