SPORTING BRAGA vs SANTA CLARA 
Monday 28thOctober 2015hrs
Football – Portugal – Primeira Liga
Pick Sporting Braga AH-0.75
Bookmaker Unibet
Odds: 1.56 (odds taken 00:05 GMT, 28 October )
There’s also action from the Portuguese top flight on Monday night with Sporting Braga taking on Santa Clara as the betting tips continue at the Estádio Municipal de Braga.
Sporting Braga vs Santa Clara Live Stats & Betting Odds
Sporting Braga Prediction – Can Sporting Braga win five on trot?
After securing a valuable 2-1 win away from home against Turkish club, Besiktas, in the Europa League during the week, Sporting Braga collected a fourth win on the trot in all competitions and Monday night’s hosts will be seeking a fifth victory on the trot here against 9th placed Santa Clara.
Back-to-back wins in the Portuguese League Cup against Penafiel and Maritimo have been followed by a Taca de Portugal win over Leca, together with the Europa League win. Recent results have been mixed for Braga though as the hosts have also suffered back-to-back defeats in the Primeira Liga to Benfica and Vitoria Setubal.
At home, Sporting Braga have won, drawn and lost once so far on home turf at their Estádio Municipal de Braga so far this season with a win against Moreirense, a draw with Maritimo but defeats to Benfica.
Sporting Braga have dominated their visitors, Santa Clara, though in previous encounters as the hosts are unbeaten in the previous 6 meetings, winning 5 of these tussles so Braga will be confident they can extend this record here tonight.
Santa Clara Prediction – Can Santa Clara end Braga hoodoo?
Upon first glance at Santa Clara’s results in the Portuguese top flight, the perception would be that everything is rosy in the visitor’s garden, but having lost 3 of their last 5 matches in all competitions, Santa Clara are by no means guaranteed of the points here, despite sitting in 9th place and 3 points ahead of Sporting Braga.
Back-to-back defeats away at Porto in both the Primeira Liga and the Taca da Liga with 2-0 and 1-0 losses respectively along with a 1-0 defeat at Chaves in the League Cup mean that the visitors have lost 3 of their last 4 matches away from home.
Results in the Primeira Liga overall have been more promising as Santa Clara have lost just 1 out of their last 6 matches overall which was the 2-0 loss at Porto, but most of their success to date has been achieved on home turf at their Estádio de São Miguel.
Away from home, Santa Clara have produced mixed results as they’ve registered wins at Tondela and Pacos de Ferreira but these have been their only highlights in their last 9 matches on the road, losing 4 and drawing the other 3 matches.
Key-Facts – Sporting Braga vs Santa Clara
- Sporting Braga have won their last 4 matches on the trot in all competitions
- Santa Clara have won just 2 of their last 9 away matches in the Primeira Liga
- Sporting Braga have won 5 of the previous 6 meetings at home v Santa Clara
Betting Tips Verdict
Sporting Braga have held the ascendency over Santa Clara for some time and this trend looks set to continue on Monday night.
