Primeira Liga: Belenenses - Santa Clara preview and statistics

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sun 16.May
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Nacional (37593 seats)

Primeira Liga: The mid-table positions show the journey Belenenses and Santa Clara have been on so far. Both teams are up for it; let's go!

Insights:
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Primeira Liga
  • Santa Clara have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Primeira Liga

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Belenenses are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Santa Clara most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Belenenses form and stats

Belenenses have played 16 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-5-5 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Belenenses here at Estádio Nacional, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Happy days for Belenenses in their previous game, a Primeira Liga match away at Tondela (placed 10th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Portimonense.

There will be little rest for Belenenses after this match as they are travelling to Porto for a Primeira Liga game in only three days.

Belenenses have scored 15 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Belenenses have conceded 16 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Santa Clara form and stats

5 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses. That’s the product of Santa Clara playing as the away team in the Primeira Liga this season. A depressing six defeats in a row for Santa in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Maritimo.

Impressive finishing from Carlos Junior secured the home win 1-0 against Rio Ave in their previous game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Famalicao wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Farense in just three days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Santa have scored 16 goals in 16 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Santa have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Santa Clara - Belenenses 2-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Belenenses wins - draws - Santa Clara wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Santa ClaraC. Carvalho da Silva Junior
C. Carvalho da Silva Junior
12 goals
BelenensesZ. Cassierra Cabezas
Z. Cassierra Cabezas
10 goals
BelenensesM. Nunes Cardoso
M. Nunes Cardoso
6 goals

Belenenses missing players

Santa Clara missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Belenenses Santa Clara
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
9 6 3 Won W 1 5 11
13 5 1 Drew D 0 2 7
10 5 0 Lost L 3 9 14
25 15 5 Scored S 2 16 38
29 16 1 Conceded C 5 20 36
75% 81% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
56% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 69%
28% 38% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 44%
9% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
34% 44% 25% BTTS BTTS 25% 62% 50%
41% 38% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 25%
50% 38% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 31% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 2.8 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.2 3 2.9
5 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
10 11.1 12 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 10.4 11
3.2 3.7 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.6 3.7
24% 25% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 28% 32%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Belenenses have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Belenenses have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Primeira Liga
  • Santa Clara have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Santa Clara have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Primeira Liga
  • Santa Clara haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 32 25 7 0 57 15 16 12 4 0 29 9 16 13 3 0 28 6 42 82
2 Porto 32 22 8 2 67 29 16 12 3 1 36 15 16 10 5 1 31 14 38 74
3 Benfica 32 21 7 4 62 23 16 11 3 2 27 12 16 10 4 2 35 11 39 70
4 Sporting Braga 32 18 6 8 51 32 16 10 3 3 25 14 16 8 3 5 26 18 19 60
5 Pacos de Ferreira 32 14 8 10 37 37 16 10 3 3 23 17 16 4 5 7 14 20 0 50
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 31 12 6 13 35 39 15 7 1 7 19 22 16 5 5 6 16 17 -4 42
7 Belenenses 32 9 13 10 25 29 16 6 5 5 15 16 16 3 8 5 10 13 -4 40
8 Moreirense 32 9 13 10 33 41 16 3 10 3 21 23 16 6 3 7 12 18 -8 40
9 Santa Clara 32 11 7 14 38 36 16 6 5 5 22 16 16 5 2 9 16 20 2 40
10 Tondela 32 10 6 16 34 53 16 8 2 6 16 18 16 2 4 10 18 35 -19 36
11 Gil Vicente 32 10 6 16 30 40 16 4 4 8 12 18 16 6 2 8 18 22 -10 36
12 Portimonense 32 9 7 16 34 40 16 6 4 6 20 17 16 3 3 10 14 23 -6 34
13 Famalicao 31 8 10 13 35 44 16 3 7 6 16 24 15 5 3 7 19 20 -9 34
14 Maritimo 32 10 4 18 26 42 16 5 2 9 10 21 16 5 2 9 16 21 -16 34
15 Rio Ave 32 6 13 13 23 36 16 4 6 6 12 15 16 2 7 7 11 21 -13 31
16 Boavista 32 6 12 14 36 48 16 4 4 8 16 22 16 2 8 6 20 26 -12 30
17 Farense 32 6 10 16 30 44 16 3 6 7 18 20 16 3 4 9 12 24 -14 28
18 Nacional 32 6 7 19 29 54 16 4 3 9 18 28 16 2 4 10 11 26 -25 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 32 25 7 0 57 15 16 12 4 0 29 9 16 13 3 0 28 6 42 82
2 Porto 32 22 8 2 67 29 16 12 3 1 36 15 16 10 5 1 31 14 38 74
3 Benfica 32 21 7 4 62 23 16 11 3 2 27 12 16 10 4 2 35 11 39 70
4 Sporting Braga 32 18 6 8 51 32 16 10 3 3 25 14 16 8 3 5 26 18 19 60
5 Pacos de Ferreira 32 14 8 10 37 37 16 10 3 3 23 17 16 4 5 7 14 20 0 50
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 31 12 6 13 35 39 15 7 1 7 19 22 16 5 5 6 16 17 -4 42
7 Belenenses 32 9 13 10 25 29 16 6 5 5 15 16 16 3 8 5 10 13 -4 40
8 Moreirense 32 9 13 10 33 41 16 3 10 3 21 23 16 6 3 7 12 18 -8 40
9 Santa Clara 32 11 7 14 38 36 16 6 5 5 22 16 16 5 2 9 16 20 2 40
10 Tondela 32 10 6 16 34 53 16 8 2 6 16 18 16 2 4 10 18 35 -19 36
11 Gil Vicente 32 10 6 16 30 40 16 4 4 8 12 18 16 6 2 8 18 22 -10 36
12 Portimonense 32 9 7 16 34 40 16 6 4 6 20 17 16 3 3 10 14 23 -6 34
13 Famalicao 31 8 10 13 35 44 16 3 7 6 16 24 15 5 3 7 19 20 -9 34
14 Maritimo 32 10 4 18 26 42 16 5 2 9 10 21 16 5 2 9 16 21 -16 34
15 Rio Ave 32 6 13 13 23 36 16 4 6 6 12 15 16 2 7 7 11 21 -13 31
16 Boavista 32 6 12 14 36 48 16 4 4 8 16 22 16 2 8 6 20 26 -12 30
17 Farense 32 6 10 16 30 44 16 3 6 7 18 20 16 3 4 9 12 24 -14 28
18 Nacional 32 6 7 19 29 54 16 4 3 9 18 28 16 2 4 10 11 26 -25 25

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The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.