After their exploits in the past round of games in the Portuguese League, Braga visits Santa Clara at the Estadio de Sao Miguel on Thursday in the Liga Portugal. Backing the away team to coast to a comfortable win against Santa Clara is the best available option in this fixture.

Braga picked up its tenth league win of the season in fourteen games and it came against a very good Benfica side. They have now amassed the second most wins in the Liga Portugal this season with a 71% win rate. Braga was already two goals up against the league leaders by halftime and added one more in the second half to add spice to the scoreline.

Ricardo Horta was inspirational in Braga's win against Benfica and he's expected to start in this fixture away to Santa Clara. Artur Jorge's team has been one of the most consistent teams in the league and they currently find themselves third in the Liga Portugal just behind Benfica and Porto. Braga would be gunning for a victory that would see them leapfrog Porto into second position and pile the pressure on Benfica.

Braga has been in fine form with six wins in their last seven games in all competitions. They have scored eleven goals in their last seven matches, averaging over a goal per game. Braga's defensive form has been one of the best in the last few weeks. They have kept four clean sheets from their last five games and can definitely shut out a weak team like Santa Clara.

Santa Clara sits on 15th in the Portuguese League. They are one point above the relegation zone and risk dropping into the red with a game against Braga — one of the top teams in the country. Santa Clara has picked up less than half of Braga's point tally in the league this season. This highlights the difference in performance and quality between these two teams.

The hosts are winless in their last five games in all competitions, losing four of those games and sharing points on one occasion. Santa Clara has failed to score against Braga in their last two meetings while the visitors have scored six goals in that period. Backing Braga to pick up a second consecutive win in the league is the best option in this fixture.

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在葡萄牙联赛的上一轮比赛中，布拉加队表现出色，周四他们将在圣米格尔球场做客圣克拉拉球场。支持客场轻松战胜圣克拉拉队是本场比赛最好的选择。

布拉加在本赛季的14场比赛中取得了第10场联赛胜利，对手是非常出色的本菲卡。他们以71%的胜率在本赛季的西甲葡萄牙联赛中排名第二。布拉加在半场结束时已经领先联赛领头羊两球，下半场又进一球，为比分锦上添花。

里卡多·奥尔塔在布拉加战胜本菲卡的比赛中表现鼓舞人心，他有望在客场对阵圣克拉拉的比赛中首发出场。阿图尔·豪尔赫的球队一直是联赛中最稳定的球队之一，他们目前在西甲排名第三，仅次于本菲卡和波尔图。布拉加将赢得一场胜利，他们将超越波尔图升至第二，并给本菲卡施加压力。

布拉加最近7场比赛取得6场胜利，状态不错。他们在最近7场比赛中打进11球，场均超过1球。布拉加的防守状态在过去几周是最好的之一。他们在过去的五场比赛中保持了四场零封，绝对可以淘汰像圣克拉拉这样的弱队。

圣克拉拉队在葡萄牙联赛中排名第15。他们比降级区高出一分，在与布拉加的比赛中有可能陷入赤字——布拉加是巴西顶级球队之一。圣克拉拉本赛季在联赛中得到的积分还不到布拉加的一半。这凸显了这两支球队在表现和质量上的差异。

东道主在最近的五场比赛中没有取得任何胜利，其中输掉了四场比赛，有一场与对手分在一起。圣克拉拉在最近两次对阵布拉加的比赛中都没有进球，而客队在这段时间内已经进了6球。支持布拉加取得联赛第二连胜是本场比赛的最佳选择。