Boavista is slightly overpriced to win against Santa Clara. Boavista is having a better season and has picked up almost double the point tally of the hosts. The only reason they are underdogs is because they play away and they still have enough to get a win or draw against Santa Clara.
Santa Clara hosts Boavista at the Estadio Sao Miguel on Saturday in the 19th round of games in the Portuguese League.
Boavista has achieved far more success than Santa Clara this season and they look safe from the drop after the first half of the season. The visitors are currently ninth on the log with 24 points and are few points outside the top six with an outstanding game.
The away team has lost only one of their last four games this year and they grabbed a huge victory in the last round of the Liga Portugal, beating Portimonense 4-2 at home. Boavista dropped points in the previous game but they got some consolation in the 1-1 draw at home to Chaves.
Boavista has lost only seven league games this season and few teams in the league can boast of a better record. They tend to do well against teams in the bottom half of the league and this game is one of those matches were they end up with a convincing result.
Santa Clara has now gone nine games without a win. Last week's defeat against Casa Pia AC was their second straight loss in the Liga Portugal. Santa Clara is in a dangerous position heading into the second half of the season, they are only ahead of Maritimo and Pacos de Ferreira in the standings.
The hosts have won just three out of eighteen league games and their last victory in the league was two months ago. Santa Clara has conceded nineteen goals in their last nine games with only one clean sheet from those outings. This is a very bad defensive record and any team can easily exploit Santa Clara.
There has been nine meetings between these two teams. Santa Clara has won just twice while Boavista has five wins in total. The hosts are in poor form ahead of this game and an away win or draw is a good value bet in this tie.
