Sporting continue their fight for the title in the Primeira Liga and will strive to gather three more points in their visit to Santa Clara. The team from Lisbon is on a streak of 15 consecutive matches without a loss and is currently in second place with 66 points - just two points behind the top. The guests have not been defeated in their last seven championship visits, having already recorded nine away victories this season.
Santa Clara will try to resist at homeThe hosts are fifth with 46 points, but they are a full ten points behind the top four. However, this position would secure them a spot in Europe, so they will try to maintain it until the end of the season. In the previous round, they suffered a 0-2 defeat in their visit to Vitoria Guimaraes, ending their streak of three matches without a loss. However, they are stable at home - 26 points from 14 matches in the championship.
Prediction: victory for SportingDespite the defeat to Santa Clara in the first match between the two teams this season, the form of the guests and their goals at the end of the campaign tilt the scales in their favor.
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