Santa Clara hosts Vitoria Guimaraes in round 34 of Portuguese Primeira Liga. The match will be played on Friday, July 24th at Cidade do Futebol (Lisbon - Oeiras)
For Santa Clara, the championship ended about five rounds ago, when it gained a sufficient margin from the relegation zone. It amounts to 12 points before the last round of the championship. The team simply stopped giving all its best on the field even at half of its modest capabilities, and it lost in three matches in a row. However, only Sporting could be called a formidable rival. In the last two matches, the Azoreans managed to beat the last Aves, but it is beaten by all and sundry. And there was a draw with Rio Ave.
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Guimaraes is in the same situation. The relegation does not threaten, and the Conquerors buried some hope for a positive outcome in the fight for a ticket to the Europa League, having lost in two of the last three matches of the championship. Now the gap to fourth Braga is eight points.
The opponents just have to play the last match of the tournament. In such a situation, the away team usually doesn't mind a draw. But if the hosts insist strongly, the loss is not something shameful for the visitors. If we speak about Santa Clara and Guimaraes, it is generally not customary for them to win away. The hosts lost in only one of the last 14 head-to-head meetings. It was Santa Clara, but it was 13 years ago. In general, the Azoreans beat Guimaraes in six of the last seven home matches. Based on the current situation in the standings before the last round, the hosts will probably not lose again.
Prediction for the match: Santa Clara to win with +.05 handicap
