Casa Pia vs Santa Clara prediction, odds and how to watch

Alverca looked set to claim a precious home win after Vivaldo Semedo's header on 69 minutes, but Santa Clara substitute Brenner levelled with three minutes to go to earn a point in a tight Liga Portugal encounter.

Vitória Guimarães and Casa Pia played out a goalless draw in Liga Portugal, a result that flattered both sides but solved nothing for a Vitória team that has won just once in their last five matches.

Santa Clara dismantled Rio Ave 4-0 in Liga Portugal, with goals from Brenner, Tiago Ribeiro, and Vinícius Lopes doing the damage in a performance that exposed every weakness Rio Ave have shown in recent weeks.

Francisco Miguel Teixeira Domingues struck on 24 minutes and Moreirense held on to claim a 1-0 victory at Casa Pia, despite the hosts outshowing their visitors in almost every attacking metric. Casa Pia had 14 shots and hit the woodwork twice but could not find a way through.

Casa Pia have not scored in five consecutive Liga Portugal matches and face a Santa Clara side who have not lost in their last five. Something has to give on Saturday.

Estoril host Casa Pia on Sunday in a fixture that pits two of the division's most troubled outfits against each other, with neither side having won a league match this season. Something has to give at Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, and the coaching decisions made in the week of preparation may prove decisive.

Santa Clara have built something quietly solid at home this season, but Sporting Braga arrive in the Azores carrying the best away record in the division. Something has to give on Sunday night.

Porto arrive at Casa Pia on Sunday having conceded zero goals in three league matches, while their hosts have shipped ten without reply. The structural gap between these two sides is about as wide as it gets this early in a season.