Santa Clara and Marítimo have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Primeira Liga.
The visiting Marítimo played their last game only four days ago, a Primeira Liga match.
Marítimo are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Santa Clara form and stats
Santa Clara have played 14 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-6 (wins-draws-losses).
Santa are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Boavista. Before that match, a win away at Benfica.
Santa Clara aren't scoring a lot here at Estádio de São Miguel in the league, with only 13 goals from 14 games. 18 goals have been conceded.
Marítimo form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Marítimo so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-8 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Marítimo, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Impressive finishing from Jorge Correa and Rodrigo Pinho secured the home win 2-0 against Benfica in their previous game. Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Portimonense's place.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Marítimo have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Marítimo - Santa Clara 2-2. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Santa victories, one draw and two Marítimo wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Pereira de Pinho 10 goals |   C. Carvalho da Silva Junior 5 goals | T. Santos Santana 5 goals |
Santa Clara missing players
Marítimo missing players
| Santa Clara | Marítimo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 29 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 29 |
| 35 | 18 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 38 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 90% |
| 66% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 69% |
| 31% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 41% |
| 17% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 24% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 41% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 52% |
| 31% | 29% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 28% |
| 34% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 57% | 31% |
| 5.8 | 6.2 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 327 | 211 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 127 | 288 |
| 101 | 59 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 31 | 88 |
| 29% | 22% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 33% |
- Marítimo has the fewest scored goals (8) away
- Marítimo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Marítimo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 39 | 70 |
| 2 | Benfica | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 36 | 64 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 55 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 29 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | Famalicão | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 45 |
| 7 | Vitória SC | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 48 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 43 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 38 |
| 9 | Boavista | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 38 |
| 10 | Santa Clara | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -6 | 38 |
| 11 | Gil Vicente | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Marítimo | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -9 | 31 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 40 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -14 | 31 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -20 | 31 |
| 15 | Tondela | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -12 | 30 |
| 16 | Vitória FC | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -15 | 30 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 29 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 29 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 33 | -32 | 14 |