National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Santa Clara or Porto that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Santa Clara nor Porto as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Santa Clara form and stats
Santa was eliminated in the group stage last season in the League Cup.The story so far in the Primeira Liga for Santa Clara at their home stadium (Estádio Do Dragão) is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Santa Clara's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Famalicão. Midfield player Lincoln got a match rating of 7.3 in that game, the max score being 10. Lincoln hit two key passes.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Uniao de Leiria and winning 2-0.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Santa Clara here at Estádio Do Dragão in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Santa are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (10 from 5 played).
Porto form and stats
Porto was sent out of League Cup in the semi-finals last season.3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Porto playing as the away team in the Primeira Liga this season. Things are running smoothly for Porto who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 37 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Pacos de Ferreira.
Two travels in a row for Porto, whose manager S. Marceneiro Conceição could celebrate last time after the Primeira Liga win against Tondela. It's hard not to mention Mehdi Taremi's lethal finishing against Tondela. three goals were a big reason for the important victory. Attacker Mehdi Taremi got a player rating of 9.12 in the game. "Man of the match" Taremi scored three goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 18 successful passes (of 22 total).
Before that, Porto secured a home win against Milan with the score 1-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Porto are hosting Boavista in the Primeira Liga only four days away.
Porto are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. Porto have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Santa-Porto H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Santa Clara zero wins, Porto nine wins, zero draws. three of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Taremi 7 goals |  L. Díaz Marulanda 6 goals |  A. Martínez López 3 goals |
Santa Clara missing players
Porto missing players
| Santa Clara | Porto | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 18 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Scored | S | 20 | 58 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 7 | 22 | ||
| 88% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 4% | ||
| 4.3 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.7 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.7 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.1 | 14.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.9 | ||
| 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 47% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rio Ave | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Santa Clara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Porto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Porto | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | Benfica | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Estoril | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Portimonense | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Sporting Braga | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Boavista | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Pacos de Ferreira | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | Tondela | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 12 | Vizela | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Maritimo | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | Famalicão | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -12 | 6 |
| 17 | Arouca | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 5 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 4 |