Moreirense hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 23 points and a 13th position in the Primeira Liga table. Visiting Santa Clara holds 7th place with 29 pts.
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.
Moreirense form and stats
Moreirense have collected 15 points from their Primeira Liga home games so far after 4-3-3.
Moreirense shared the glory with Portimonense in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Vitória FC.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Moreirense have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won five, drawn four and lost three.
A decent goal production from Moreirense in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 10 league matches. Moreirense have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Santa Clara form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Primeira Liga travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Santa Clara hope to make it five in this match. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Santa Clara are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Santa Clara have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Marco Andre Rocha Pereira. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Primeira Liga.
Santa Clara won their last game, 1-0 versus Tondela played at home. Prior to that result Santa Clara won their away game at Belenenses. The scoreline was 2-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Santa Clara in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Santa Clara, four draws and five defeats.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Santa Clara - Moreirense 2-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Moreirense 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
  F. Gonçalves Abreu 7 goals |  Â. da Silva 4 goals |  S. de Sousa Vitoria 4 goals |
Moreirense missing players
Santa Clara missing players
| Moreirense | Santa Clara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 29 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 8 | 17 |
| 30 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 81% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 50% | 57% |
| 48% | 60% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 10% | 24% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 71% | 80% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 20% | 29% |
| 14% | 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 50% | 43% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 3.9 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.4 | 6 | 6.2 |
| 6.2 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.6 | 7.5 | 5.9 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 243 | 130 | 55 | Total Shots | T S | 41 | 76 | 250 |
| 75 | 41 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 24 | 70 |
| 39% | 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 33% | 24% |
- Moreirense has the most dropped points from leading position (15)
- Moreirense has the most points from losing position (11)
- Moreirense have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Moreirense have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Moreirense have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Moreirense haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 37 | 54 |
| 2 | Porto | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 31 | 53 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | Famalicão | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 33 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 29 |
| 8 | Boavista | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 28 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 26 |
| 11 | Vitória FC | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 26 |
| 12 | Tondela | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | Marítimo | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 23 |
| 15 | Belenenses | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -20 | 21 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -18 | 16 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 15 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 22 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -18 | 13 |