Santa Clara vs. Sporting Lisbon (Saturday, 3.30pm)
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Seeking to end their three-game losing streak, Santa Clara play host to Sporting Lisbon at the Estadio de Sao Miguel in round nine of Primeira Liga.
The visitors head into the weekend fresh off the back of a disappointing 4-1 loss against Marseille in the Champions League and will be looking to quickly return to winning ways.
We say: Santa Clara 1-3 Sporting Lisbon
Off the back of a disappointing Champions League defeat, Sporting Lisbon will be looking to make an immediate positive reaction. They have enjoyed the better of this fixture and we predict that they will extend their dominance over the hosts in what should be a convincing victory.
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Portimonense vs. Porto (Saturday, 6.00pm)
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Saturday's rounds of Primeira Liga fixtures continues at the Estadio Municipal de Portimao where Portimonense go head to head with league champions Porto.
The visiting side head into the weekend fresh off the back of picking up their first Champions League victory this season and will be looking to keep the juggernaut rolling.
We say: Portimonense 1-3 Porto
Buoyed by their European victory, Porto will return to Primeira Liga with sky-high confidence as they look to move to the top of the table. While Portimonense have enjoyed a solid start to the season, they have stumbled in recent weeks, losing two of their last three outings.
We predict a one-sided affair on Saturday with Porto claiming all three points.
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Benfica vs. Rio Ave (Saturday, 6.00pm)
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Looking to pick up their first away win of the 2022-23 campaign, Rio Ave take on Benfica at the Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in round nine of Primeira Liga on Saturday.
The home side, who have enjoyed a stellar start to the season, head into the weekend unbeaten in 21 consecutive outings across all competitions and will look to continue in the same vein.
We say: Benfica 3-1 Rio Ave
While Rio Ave will be looking to build on their victory over Santa Clara, they go up against a Benfica side who are unbeaten in their last 21 games across all competitions. We predict that Benfica will take the positives from their draw with Paris Saint-Germain to claim a comfortable win on Saturday.
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Pacos de Ferreira vs. Guimaraes (Saturday, 8.30pm)
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Pacos de Ferreira will set out to pick up their first win of the 2022-23 Primeira Liga campaign when they play host to Vitoria de Guimaraes at the Estadio da Mata Real on Saturday.
Joao Teixeira's men, who are winless in their last three away games, completed the league double over the home side last season and will be looking to continue in the same vein.
We say: Pacos de Ferreira 2-1 Vitoria de Guimaraes
Pacos de Ferreira will head into the weekend with renewed belief following their resilient performance against first-placed Benfica. We predict that the Pacenses will take the positives from last week's performance and claim a slender victory over Vitoria de Guimaraes, who have failed to win any of their last three away games.
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Barney Corkhill
