The league standings tells us that 42 points split the pair of two sets of gladiators in this Primeira Liga fixture. Porto carry both the points- and home ground advantage.
- Porto have the the best goal difference (+49) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have scored more than double the goals of Santa Clara.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Porto form and stats
This stadium, Estádio Do Dragão, has been a fortress for Porto in the Primeira Liga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 11-2-0.
Porto are confident in defense, having played 204 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Happy days for Porto in their previous game, a fixture away at Boavista (placed 13th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Midfielder Vieira was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.8 (out of ten) in that game. Vieira scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 28 successful passes (of 35 total).
Porto are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (34 goals in 13 games). From these home matches, Porto have conceded only 9 goals.
Santa Clara form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Santa Clara so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-7 (win-draw-lose). Visiting Santa Clara has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
The attacking players of Santa Clara have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 180 minutes. Santa have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Marco Andre Rocha Pereira. It's been 188 minutes since they last conceded in Primeira Liga.
Santa Clara's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Belenenses that finished 0-0. Tassano, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.05. Tassano won 7 of 10 duels.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Famalicao that ended 0-0.The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 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 for defending, Santa Clara rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches. More than 50 percent of these were let in from the 60th minute and onwards in these in the last 30 minutes of matches.
Head 2 Head
Porto and Santa Clara have duelled earlier this season: Santa Clara - Porto 0-3. Porto-Santa Clara H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Porto nine wins, Santa Clara one win, zero draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Taremi 14 goals |  L. Díaz Marulanda 14 goals |  F. de Lima Barbosa 11 goals |
Porto missing players
Santa Clara missing players
| Porto | Santa Clara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 68 | 34 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 30 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 22 | 43 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 85% | 89% |
| 89% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 85% | 81% |
| 70% | 77% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 59% |
| 41% | 46% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 23% | 30% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 11% |
| 59% | 62% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 59% |
| 41% | 38% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 23% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 30% |
| 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 17.5 | 17.9 | 18.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| 6.1 | 6.5 | 8.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| 41% | 40% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 31% |
| 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 11.1 | 11.2 |
| 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
- Porto have not yet lost a game.
- Porto have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Porto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Porto have scored in all their matches so far.
- Porto have scored more than double the goals of Santa Clara.
- Porto have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the most points (35) at home in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the most points from losing position (18) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the most scored goals (34) at home in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the most scored goals in the second half (37) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the the best goal difference (+25) at home in Primeira Liga
- Porto have the the best goal difference (+49) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Porto haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Santa Clara 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 | Porto | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 68 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 49 | 73 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 27 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 37 | 67 |
| 3 | Benfica | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 43 | 61 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 49 |
| 5 | Gil Vicente | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 46 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 36 |
| 7 | Estoril | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Maritimo | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -3 | 33 |
| 9 | Pacos de Ferreira | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 33 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 31 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | -6 | 29 |
| 12 | Famalicao | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -8 | 28 |
| 13 | Boavista | 27 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 31 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | -9 | 27 |
| 14 | Vizela | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 45 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 27 | -16 | 26 |
| 15 | Arouca | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -23 | 23 |
| 16 | Tondela | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 33 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -21 | 22 |
| 17 | Moreirense | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -20 | 20 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 27 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | -31 | 18 |
