On June 5, from 20:00, Santa Clara and Braga will play a match in the 25th round in Portugal, at the resumption of the Portuguese championship! Braga is fighting for a podium finish, but will not be able to count on Eduardo and Wallace, at the Estadio de Sao Miguel, in Ponta Delgada.
It will be played without spectators, and microbes from all over the world are waiting for a duel won by the guests. Braga is on the 3rd place (goal difference 41-26), with four points ahead of Sporting Lisbon. Braga no longer has a chance at a Champions League ranking, because the first two positions were “secured” by the giants FC Porto and Benfica. The white-reds have won the last four consecutive stages! In the last match of the league, Braga made 3-1 with Portimonense, and Santa Clara drew with Gil Vicente (1-1).
Santa Clara is far from Europe and far from relegation, with 30 points, on the 10th position (goal difference 19-26). Having one of the weakest attacks in the championship, the host team will hardly be able to resist in this match, in which it is defeated in all chapters. In the round, Braga won at home 2-0 (goals from Eduardo and Horta), and Sporting won 4 of the last 5 direct duels.
-Braga lost only two stages on its own field, out of 12;
-Santa Clara does well on the road: only 4 defeats in 12 matches;
-Braga has won 7 matches out of 12 played on foreign soil;
-Santa Clara has 4 wins and 6 losses at home this season;
-Braga have conceded a goal in the last 5 official matches;
-The best scorer of the guests is Paulinho, with 10 successes.
PREDICTION: Braga to win @ 1,51
