Sporting CP vs Santa Clara prediction 18.12.2024 | Taca de Portugal
Sporting CP
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Santa Clara
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- Competition: Taca de Portugal
- Date: Wednesday, 18th December 2024
- Kickoff: 20:45 UK / 21:45 CET
- Venue: Estádio José Alvalade (Lisbon)
Sporting CP's season can be divided into two halves. In the first, with Ruben Amorim as their head coach, the team dominated, even in the Champions League. Since Amorim left, they have dropped significantly. Sporting CP was on the run of four defeats in a row until Saturday when they won 3-2 at home against Boavista. Sporting CP won, but that one was also much more complicated than expected.
Santa Clara came from the second level of Portuguese football, and it is certainly the most pleasant surprise this season as they are fourth in the Portuguese league after 14 matches. Most saw Santa Clara in the relegation battle, but now they could even fight for the spots in the European competitions. Santa Clara were on the run of four wins in a row until the last round when Vasco Matos' team lost 1-0 on the road against Arouca. That was probably the worst Santa Clara in a while, as they didn't show too much and deserved to stay without points.
Sporting CP vs Santa Clara pick: Santa Clara to cover AH +1.5 spread
Sporting CP have allowed too many goals lately. They allowed 12 goals in the last five matches. On the other hand, Santa Clara have allowed only one goal in the previous five games. We should expect a close match on Wednesday between these two teams.
Sporting CP vs Santa Clara Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Sporting CP
0 : 1
Santa Clara
Liga Portugal
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Sporting CP
3 : 0
Santa Clara
Liga Portugal
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Santa Clara
1 : 2
Sporting CP
Liga Portugal
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Sporting CP
4 : 0
Santa Clara
Liga Portugal
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Santa Clara
3 : 2
Sporting CP
Liga Portugal
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Sporting CP
2 : 1
Santa Clara
Liga Portugal
Sporting CP team news
Sporting CP have some problems with missing players. They will be without injured Hidemasa Morita, Nuno Santos, Pedro Goncalves, and Daniel Braganca. Also, the head coach, Tiago Teixeira, could decide to rotate the squad for the cup match.
Last matches of Sporting CP
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Sporting CP
3 : 2
Boavista
Liga Portugal
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Club Brugge
2 : 1
Sporting CP
Champions League
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Moreirense
2 : 1
Sporting CP
Liga Portugal
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Sporting CP
0 : 1
Santa Clara
Liga Portugal
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Sporting CP
1 : 5
Arsenal
Champions League
Sporting CP lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Franco Israel
Defenders
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72
Eduadro Quaresma
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6
Zeno Debast
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2
Matheus Reis
Midfielders
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57
Geovany Quenda
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52
Joao Simoes
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42
Morten Hjulmand
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21
Geny Catamo
Forwards
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17
Trincao
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9
Viktor Gyokeres
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20
Maximiliano Araujo
Santa Clara team news
Santa Clara doesn't have a deep squad, but they don't have problems with missing players right now, so the head coach, Vasco Matos, will likely play with their usual best eleven. The only player who could miss the upcoming tie is Pedro Pacheco, who is questionable at the moment, and his status will be clearer closer to the kickoff.
Last matches of Santa Clara
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Arouca
1 : 0
Santa Clara
Liga Portugal
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Santa Clara
1 : 0
Rio Ave
Liga Portugal
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Sporting CP
0 : 1
Santa Clara
Liga Portugal
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Famalicao
0 : 1
Santa Clara
Taça De Portugal
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Santa Clara
1 : 0
Vitoria Guimaraes
Liga Portugal
Santa Clara lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Gabriel Batista
Defenders
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21
Frederico Venancio
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13
Rocha
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23
Sidney Lima
Midfielders
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2
Diogo Calila
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6
Adriano Firmino
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35
Serginho
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32
Matheus Araujo
Forwards
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70
VInicius Lopes
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9
Safira Pelegrini
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11
Gabriel Silva
5 Reasons why Santa Clara should cover AH +1.5 spread
- Sporting CP lost four of the last five matches
- Sporting CP allowed 12 goals in the previous five games
- Santa Clara won four of the last five matches
- Santa Clara allowed only one goal in the previous five games
- Santa Clara won against Sporting CP in the only h2h match
Main prediction Sporting CP - Santa Clara
AH2 (+1.5)
