The Santa Clara & Porto managers D. Lopes Ramos and S. Marceneiro Conceição are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Primeira Liga league table.
- Porto has the most matches over the total-line (6) in Primeira Liga
Porto could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Champions League game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Olympique Marseille. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Santa Clara form and stats
Santa Clara have played 3 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Santa, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Beira-Mar away with the result 3-1. Carlos (2), Thiago Santana and Jean Patric (2) found the net in that victory. Heartbreak before that as Santa Clara lost 0-2 at Tondela's place.
Santa has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. From these home matches, Santa Clara have conceded only 2 goals.
Porto form and stats
Porto are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Primeira Liga, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
It's the second away game in a row for Porto, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Olympique Marseille in the Champions League last time out. Preceding that game was the away Taça De Portugal victory against Fabril Barreiro with the score of 2-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Manchester City in just three days.
Porto are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (9 goals from 3 away games). Porto's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 5 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Last seven meetings between the teams: Santa won zero, Porto won seven and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Santos Santana 6 goals |   S. Relvas de Oliveira 4 goals |  O. da Silva Monteiro 2 goals |
Santa Clara missing players
Porto missing players
| Santa Clara | Porto | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 86% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 43% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 43% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 43% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.7 | 9.3 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11.7 | 16.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 6 |
| 26% | 30% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 64% | 43% |
- All of Porto's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Porto has the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Primeira Liga
- Porto has the most matches over the total-line (6) in Primeira Liga
- Porto have scored in all their matches so far.
- Porto have scored more than double the goals of Santa Clara.
- Porto 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 | Sporting CP | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 19 |
| 2 | Benfica | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Porto | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Nacional | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Santa Clara | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Famalicao | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Pacos de Ferreira | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Tondela | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Maritimo | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Boavista | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 16 | Farense | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 18 | Portimonense | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 4 |