Ace Football previews the Conference League Qualification game between Santa Clara and Larne who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Larne go up against Santa Clara on Thursday for a Conference League Qualification meeting at Estadio do Sao Miguel.
Form: Santa Clara vs Larne
Santa Clara Form
In their last three matches, Santa Clara beat Farense by 1-2 and Larne by 0-3, before losing against Famalicao by 3-0. Santa Clara put four wins on the board in their previous six Conference League Qualification matches at the Estadio do Sao Miguel. They drew twice while losing none, scored eight goals while conceding one.
Larne Form
Larne are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 0-0 draw with Auda and a 2-2 draw with Auda. In their most recent match, they were defeated 0-3 at the hands of Santa Clara. Larne won half their previous six away matches in the Conference League Qualification, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 14 goals whilst conceding 14.
Betting facts for Santa Clara and Larne
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Santa Clara and Larne. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 39 of the last 41 Santa Clara matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 36 of the last 38 Santa Clara home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 9 Santa Clara matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Santa Clara have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the Conference League Qualification while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Santa Clara have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the Conference League Qualification while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Larne away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Larne have won the last 3 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Larne have won the last 3 away matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Larne matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Larne away matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
In-form players: Santa Clara vs Larne
Gabriel Silva has three strikes in six Conference League Qualification matches for Santa Clara, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Larne. The visitors are looking to Andy Ryan, who has provided his team with three Conference League Qualification goals.
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Full-time result
Santa Clara won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing three as well. Larne won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew five and lost one in this run.
Both teams to score
Santa Clara scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Larne got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Larne managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Santa Clara were first on target in six of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Santa Clara saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Larne, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.