Santa Clara believe to get a lot of fans in for this match despite that the season has been difficult up to now with 7 points and a 18th position in the Primeira Liga table. Opponents Arouca own 9th place with 13 pts.
- Santa Clara have the most conceded goals (25) in Primeira Liga
- Arouca have yet to win a game away.
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!
Santa Clara form and stats
With 1 Primeira Liga win, 2 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Santa Clara, who have the most conceded goals (25) in Primeira Liga, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Santa Clara, their manager N. Carvalho Campos and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
An away draw last time out for Santa, facing Estoril in a game that ended 2-2. The Santa goalkeeper Marco Pereira was crucial in the match against Estoril last time out, making six saves. Goalkeeper Marco Pereira got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.25 out of ten. Pereira stopped the opponent with six saves.
Heartbreak before that as Santa lost 0-6 at Sporting Braga's place.This is expected to be a close game, with Santa perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Santa Clara as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Santa Clara has won six of these, drawn two and lost four.
Santa have scored 4 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Santa are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (13 from 6 played).
Arouca form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Arouca so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-3 (win-draw-lose). Two points from the last two away games for Arouca, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Arouca go into this game after a win, the home game against Boavista that ended 2-1. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager A. Macedo Freitas when Antony Alves scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute. Late drama in the previous game, when Antony Alves scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time to defeat Boavista. The attacker Oday Dabbagh got a match rating of 8.21 in that game. Dabbagh scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
A 1-1 draw at Gil Vicente's stadium before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Arouca playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were two Arouca wins, four draws and three defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Arouca as they have only managed to score 4 times from 6 away games in the league. Arouca have conceded 10 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the last nine meetings featuring these two participants are: two wins for Santa Clara, three draws and four wins for Arouca. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  O. Dabbagh 3 goals |   L. Oliveira dos Santos 2 goals | R. Silva Costa 2 goals |
Santa Clara missing players
Arouca missing players
| Santa Clara | Arouca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 25 | 13 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 92% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 58% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 58% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 17% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 58% |
| 8% | 17% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 42% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.1 | 10.7 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 11.5 | 11.8 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| 24% | 22% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 25% | 25% |
| 11.2 | 11.5 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 12.5 | 12.2 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
- Arouca have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Arouca have yet to win a game away.
- Santa Clara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Santa Clara have the most conceded goals (25) in Primeira Liga
- Santa Clara have the most conceded goals in the second half (16) in Primeira Liga
- Santa Clara have the the worst goal difference (-16) in Primeira Liga
- Santa Clara haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 32 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 32 |
| 3 | Benfica | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 27 | 31 |
| 4 | Estoril | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Portimonense | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Sporting Braga | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| 8 | Gil Vicente | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Arouca | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 10 | Tondela | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 11 | Boavista | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 11 |
| 12 | Pacos de Ferreira | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 11 |
| 13 | Famalicao | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 10 |
| 14 | Maritimo | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Vizela | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 9 |
| 17 | Belenenses | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -15 | 8 |
| 18 | Santa Clara | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -16 | 7 |