Sporting vs Santa Clara Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 03 Apr 2026

Primeira Liga Betting Preview: Sporting vs Santa Clara

Sporting meet Santa Clara at Estadio Jose Alvalade, with kick-off set for 15:30 on Friday 3 April.

We’re approaching this -1.5 Asian Handicap bet with confidence and we need Sporting to win by two clear goals to land a return. Odds of -128 are appealing when they go up against Santa Clara.

Sporting CP have triumphed in their last eight home games. Most recently, they won on the road when beating Alverca 4-1 at Complexo Desportivo Futebol Clube de Alverca. The Lions enjoyed 69% possession and managed eight shots on target, with Pedro Goncalves bagging two, while Luis Suarez and Geny Catamo also scored a goal.

Santa Clara have won their previous three games. The latest was a 1-0 home win at Estadio do Sao Miguel against Gil Vicente. The Azores side had two shots on goal and enjoyed 54% possession, with Vinicius striking late with the winner.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Sporting have claimed consecutive wins over Santa Clara and both were away victories at Estadio do Sao Miguel, featuring 2-1 and 1-0 scorelines. The previous 10 H2H meetings have involved Sporting winning eight times and Santa Clara registering two victories.

Primeira Liga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Sporting	26	20	5	1	68	15	53	68:15	65
14	Santa Clara	27	7	7	13	24	31	-7	24:31	28

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7 wins and 3 draws, averaging 2.2 goals from 5.5 shots on goal and 15.5 attempts. Sporting have had 59.4% possession, 529.8 passes and 6.9 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 0.7 goals from 3.3 shots on goal and 8.5 attempts, while being awarded 3.1 corners.

Luis Suarez is the top scorer with 10 goals, Geny Catamo has 4, with Pedro Goncalves and Daniel Braganca on 3. Trincao is the leading assists maker on 4, with goalkeeper Rui Silva keeping 4 clean sheets.

Santa Clara have 3 victories, 5 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 11.9 attempts, 2.9 shots on goal and 1.0 goals. The Azoreans average 52.6% possession, 376.9 passes, 5.0 corners in their favour and 4.5 corners against, while 1.2 goals have been conceded from 3.0 shots on goal and 8.7 attempts.

Gabriel Silva is top of the team’s scoring charts with 3, while Vinicius, Sidney Lima, Sergio Araujo and Luis Fernando have 1. Jose Tavares, Guilherme Romao and Vinicius have had 1 assists in the last 10 games, while Gabriel Batista has 3 clean sheets to his name.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Sporting predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Rui Silva (GK), Iván Fresneda, Eduardo Quaresma, Gonçalo Inácio, Georgios Vagiannidis, Morten Hjulmand, Hidemasa Morita, Geny Catamo, Francisco Trincão, Pedro Gonçalves Pote, Rafael Nel.

Santa Clara predicted lineup (4-3-3): Gabriel Batista (GK), Lucas Soares de Almeida, Sidney Lima, Henrique Silva, Guilherme Romão, Klismahn, Pedro Ferreira, Sérginho Miguel Araújo Lobo, Gabriel Silva, Luis Fernando, Welinton Torrão.

Sporting vs Santa Clara Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the full betting picture for Sporting vs Santa Clara, including a key match prediction, our correct score selection, best corners advice and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

There’s a strong chance that Sporting won’t just win this Primeira Liga game but have a comfortable margin of victory. We’re happy to wager the favourites -1.5 at odds of -128 for this reason.

Getting the lowdown on injuries and studying the Primeira Liga form guide are important duties ahead of making football predictions. We also place great emphasis on the stats and a data-led approach can sometimes be effective.

Key Sporting vs Santa Clara league stats:

• The -1.5 line has been covered by Sporting in 7 of their last 10 games at home.
• The -1.5 line has been covered by Sporting in 11 of their last 17 games at home.

The best football bookies are estimating that there is a 56.2% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, we think that the probability sits between 60-65% taking all factors into consideration. It’s the reason why we are recommending this wager.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Sporting 3 - 0 Santa Clara

A 3-0 win in favor of Sporting is available at odds of +510. Correct score betting can be rewarding and you can also get plenty of entertainment with this option.

Corners Prediction

Sporting Under 6.5 Corners -102

In their past three matches, Sporting have not covered the 6.5 corners line, while the last nine Santa Clara away games have involved them conceding under 6.5 corners. The Sporting Team Corners tally could be lower than the line implies and that leads us to a wager at odds of -102.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Sporting

Total

10.00 6.90 3.10

Home

9.10 7.10 2.00

Away

9.60 6.40 3.20

Santa Clara

Total

9.50 5.00 4.50

Home

10.30 4.50 5.80

Away

8.30 4.30 4.00

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-115

Under 9.5

-127

Sporting Corners

Over 6.5

-139

Under 6.5

-102

Santa Clara Corners

Over 2.5

+112

Under 2.5

-161

Most Corners

1

-909

X

+1050

2

+650

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Sporting vs Santa Clara 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.

Sporting CP have been chalked up as the convincing -385 favourites for this Primeira Liga encounter. This means that the bookmakers afford them a 79% probability of winning. For those wanting to back Santa Clara, you will find +950 about the outsider.

For those wanting an alternative, Sporting are -147 on the Half-Time Result market. This means they need to lead at the break, with Santa Clara being priced up at +750 and the draw is +160.

If you’re looking to bet on more than two goals, then Over 2.5 has the lowest price. If you’re expecting at least one team to keep a clean sheet, you might be interested in the -172 about Both Teams to Score No.

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Full-Time Result

1

-385

X

+430

2

+950

Half-Time Result

1

-147

X

+160

2

+750

Double Chance

1X

-2500

12

-833

X2

+235

Draw No Bet

1

-1667

2

+650

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1.5

-128

2 Hcp +1.5

-110

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+102

Over 2.5

-147

Both Teams to Score

Yes

+118

No

-172

Luis Javier Suárez is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +185. If you want to back him to score the last goal, you can get similar odds.

Luis Javier Suárez (Sporting)

First

-141

Anytime

+185

Pedro Goncalves (Sporting)

First

+165

Anytime

+430

Fotis Ioannidis (Sporting)

First

+180

Anytime

+450

Francisco Trincão (Sporting)

First

+195

Anytime

+500

Rafael Nel (Sporting)

First

+210

Anytime

+500

Luis Guilherme Lira dos Santos (Sporting)

First

+295

Anytime

+750

Geny Catamo (Sporting)

First

+300

Anytime

+700

Maximiliano Araujo (Sporting)

First

+350

Anytime

+800

Daniel Bragança (Sporting)

First

+350

Anytime

+850

Geovany Quenda (Sporting)

First

+410

Anytime

+950

Vinícius Lopes (Santa Clara)

First

+430

Anytime

+1050

João António Nascimento Muniz (Sporting)

First

+450

Anytime

+1100

Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting)

First

+450

Anytime

+1100

Giorgi Kochorashvili (Sporting)

First

+450

Anytime

+1000

Ricardo Mangas (Sporting)

First

+500

Anytime

+1150

Morten Hjulmand (Sporting)

First

+525

Anytime

+1300

João Pedro Augusto Mourão Costa (Santa Clara)

First

+575

Anytime

+1400

Nuno Santos (Sporting)

First

+600

Anytime

+1300

Hidemasa Morita (Sporting)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Ousmane Diomande (Sporting)

First

+650

Anytime

+1600

Elias Manoel (Santa Clara)

First

+650

Anytime

+1700

Zeno Debast (Sporting)

First

+650

Anytime

+1700

Gonçalo Paciência (Santa Clara)

First

+700

Anytime

+1600

Georgios Vagiannidis (Sporting)

First

+700

Anytime

+1600

Iván Fresneda (Sporting)

First

+750

Anytime

+1600

Sporting have won ten on the bounce at Estadio Jose Alvalade, netting an average of 3.10 goals per game and conceding 0.20.

Santa Clara have avoided defeat in their last three away matches. The Azores side have finished with five defeats, four draws and one win in the last 10 away matches, netting an average of 0.90 goals per game and conceding 1.30.

Santa Clara beat Sporting 1-0 when they last met at Estadio Jose Alvalade. The past 5 H2H games at Estadio Jose Alvalade have seen four Sporting victories and just one triumph for Santa Clara.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Sporting Home Stats		10-0-0	3.30	3.10	0.20	9	1	2	8
Santa Clara Away Stats		1-4-5	2.20	0.90	1.30	3	7	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

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Sporting vs Santa Clara Lineups & Team News

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