Santa Clara vs Sporting CP Prediction and Betting Tips

Santa Clara will face Sporting CP at Estadio de São Miguel on Saturday in another round of the 2025-26 Primeira Liga campaign. The home side have endured a difficult run of results in recent games but remain hopeful of replicating last season's success, which saw them finish fifth in the standings.

They lost 1-0 to Gil Vicente last time out, falling behind in the opening 10 minutes, and although they showed marked improvement after conceding, they failed to find a way back into the contest. The hosts now sit eighth in the table with 11 points, but could drop into the bottom half should they fail to pick up a result on Saturday.

Sporting CP, meanwhile, are enjoying a strong run of form at the moment, beating Alverca 2-0 in their last league outing via second-half efforts from Fotis Ioannidis and Pedro Goncalves. They then headed to Italy for UEFA Champions League action during the week, facing Juventus at the Allianz Stadium and playing out a 1-1 draw.

The visitors sit second in the Primeira Liga table with 25 points, three points behind rivals Porto at the top of the pile.

Santa Clara vs Sporting CP Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

There have been 20 meetings between the two teams since 1999. Santa Clara have won just two of those games while Sporting have won 16 times, with their other two contests ending in draws.
The visitors have won all but one of their last seven games in this fixture.
Santa Clara have scored eight goals in the Portuguese top flight this term. Only the bottom two sides in the table have managed fewer.
Sporting, meanwhile, are the highest-scoring side in the division with 25 goals in 10 matches.

Santa Clara vs Sporting CP Prediction

Os Açorianos have lost their last two games and four of their last six across all competitions. They have, however, lost just one of their last four matches at the Estadio de São Miguel and will rely heavily on their home advantage this weekend to get a result.

Leões, on the other hand, head into the weekend clash on the back of a seven-game unbeaten streak - a run which has seen them record five wins. They are clear favorites for this one and will only need to avoid complacency to come away with maximum points.

Prediction: Santa Clara 1-3 Sporting CP