With their 21 point advantage in the league table, Santa Clara fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Desportivo Aves.
Santa have less rest than Desportivo Aves in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primeira Liga game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Sporting CP.
Santa are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Desportivo are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.
Santa Clara form and stats
Santa Clara have collected 18 points from their Primeira Liga home games so far after 5-3-7. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Santa to get some points in this home game.
Ze Manuel was the last player to score a league goal for Santa Clara and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Santa haven't scored in 270 minutes.
No payout for Santa in their previous match, an away game at Sporting CP that ended in defeat 0-1. Preceding that match was the home game against Marítimo that was lost 0-1.
There will be little rest for Santa after this match as they are travelling to Rio Ave for a Primeira Liga game in only four days.
Santa Clara aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio de São Miguel in the league, with only 13 goals from 15 games. Santa have conceded 19 in these home matches.
Desportivo Aves form and stats
Desportivo Aves, who have the most conceded goals (59) in Primeira Liga, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 1-1-13 (15 played). It's all red in the travel logs of Desportivo, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Desportivo had fun at their own home (Estádio de São Miguel) last time out, beating Vitória FC 1-0. Mehrdad Mohammadi scored. A 0-4 defeat away at Sporting Braga before that.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Desportivo, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Desportivo Aves - Santa 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Santa Clara won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Desportivo Aves has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  M. Mohammadi 8 goals |  W. Ferreira dos Santos 7 goals |   C. Carvalho da Silva Junior 5 goals |
Santa Clara missing players
Desportivo Aves missing players
| Santa Clara | Desportivo Aves | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 7 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 13 | 24 |
| 29 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 37 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | C | 14 | 37 | 59 |
| 94% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 61% | 67% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 87% | 68% |
| 29% | 33% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 52% |
| 16% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 33% | 29% |
| 6% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 27% | 16% |
| 39% | 40% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 60% | 42% |
| 29% | 27% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 39% | 40% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 40% | 48% |
| 5.7 | 6.1 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 5.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9.4 | 9 | 7.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 344 | 224 | 80 | Total Shots | T S | 55 | 142 | 299 |
| 105 | 63 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 35 | 83 |
| 28% | 21% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 34% | 29% |
- Desportivo Aves has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Desportivo Aves has the fewest clean sheets (4)
- Desportivo Aves has the fewest points (4) away
- Desportivo Aves has the most conceded goals (37) away
- Desportivo Aves has the most conceded goals (59)
- Desportivo Aves has the most conceded goals in the first half (23)
- Desportivo Aves has the most conceded goals in the second half (36)
- Desportivo Aves has the the worst goal difference (-25) away
- Desportivo Aves has the the worst goal difference (-35)
- Desportivo Aves have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Desportivo Aves have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Desportivo Aves have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Desportivo Aves have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Desportivo Aves haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Santa Clara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 31 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 46 | 76 |
| 2 | Benfica | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 63 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 38 | 68 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 31 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 59 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 31 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 58 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 21 | 56 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 50 |
| 6 | Famalicão | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 45 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 49 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 46 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | Gil Vicente | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 39 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 38 |
| 11 | Boavista | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 38 |
| 12 | Marítimo | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -7 | 37 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -17 | 34 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -26 | 31 |
| 15 | Tondela | 31 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -15 | 30 |
| 16 | Vitória FC | 31 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 24 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -17 | 30 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 31 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 31 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 59 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 37 | -35 | 17 |