Santa Clara vs Moreirense Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 17 Aug 2025

Primeira Liga Betting Preview: Santa Clara vs Moreirense

Santa Clara host Moreirense in this Portuguese Primeira Liga match at Estadio do Sao Miguel, with kick-off set for 14:00 on Sunday 17 August. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

It wouldn’t be surprising to see Santa Clara come out on top against Moreirense. We will therefore back them at -123 on the Full-Time Result market and get a nice return if the hosts manage to land a victory.

Santa Clara were defeated on the road in their last Primeira Liga game. Famalicão won 3-0 at Municipal 22 de Junho. The Azores team managed two shots on target and had 53% possession.

Three days ago, Santa Clara hosted Larne in the Europa Conference League qualifier and drew 0-0.

Moreirense claimed a home win in their previous game. A 2-1 victory occurred against Alverca at Estadio C. Joaquim de Almeida Freitas. Vasco Botelho da Costa's side had three shots on goal and enjoyed 58% possession, while Guilherme Schettine and Yan Lincon were on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last head-to-head saw away team Moreirense draw 1-1 with Santa Clara at Estadio do Sao Miguel. We’ve seen the past 8 H2H matches feature three Moreirense wins, three draws and two Santa Clara triumphs.

Primeira Liga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
8	Moreirense	26	10	5	11	31	38	-7	31:38	35
14	Santa Clara	26	6	7	13	23	31	-8	23:31	25

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Santa Clara have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.0 goals from 10.0 attempts and 3.7 shots on goal. Vasco Matos' men have averaged 41.8% possession, 302.2 passes and 3.1 corners per game, conceding 1.0 goals and 4.9 corners from 9.7 attempts and 3.4 shots on goal.

Top scorer Ricardinho has found the net 3 times, with Wendel and Joao Costa getting 2 apiece. Pedro Ferreira is the leading assists maker on 2, with goalkeeper Gabriel Batista keeping 3 clean sheets.

Moreirense have 4 victories, 3 defeats and 3 draws, with an average of 1.4 goals from 3.8 shots on goal and 10.6 attempts. The Green and Whites have averaged 46.4% possession, 371.0 passes, 2.9 corners awarded and 4.5 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.4 goals from 4.5 shots on goal and 11.7 attempts.

Yan Lincon has scored 3 goals, followed by Guilherme Schettine, Alan, Cedric Teguia and Bernardo Martins on 2. Alan has clocked up 3 assists, with Caio Secco and Kewin collectively keeping 3 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Santa Clara confirmed lineup (3-4-3): Gabriel Batista (GK), Sidney Lima, Luis Rocha, Frederico Venancio, Pedro Ferreira, Sergio Araujo, Adriano, Matheus Pereira, Vinicius, Wendel, Gabriel Silva.

Moreirense confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Caio Secco (GK), Dinis Pinto, Marcelo, Maracas, Kiko, Mateja Stjepanovic, Lawrence Ofori, Cedric Teguia, Alan, Kiko Bondoso, Guilherme Schettine.

Santa Clara vs Moreirense Prediction & Betting Tips

Be fully equipped for Santa Clara vs Moreirense with our betting guide, offering a key match prediction, a correct score recommendation, valuable corners advice, top player prop picks and a bet builder tailored for value.

Match Prediction

Santa Clara are priced at -123 to secure a victory and we think these odds look too big. We’re expecting the hosts to land a Primeira Liga win and a nice potential return could be on the cards.

The Primeira Liga tipsters at Sportsgambler.com always have a strong handle on team news. A form guide is also utilised for our betting verdict along with checking out the numbers that are going to help inform our final football picks.

Key Santa Clara vs Moreirense league stats:

• Santa Clara have won 3 of their last 5 games at home.
• Santa Clara have won 10 of their last 17 games at home.
• Santa Clara have won 2 consecutive games at home.
• Moreirense have lost 11 of their last 17 games on the road.
• Moreirense have lost 6 of their last 10 games on the road.

The best football betting sites make it a 55.2% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, our experts think that the probability sits between 60-65% taking all factors into consideration. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Santa Clara 1 - 0 Moreirense

Santa Clara can be backed at +400 to triumph by a 1-0 scoreline. It can be fun to have a wager on the correct score and there’s a big potential return if the bet wins.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Frederico Venancio To Score +1100

Frederico Venancio (Santa Clara) can be backed at +1100 to find the net. Using all information, we’ll head to the Anytime Goalscorer market where we can bet him to find the net at attractive odds.

Latest Frederico Venancio Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+1100

First

+2200

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Corners Prediction

Santa Clara Under 5.5 Corners -150

Santa Clara have had under 5.5 corners in seven straight home games, with Moreirense conceding less than 5.5 corners in their past two games. We think Santa Clara might fall short of the mark, with odds of -150 available when it comes to this Team Corners pick.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Santa Clara

Total

8.00 3.10 4.90

Home

7.80 4.50 3.30

Away

8.50 3.10 5.40

Moreirense

Total

7.40 2.90 4.50

Home

7.50 3.50 4.00

Away

8.70 2.50 6.20

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 8.5

-139

Under 8.5

-105

Santa Clara Corners

Over 5.5

+110

Under 5.5

-150

Moreirense Corners

Over 3.5

+120

Under 3.5

-163

Most Corners

1

-263

X

+800

2

+310

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Santa Clara vs Moreirense Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

With a roughly 54% chance of triumphing, the bookmakers aren’t giving too much away with their -116 betting odds for Santa Clara winning this Primeira Liga clash. The market suggests that Moreirense are least likely to win at +340.

There are different ways to bet on Santa Clara including the Asian Handicap -0.5 market. This option is -114, although Moreirense +0.5 is a viable alternative at -114 and you can cheer on the draw with the latter.

The Total Goals price implies that Under 2.5 is the most likely result in this contest. If you believe this suggests that there will be a one-sided or low-scoring affair, then BTTS No could be a great pick at -200.

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Full-Time Result

1

-116

X

+215

2

+340

Half-Time Result

1

+170

X

-104

2

+390

Double Chance

1X

-476

12

-286

X2

-112

Draw No Bet

1

-294

2

+195

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -0.5

-114

2 Hcp +0.5

-114

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-233

Over 2.5

+170

Both Teams to Score

Yes

+135

No

-200

Vinícius Lopes is the First Goalscorer favourite at +500 and there’s an opportunity to back him to find the net anytime at +250.

Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara)

First

+250

Anytime

+500

João Pedro Augusto Mourão Costa (Santa Clara)

First

+340

Anytime

+700

Henrique Pereira (Santa Clara)

First

+370

Anytime

+750

Elias Manoel (Santa Clara)

First

+390

Anytime

+800

Guilherme Schettine (Moreirense)

First

+475

Anytime

+1000

Joel Jorquera (Moreirense)

First

+800

Anytime

+1700

Cedric Teguia (Moreirense)

First

+800

Anytime

+1700

Pedro Pacheco (Santa Clara)

First

+950

Anytime

+1900

Frederico Venancio (Santa Clara)

First

+1100

Anytime

+2200

Sérgio Miguel Lobo Araújo (Santa Clara)

First

+1100

Anytime

+2200

Santa Clara have avoided defeat in their last four matches at Estadio do Sao Miguel. The Azores side have managed five victories, three losses and two draws in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.20 goals per game and conceding 0.80.

Moreirense have collected six defeats, two wins and two draws in the previous 10 away matches, scoring an average of 1.10 goals per game and conceding 1.60.

The previous Estadio do Sao Miguel encounter involved a 1-1 draw between Santa Clara and Moreirense. There has been one Santa Clara win and three draws in the past 4 H2H meetings at Estadio do Sao Miguel.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Santa Clara Home Stats		5-2-3	2.00	1.20	0.80	3	7	4	6
Moreirense Away Stats		2-2-6	2.70	1.10	1.60	5	5	5	5

• 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

Santa Clara vs Moreirense Lineups & Team News

The latest Santa Clara vs Moreirense team news could impact your bets — review it first. We’ll provide the predicted and confirmed lineups for the Primeira Liga along with up-to-date injury news.

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