On Saturday afternoon, Santa Clara and Gil Vicente clash at the Estadio de Sao Miguel in a vital match at the bottom of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Santa Clara form guideThe home side are bottom of the table, six points adrift of the relegation play-off, but they are 12 points off the safety of 15th place. Santa Clara’s recent league form has been woeful, as they are winless in 17 matches in the Primeira Liga, having suffered 15 defeats in the run.
Accioly’s team has struggled for goals of late in the Portuguese top flight, as they have failed to score in five of their last seven league games.
Santa Clara has failed to win in their previous eight games on home soil, suffering six losses in the poor home run. A poor defensive record in the league has been a key to their lack of home results, as they have conceded at least two goals in five of their previous seven matches on home soil.
Gil Vicente form guideThe visitors are in 14th place in the table, nine points clear of the relegation play-off spot. A poor run of recent league form has led to Gil Vicente’s recent lowly position in the table. Daniel Sousa’s team head into this clash on the back of a seven-game winless run in the Primeira Liga, having suffered three straight league defeats.
A lack of goals has been a problem for the visitors, as Gil Vicente has failed to score in their last five league games in the Portuguese top flight.
Gil Vicente has a poor recent away record in the Primeira Liga, as they have suffered four straight league games on their travels.
Latest team newsSanta Clara looks set to be without Tomas Domingos, Marco Pereira and Xavier Quintilla through various injuries. Due to injuries, Gil Vicente is expected to miss Ali Alipourghara and Stanislav Kritsyuk.
What am I backing?Both teams are in woeful league form of late and struggled for goals, too. The bet I am backing is under 2.5 goals scored.