Santa Clara Tondela betting prediction

The away team is currently in the 14^th position of the league, with 12 points won, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Boavista, by (2‑0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Marítimo, by (2‑1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, since they have won 4 points in away matches and 8 points at their stadium, with 8 goals scored and 10 goals conceded at home, against 8 goals scored and 11 conceded in away matches. In their last match, for the Taça da Liga, they got a home win against Nacional by (2‑1). In the last 6 away league matches Tondela has a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 4 losses, so they have won 4 points out of 18 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only turned the score around in 1.

Tondela arrives at this game with a 2-1 home triumph over Nacional, in game to count for the League Cup. In the last game for the Portuguese championship, the Tondelenses beat Marítimo by 2-1. For this trip to Santa Clara, coach Pepa has some headaches, as he can not count on the holders António Xavier and Hélder Tavares. Still, the away team should be organized in 4-3-3, with Tomané being the most advanced man: this player is Tondela's top scorer with 4 goals scored. Out of this game due to injury continues Tembeng.