Santa Clara come from a 1-3 result against Maritimo in their previous match, a game to remember. The next task is this firm Vitória SC side.
- Santa Clara is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Vitória SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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
Santa Clara's results here at Estádio de São Miguel in the Liga Portugal have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. Santa Clara has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Simão and the players.
Santa Clara lost their last game at Maritimo (placed 16th) after a 1-3 scoreline. The forward Almeida outshone all others in that match and received a match rating of 7.11 out of 10. Almeida hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Famalicao (1-3).The Santa Clara fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. Santa have conceded 20 from these games. When Santa Clara hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Pacos de Ferreira, Maritimo, Estoril, Portimonense and Chaves), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.
Vitória SC form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Liga Portugal travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
Safira and Silva scored in Vitória SC's previous match, the home game against Sporting Braga that ended 2-1. Defender Amaro was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Amaro served one assist, hit two key passes and won 4 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Casa Pia that ended 0-0.The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 13 goals have been conceded by Vitória SC in these games.
Head 2 Head
Vitória SC - Santa 1-0 was the product when this pair of sides last played each other, some time ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Santa Clara wins - draws - Vitória SC wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Silva Vieira 5 goals |   T. Silva 4 goals |  N. Luz 3 goals |
Santa Clara missing players
Vitória SC missing players
| Santa Clara | Vitória SC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 32 | 20 | 12 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 21 |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 86% |
| 59% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 50% | 41% |
| 50% | 73% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 41% |
| 23% | 36% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 50% | 73% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 30% | 32% |
| 18% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 40% | 45% |
| 45% | 27% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | 10 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 11.8 | 11.7 |
| 3.2 | 4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 23% | 27% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | 28% |
| 14.3 | 13.5 | 14.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.2 | 14.7 | 12 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
- Santa Clara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santa Clara have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Liga Portugal
- Santa Clara is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Vitória SC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 43 | 59 |
| 2 | Porto | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 35 | 51 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 49 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 44 |
| 5 | Vitória SC | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 37 |
| 6 | Arouca | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 33 |
| 7 | Casa Pia | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 32 |
| 8 | Boavista | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 29 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 27 |
| 10 | Famalicao | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -7 | 27 |
| 11 | Vizela | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 26 |
| 13 | Chaves | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 26 |
| 14 | Portimonense | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 26 |
| 15 | Estoril | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | Maritimo | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 27 | -23 | 16 |
| 17 | Santa Clara | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -16 | 15 |
| 18 | Pacos de Ferreira | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -24 | 12 |
