Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Santa Clara in 7th and Portimonense in 10th place.
- Santa Clara have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primeira Liga
- Portimonense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Santa Clara form and stats
Santa Clara have played 10 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-5 (wins-draws-losses).
Santa Clara lost their last game at Sporting CP (placed 1st) after a 1-2 scoreline. Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Pacos de Ferreira.
Heartbreak for Santa Clara in their last match as Sporting CP's S. Coates scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Santa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 10 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 11 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Portimonense form and stats
Portimonense have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Primeira Liga, after 1-2-8 (11 played).
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Portimonense goalkeeper Samuel Portugal Lima is eager to challenge this, with his 239 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Beto (2) and Aylton Boa Morte scored in Portimonense's previous match, the home game against Tondela that ended 3-0. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Maritimo.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Portimonense as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Portimonense have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Portimonense - Santa Clara 1-2 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Santa victories, four draws and three Portimonense wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Carvalho da Silva Junior 7 goals |  T. Santos Santana 7 goals |   N. Bercique Gomes Betuncal 6 goals |
Santa Clara missing players
Portimonense missing players
| Santa Clara | Portimonense | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 24 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 25 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 26 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 73% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 64% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 45% |
| 9% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 50% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 45% | 41% |
| 23% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 32% |
| 32% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 55% | 41% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.1 | 9.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.3 | 11.6 |
| 3.1 | 2.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| 35% | 37% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 25% | 28% |
- Portimonense have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Portimonense have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 33 | 58 |
| 2 | Porto | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 25 | 48 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 46 |
| 4 | Benfica | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 42 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 41 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | -1 | 28 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 26 |
| 9 | Tondela | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 28 | -15 | 24 |
| 10 | Portimonense | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -5 | 23 |
| 11 | Belenenses | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Rio Ave | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 22 |
| 13 | Nacional | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Boavista | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 21 |
| 15 | Farense | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 19 |
| 17 | Famalicao | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -17 | 19 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -11 | 18 |