The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Santa Clara are in the 7th position while the guesting Boavista worry at 16th.
- Santa Clara have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primeira Liga
- Boavista have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Primeira Liga
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!
Boavista are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Santa Clara form and stats
When playing at home in the Primeira Liga, Santa Clara have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 14 games.
The fans are hoping that Santa Clara will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Primeira Liga game against Benfica (placed 3rd). In the match before that, Santa hosted Moreirense and drew the game 0-0.
The Santa fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. From these home matches, Santa have conceded only 13 goals.
Boavista form and stats
There's been little loot from Boavista's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 14 away games in the Primeira Liga. Boavista only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 7 draws.
Boavista's previous game was their home loss versus Maritimo (0-1). A 1-2 defeat away at Sporting Braga before that.
Boavista have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. As for defending, Boavista rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Boavista - Santa 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Santa two wins, one draw and Boavista four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Carvalho da Silva Junior 10 goals |  T. Santos Santana 7 goals |   A. Gomes 6 goals |
Santa Clara missing players
Boavista missing players
| Santa Clara | Boavista | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 34 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 32 |
| 32 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 22 | 43 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 90% |
| 72% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 72% |
| 45% | 36% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 48% |
| 10% | 14% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 28% |
| 3% | 7% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 52% | 36% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 71% | 48% |
| 24% | 43% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 21% | 28% |
| 31% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 34% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 8.7 | 10.8 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 34% | 37% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 34% | 28% |
- Boavista have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Boavista have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Primeira Liga
- Santa Clara have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primeira Liga
| 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 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 52 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 37 | 73 |
| 2 | Porto | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 57 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 33 | 66 |
| 3 | Benfica | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 10 | 35 | 63 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 29 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 49 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 20 | 58 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 45 |
| 6 | Vitória SC | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | -6 | 38 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 29 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 35 |
| 9 | Belenenses | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 34 |
| 10 | Tondela | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 32 | -15 | 34 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -4 | 32 |
| 12 | Gil Vicente | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -11 | 31 |
| 13 | Famalicão | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Maritimo | 29 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 20 | -16 | 30 |
| 15 | Rio Ave | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 30 |
| 16 | Boavista | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -11 | 28 |
| 17 | Farense | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 25 |
| 18 | Nacional | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 47 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -21 | 21 |