Porto perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Santa Clara can look both up and down from their 8th position.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Porto form and stats
Porto, who have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Primeira Liga, have been very solid at home so far, with 36 points collected from 14 matches. This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the league table. There’s a good atmosphere here at Estádio Do Dragão after three straight home wins.Porto are returning here after visiting Portimonense in a Primeira Liga game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. A Champions League defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Liverpool.
Porto are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Estádio Do Dragão with maximum points. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 15 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Porto has won 15 times, drawn 0 and lost 0. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Porto has won by at least two goals 12 times when in this position.
The Porto manager Sérgio Conceição has got the team scoring with 34 from 14 home games. From these home matches, Porto have conceded only 8 goals.
Santa Clara form and stats
As the visiting team Santa Clara have produced an overall stat of 5-4-5 so far.There were no winners in Santa Clara's previous match, a Primeira Liga home game that ended 1-1 vs Moreirense. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Belenenses that ended 1-1.
Santa Clara are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found 45 matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 16 wins, 11 draws and 18 defeats. Of the defeats, 4 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Santa Clara are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 14 games. Santa Clara are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Santa Clara - Porto 1-2. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: 2 - 0 - 0 (Porto wins - draws - Santa Clara wins).Porto missing players
Santa Clara missing players
| Porto | Santa Clara | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | Played | 14 | 29 |
| 61 | 34 | Scored | 15 | 35 |
| 17 | 8 | Conceded | 13 | 35 |
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 93% |
| 76% | 86% | Over 1.5 | 57% | 66% |
| 55% | 64% | Over 2.5 | 36% | 45% |
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | 14% | 21% |
| 21% | 21% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 10% |
| 38% | 36% | Both teams to score | 36% | 48% |
| 59% | 64% | Clean Sheet | 29% | 28% |
| 10% | 0% | Failed To Score | 43% | 31% |
| 6.9 | 7.4 | Corners For (avg) | 4.1 | 5.3 |
| 3.2 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 7.4 | 6.1 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 6 |
- Porto hasn't played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Porto is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
- Porto has scored in all of their 14 home matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 81 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 55 | 72 |
| 2 | Porto | 29 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 61 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 44 | 72 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 30 | 64 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 61 |
| 5 | Moreirense | 29 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 49 |
| 6 | Vitória Guimarães | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Belenenses | 29 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 37 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 35 |
| 10 | Marítimo | 29 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 18 | -13 | 33 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 27 | -11 | 32 |
| 12 | Boavista | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -13 | 32 |
| 13 | Vitória Setúbal | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 31 |
| 14 | Desportivo Aves | 29 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 30 |
| 15 | Tondela | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -14 | 28 |
| 16 | Nacional | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 42 | -29 | 27 |
| 17 | Chaves | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 25 | -23 | 25 |
| 18 | Feirense | 29 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 28 | -35 | 15 |
