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Round
Regular Season - 7
Venue
Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada
Referee
Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo, Portugal
Form

Recent form

Santa Clara
77Strong

Last 5 matches · 3W-2D-0L · +6 goal difference

SC Braga
36Poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -4 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Santa Clara or Draw

BetGenius backs Santa Clara or Draw (Double Chance) at 74% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

74%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Santa Clara welcome SC Braga to the Azores in impressive form, having put together an unbeaten start to their league campaign with four wins and two draws from six matches. Sitting fourth in the table with 14 points, Santa Clara have shown strong balance, netting 11 goals while conceding only four. At home, they have won twice and drawn once, averaging 2.3 goals scored per match.

SC Braga arrive in seventh position with 10 points and have experienced mixed results on their travels. Across three away fixtures in league action, Braga have posted one win, one draw, and one defeat, scoring five goals while allowing five in return. Their recent away defeat at Estrela showed some defensive vulnerabilities that Santa Clara's attack will look to exploit.

The previous encounter between these sides in April 2026 ended in a 2-1 home victory for Santa Clara. Given Santa Clara's resolute defending and consistent scoring across all six league matches, they hold a slight advantage on home soil, though Braga's attacking quality keeps the contest finely poised.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Santa Clara are unbeaten in the league this season with four wins and two draws from six games.
  2. Santa Clara have conceded just four goals in six league fixtures, maintaining an average of 0.7 goals conceded per match.
  3. SC Braga have conceded five goals in three away league matches, averaging 1.7 goals against on the road.
  4. Santa Clara won the most recent head-to-head clash 2-1 on their home turf in April 2026.
  5. Gonçalo Paciência is in strong scoring form for Santa Clara with five league goals to his name.
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Santa Clara at homeSC Braga away
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Played
4
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W-D-L
1-2-1
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Scored /game
1.3
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Conceded /game
1.3
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Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
40%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%
Players

Key players this season

Santa Clara

  • Gonçalo Paciência5G

SC Braga

  • Pau Victor4G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
1FC PortoPromotion - Champions League (League phase)8+1624
2BenficaPromotion - Champions League (League phase)8+1719
3Sporting CPPromotion - Champions League (Qualification)8+1118
4Santa ClaraPromotion - Europa League (Qualification)8+818
5AroucaPromotion - Conference League (Qualification)8+414
6GIL Vicente8+214
7Academico Viseu8+114
8Alverca8+111
9SC Braga8-111
10Estrela8-110
11Vitória SC908
12Moreirense8-78
History

Head-to-head

1
Santa Clara
3
Draws
6
SC Braga

SC Braga have won 6 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 3.1 goals a game.

  • 2026-09-20Santa Clara0-0SC Braga
  • 2026-04-26Santa Clara2-1SC Braga
  • 2025-12-15SC Braga1-0Santa Clara
  • 2025-10-29SC Braga5-0Santa Clara
  • 2025-05-03SC Braga1-1Santa Clara
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Predictions

1 published market

FeaturedWON
Double Chance
Santa Clara or Draw
74%
Confidence

Santa Clara are unbeaten through six league matches with four victories and two draws, having scored in every single fixture this season. They have conceded only 0.7 goals per game across both home and away venues. In contrast, SC Braga have shown vulnerability on their travels, conceding an average of 1.7 goals per away game. Santa Clara also won the most recent meeting between the two sides 2-1 at home in April 2026.

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