Sporting Braga vs Santa Clara
Braga is in an upward trend ahead of Week 8 of the Portuguese Primeira League. They were appointed as the host to hold a party against Santa Clara.
Braga is still playing until Thursday (10/24) to face Besiktas in the third week of the Europa League. They won 1-2 in this match to move to the top of Group K. More than that, the result was at the same time maintaining an unbeaten record of up to 8 consecutive matches in various competitions, 6 wins. With a trend like this they want to improve their position in the Primeira League table which is currently scattered at number 12.
Turning to the enemy camp, Santa Clara himself tried to stay in the top 10 zone after landing at number 9. They will appear fresher without a midweek agenda, even managed to win 0-3 when they travel to AD Oliveirense headquarters. The visit on Sunday (10/20) at the same time locked the ticket to the fourth round of the Taca de Portugal.
That capital will be used to make surprises in the Municipal. As is known, Santa Clara does keep a bad record for the host with 6 matches in a row without winning, 3 defeats. Facing Braga who is so consistent these days, it certainly makes the task more difficult, especially if the party last weekend has not been able to balance the Santa Clara chart with 2 wins and 4 losses since September. With this trend, the bad tradition of dealing with Braga will likely continue.
Our Prediction: Over 2.5
Odds: 1.80