Gil Vicente vs Santa Clara Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal

Prediction published on 28/12/2022, 02:26  by Daniel Ngulu in Liga Portugal Prediction

Gil Vicente will host Santa Clara as the Portuguese Primeira Liga resumes following the World Cup break. The two were however engaged in the Portuguese League Cup and will hope to do better in the league after struggling in the cup games. Hosts Gil Vicente head into this game with nine points in 16th place while Santa Clara have 13 points, in 14th place. Gil Vicente’s last game ended in a 2-0 defeat to Porto in the League Cup, denying them a third straight win in the competition. However, as they return to league action, things are much worse, the team having lost each of their last six league games and heading into this one winless in seven. In their last 12 league matches Gil Vicente have managed just one win and in seven of their last 10, they’ve conceded two or more goals. Three of their last four league matches have produced over 2.5 goals and at home in league action, they’ve failed to score in three of the last five matches.

Santa Clara are coming from four straight winless outings in the League Cup. Their most recent outing ended 2-1 at home to Arouca, which marked a third defeat in four matches and they haven't managed a clean sheet in their last five matches. Going into this game, four of their last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals. In the Primeira Liga, however, Santa Clara have not lost any of their last four matches and this is the run they will hope to carry into this game. They have two wins in the last four league matches but have only failed to score once in their last five league matches. It is their away form that will worry them more though, having managed just one win in the last 14 away league matches. More recently, Santa Clara have failed to score in four of their last five away league matches.