This match features two contenders dwelling in the lower parts of the Liga Portugal, Santa Clara at 16th place and Famalicão in 15th. A good opportunity for one of the contenders to better their position.
- Santa Clara is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Famalicão have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga Portugal
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Santa Clara form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Liga Portugal this season. Santa Clara have only managed 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Estádio de São Miguel. When Santa Clara hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Pacos de Ferreira, Santa Clara, Rio Ave, Marítimo and Gil Vicente), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
In their previous game, the manager Simão led his Santa to a defeat away at Arouca. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio de São Miguel. Defender Boateng got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.4/10. Boateng won 13 of 15 duels.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Boavista.Santa Clara are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Famalicão form and stats
There's been little loot from Famalicão's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 10 away games in the Liga Portugal. Famalicão only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 2 draws. Famalicão seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Famalicão might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Gil Vicente proved too strong as Famalicão slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho. Famalicão had apparently made the football gods angry before the game against Gil Vicente, losing the match after hitting the woodwork three times. Youssouf got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. Youssouf dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Before that match, the win at home hosting Belenenses in the Taça De Portugal (4-1).
The attacking power of Famalicão when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Famalicão rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Famalicão have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (4-1-0) when playing Santa Clara.The last head to head game ended Famalicão - Santa Clara 1-0, earlier this season. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Silva Vieira 4 goals |   I. Jaime Pajuelo 3 goals |  K. Boateng 2 goals |
Santa Clara missing players
Famalicão missing players
| Santa Clara | Famalicão | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 14 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 26 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 19 | 28 |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 85% |
| 55% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 55% |
| 45% | 70% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 15% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 40% | 20% |
| 45% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 35% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 30% | 35% |
| 50% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 45% |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.6 | 9.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.7 | 11.8 |
| 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 25% | 30% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 26% |
| 13.4 | 13.2 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.5 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
- Famalicão have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Famalicão have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Liga Portugal
- Santa Clara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santa Clara have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Liga Portugal
- Santa Clara is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 39 | 53 |
| 2 | Porto | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 35 | 48 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 46 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 38 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -1 | 33 |
| 6 | Casa Pia | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Arouca | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 30 |
| 8 | Chaves | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 9 | Vizela | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Boavista | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 25 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 23 |
| 12 | Estoril | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Gil Vicente | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 22 |
| 14 | Rio Ave | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 21 |
| 15 | Famalicão | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -10 | 21 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 15 |
| 17 | Marítimo | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 25 | -24 | 13 |
| 18 | Pacos de Ferreira | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -24 | 9 |
