Loyal fans at Estádio de São Miguel haven’t enjoyed many wins this season, with Santa Clara rotting in the 16th place. The guesting Sporting CP will believe to guard their higher league position in this game.
- Santa Clara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting CP have scored more than double the goals of Santa Clara.
Sporting CP could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Champions League game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Olympique Marseille. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Santa Clara form and stats
Santa Clara have collected 5 points from their Liga Portugal home games so far after 1-2-1.
Santa Clara are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Rio Ave. Silva, who usually features in attack, was the declared top performer for the team in that match, earning a rating of 7.13 (out of 10). Silva hit two key passes.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Pacos de Ferreira that ended 1-1.Early season league goal statistics from Santa Clara's 4 home games: 4 goals, 4 conceded.
Sporting CP form and stats
Playing away, Sporting CP have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Liga Portugal this season.
Two away matches in a row for Sporting CP, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 versus Olympique Marseille in the Champions League. Edwards, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.35. Edwards hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Gil Vicente.A new game in only four days for Sporting CP, the Champions League home match versus Olympique Marseille. Busy days.
Sporting CP has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games.
Head 2 Head
Last nine meetings between these participants: Santa won one, Sporting CP triumphed in eight and we saw zero draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Pote 5 goals |  M. Edwards 3 goals |
Santa Clara missing players
Sporting CP missing players
| Santa Clara | Sporting CP | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 50% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 3.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.9 | 9.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.8 | 16.2 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.2 | 5.9 |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 34% |
| 11.1 | 11.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10.5 | 8.4 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3 |
- All of Sporting CP's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Santa Clara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting CP have scored more than double the goals of Santa Clara.
- Sporting CP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sporting CP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 22 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 19 |
| 3 | Porto | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 |
| 4 | Casa Pia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Portimonense | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Boavista | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 15 |
| 7 | Sporting CP | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 8 | Estoril | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Chaves | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 |
| 13 | Arouca | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -9 | 9 |
| 14 | Vizela | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | Famalicao | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
| 16 | Santa Clara | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 2 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 17 | -19 | 0 |
