FC Porto vs Santa Clara
Portuguese Primeira Liga
Date: Sunday, 22 September
Kick-off at 20:30 UK/ 21:30 CET
Venue: Estádio do Dragão (Porto).
TEAM NEWS
PORTO
Team FC Porto, who will play another match in front of their fans at the football championship Portugal, looking to follow up their last match in the competition, because they come from the sequence of the best games of the season.
With four consecutive wins, one of them on the basis of great rivals Benfica, which puts the team as the most direct pursuer of famalicao isolated leader, with 12 points so far.
the best offensive team has a record of the event, with 13 goals.
Predicted line-up (4-4-2): Marchesin; Corona, Pepe, Ivan Marcano, Wilson Manafa; Romario Baro, Uribe, Danilo Diaz; Marega, Tiquinho
Not available: Alex Telles (Suspended), Sergio Oliveira (Hurt), Aboubakar (Out of favor)
Doubtful: Ze Luis (Injury)
SANTA CLARA
The visitors also want to continue what is one of the best moments of the form and the preliminary results of their new season.
With a team that does not know what it is to be defeated in four games, where they have 2 wins (against Pacos de Ferreira and Moreirense), and 2 draws (against Tondela and Belenenses), which had put the Azorean in the 1st half of the table with 8 points added in this period of games played.
both teams have the worst record of offensive Championship (3 goals) and best defensive record (2 goals conceded).
Predicted line-up (3-4-1-2): Marco Pereira; Cesar, Joao Afonso, Fabio Cardoso; Patrick, Nene, Francisco Ramos, Joao Lucas; Lincoln; Thiago Santana, Ze Manuel
Not available: Anderson Carvalho (Injury)
doubtful:
FC Porto vs Santa Clara Head-to-head (h2h)
Hosting side who have won seven and lost one game in nine meetings overall.
Azoreans they previously tasted victory 18 years earlier.
Dragons clash unbeaten in their host with two clean sheets.
their previous meeting held here in April 2019 handed a 1-0 victory for the hosts.
FC Porto vs Santa Clara Predictions
In all the clashes except in 1999 and 2019, the team has reached more than 3 goals in a game. It should be noted that the previous encounter prior to 2019 played in 2003, almost 16 years before that. In addition, they have met only twice after that 2003 meeting, and the game has less than 3 goals in total.
Moussa Marega is a key player to look out for in the game. He scored the winning goal in their previous meeting. In addition, he has been placed in goals in two of the last four meetings this season. In addition, the striker find his feet on grass scored even visitors. Therefore, he can be relied upon to score for Dragons in ninety minutes.
Thus, the fight will see under 3.5 goals in ninety minutes with the French-born Mali striker, Marega, to slot in one of the goals.
FC Porto vs Santa Clara Betting tips
Under 3.5 goals @ 1.60 (3/5).
Moussa Marega to score anytime @ 1.57 (4/7).
