Tondela vs. Arouca (Saturday, 3.30pm)
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The race to beat the drop continues in the Portuguese Primeira Liga as 16th-place Tondela and 15th-place Arouca square off at the Estadio Joao Cardoso on Saturday.
This will be the second meeting between the sides this season after the Arouquenses picked up a comfortable 2-0 victory when they met in October's reverse fixture.
We say: Tondela 1-2 Arouca
Given the stakes of the game, we expect a thrilling contest with both sides taking the game to each other in search of all three points. While Tondela have managed just one draw from their last six home games, Arouca are unbeaten in three of their last four road games. That said, Arouca head into the game as slight favourites and we are backing them to come away with maximum points, albeit by the odd goal.
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Santa Clara vs. Belenenses (Saturday, 6.00pm)
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Seeking to snap their four-game winless run and resume their surge from the relegation zone, Belenenses take a trip to the Estadio de Sao Miguel to face Santa Clara on Saturday.
The Azoreans, on the other hand, head into the game unbeaten in each of their last seven home games since early November and will be aiming to keep the juggernaut rolling.
We say: Santa Clara 2-0 Belenenses
Belenenses find themselves rooted to the bottom of the table majorly down to their struggles away from home this season. Now they go up against an opposing side who are unbeaten in seven straight games and boast the league's sixth-best home record. While we expect O Belem to put up a fight, we are backing Santa Clara to ride on their home crowd support and come away with all three points.
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Guimaraes vs. Sporting Lisbon (Saturday, 8.30pm)
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Both seeking to pick up a third Primeira Liga victory on the trot, Vitoria de Guimaraes and Sporting Lisbon lock horns at the Dom Afonso Henriques on Sunday.
The reigning champions will also be looking to complete a second consecutive league double over the hosts after claiming a 1-0 victory back in October's reverse fixture.
We say: Vitoria de Guimaraes 0-2 Sporting Lisbon
Vitoria de Guimaraes have enjoyed a fine run of results in the month of March and this could kindle a late charge for the playoffs places. However, next up is a Sporting Lisbon side who they have failed to defeat in each of their last six encounters, while losing each of the last three. With their European dreams over, Sporting Lisbon will fully focus on their title defence and we predict they will maintain their fine form and come away with a comfortable win in this one.
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Barney Corkhill
