Braga vs Santa Clara Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 15 Dec 2025

Primeira Liga Betting Preview: Braga vs Santa Clara

Braga square off against Santa Clara at Estadio Municipal de Braga, with kick-off set for 13:45 on Monday 15 December.

Santa Clara +1 looks like the bet to place on the Asian Handicap. You can secure a price of -108 that the visitors prosper with a one-goal advantage and there’s cash back for a narrow defeat against Braga.

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Braga won last time out by a 2-1 scoreline. On their travels against Famalicão at Municipal 22 de Junho, they made it three wins on the bounce. Carlos Vicens' side had seven shots on target and enjoyed 58% possession, with Ricardo Horta and Pau Victor each scoring one goal.

Four days ago, Braga visited Nice in the Europa League and won 1-0.

Santa Clara secured a 1-0 home win over Casa Pia at Estadio do Sao Miguel in their previous game. The Azores club managed three shots on goal and had 44% possession, with Frederico Venancio scoring the winner eleven minutes after kick-off.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Braga have not lost any of the past seven games against Santa Clara, with the last clash seeing a 1-1 draw played out at Estadio Municipal de Braga. The past 10 H2H meetings have featured five Braga victories, three draws and two Santa Clara wins.

Primeira Liga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
5	Braga	13	6	4	3	25	12	13	25:12	22
11	Santa Clara	13	4	3	6	11	14	-3	11:14	15

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4 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.7 goals from 5.1 shots on goal and 13.0 attempts. Braga have had 63.7% possession, 603.7 passes and 5.5 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.0 goals from 3.1 shots on goal and 8.6 attempts, while the opposition have been awarded 2.5 corners.

Ricardo Horta leads the way with 4 goals, while Rodrigo Zalazar and Gustaf Lagerbielke have scored 3 and 2 respectively. Leading assistor is Victor Gomez with 3, while goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek has 2 clean sheets.

Santa Clara have 4 victories, 4 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 12.2 attempts, 4.3 shots on goal and 1.1 goals. Vasco Matos' team average 45.5% possession, 355.0 passes, 4.7 corners in their favour and 4.8 corners against, while 1.0 goals have been conceded from 4.5 shots on goal and 11.4 attempts.

Vinicius is the leading scorer with 4 goals, followed by Sergio Araujo on 3, with Frederico Venancio and two others bagging 1. Wendel is top assists provider with 2, while Gabriel Batista has recorded 3 clean sheets in the last 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Braga predicted lineup (3-4-3): Lukas Hornicek (GK), Gustaf Lagerbielke, Sikou Niakaté, Bright Arrey-Mbi, Víctor Gómez, Joao Moutinho, Jean-Baptiste Gorby, Gabri Martinez, Pau Victor Delgado, Fran Navarro, Ricardo Horta.

Santa Clara predicted lineup (3-5-2): Gabriel Batista (GK), Frederico Venancio, Luis Rocha, Sidney Lima, Lucas Soares de Almeida, Sérginho Miguel Araújo Lobo, Pedro Ferreira, Adriano Firmino, Paulo Victor, Wendel, Brenner Lucas.

Braga vs Santa Clara Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Braga vs Santa Clara betting tips provide expert coverage of all major angles, including our main match prediction, correct score recommendation, corners betting angle and best bet builder insights.

Match Prediction

Santa Clara look a great betting option on the Asian Handicap with a +1 goal advantage at -108. We think that the scoreline will be competitive in this Primeira Liga match, with the underdogs set for a draw or win.

Injuries and suspensions are studied by the team at Sportsgambler.com. Our football predictions also come from studying the latest Primeira Liga form, with the numbers playing a huge part before the tips are decided.

Key Braga vs Santa Clara league stats:

• The +1 line has been covered by Santa Clara in 12 of their last 18 games on the road.
• The +1 line has been covered by Santa Clara in 6 of their last 10 games.
• The +1 line has been covered by Santa Clara in 2 consecutive games.
• The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Braga in 8 of their last 10 games.
• The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Braga in 4 of their last 5 games at home.
• The -1 line hasn’t been covered by Braga in 6 of their last 10 games against Santa Clara.

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 51.8% chance of winning. However, we have this number between 55-60% based on our in-depth research. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Braga 1 - 1 Santa Clara

An exciting wager could be the game to end in a 1-1 draw at odds of +540. A correct score bet provides a fun alternative and a nice potential return on the cards.

Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners -141

It’s been three consecutive Braga home games where the 9.5 Total Corners line has not been covered. The corners tally could be lower than the line implies and that leads us to a wager at a price of -141.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Braga

Total

8.00 5.50 2.50

Home

9.50 6.40 3.10

Away

7.80 5.80 2.00

Santa Clara

Total

9.50 4.70 4.80

Home

8.80 4.70 4.10

Away

8.60 3.90 4.70

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-103

Under 9.5

-141

Braga Corners

Over 5.5

-149

Under 5.5

+105

Santa Clara Corners

Over 2.5

-147

Under 2.5

+102

Most Corners

1

-370

X

+750

2

+340

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Braga vs Santa Clara Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

For this Primeira Liga clash, Braga are the -213 favourites to triumph according to the latest Full-Time Result betting odds. This reflects that they have a 68% chance of winning. If you want to back the outsider, Santa Clara are available at +575.

There’s a nice alternative in the form of the Half-Time Result market. This allows you to back Braga at +107 to lead at the break or alternatively opt for Santa Clara at +525. The draw is the third option at +128.

Under 2.5 Goals is operating at the shortest price for those anticipating two or less goals. If you think this points to a low-scoring or one-sided affair, then BTTS No could be an option at -175.

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Full-Time Result

1

-213

X

+300

2

+575

Half-Time Result

1

+107

X

+128

2

+525

Double Chance

1X

-1250

12

-500

X2

+143

Draw No Bet

1

-667

2

+360

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1

-132

2 Hcp +1

-108

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-143

Over 2.5

-100

Both Teams to Score

Yes

+123

No

-175

Pau Victor is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +370 and if you’re keen to back him to simply find the net, then the price is +170.

Pau Victor (Braga)

First

+170

Anytime

+370

Ricardo Horta (Braga)

First

+188

Anytime

+410

Amine El Ouazzani (Braga)

First

+200

Anytime

+420

Rodrigo Zalazar (Braga)

First

+225

Anytime

+480

João Marques (Braga)

First

+300

Anytime

+650

Gabriel Martínez (Braga)

First

+300

Anytime

+650

Mario Dorgeles (Braga)

First

+380

Anytime

+800

Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara)

First

+440

Anytime

+850

Jean-Baptiste Gorby (Braga)

First

+480

Anytime

+1000

João Moutinho (Braga)

First

+540

Anytime

+1100

João Pedro Augusto Mourão Costa (Santa Clara)

First

+575

Anytime

+1150

Elias Manoel (Santa Clara)

First

+700

Anytime

+1300

Gabriel Moscardo (Braga)

First

+700

Anytime

+1400

Vitor Carvalho (Braga)

First

+750

Anytime

+1600

Victor Gomez (Braga)

First

+800

Anytime

+1700

Bright Arrey-Mbi (Braga)

First

+800

Anytime

+1800

Paulo Oliveira (Braga)

First

+850

Anytime

+2000

Leonardo Lelo (Braga)

First

+850

Anytime

+2000

Sikou Niakaté (Braga)

First

+900

Anytime

+1900

Florian Grillitsch (Braga)

First

+900

Anytime

+1900

Sérgio Miguel Lobo Araújo (Santa Clara)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2000

Braga have secured six victories, three defeats and one draw in the previous 10 home games, netting an average of 2.10 goals per match and conceding 1.00.

Santa Clara haven’t tasted victory in four consecutive matches on the road. The Azores club have four draws, four defeats and two wins in the last 10 away games, scoring an average of 0.80 goals per match and conceding 1.30.

It was a 1-1 draw when Braga last faced Santa Clara at Estadio Municipal de Braga. We’ve seen the past 5 H2H meetings at Estadio Municipal de Braga feature two Braga wins, two draws and one Santa Clara triumph.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Braga Home Stats		6-1-3	3.10	2.10	1.00	5	5	4	6
Santa Clara Away Stats		2-4-4	2.10	0.80	1.30	3	7	6	4

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

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Braga vs Santa Clara Lineups & Team News

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