Playing at home feels comfortable and friendly for Santa Clara, but Sporting CP are fully intent and able to win this one. How will it turn out?
- Santa Clara have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Primeira Liga
Santa Clara and Sporting CP should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Santa Clara form and stats
The story so far in the Primeira Liga for Santa Clara, who have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Primeira Liga, at their home stadium (Estádio de São Miguel) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Santa Clara after consecutive victories at their own ground.
In their previous game, the manager Tavares de Sousa led his Santa Clara to a defeat in the Primeira Liga match away at Pacos de Ferreira. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estádio de São Miguel. Villanueva, defender, was given a rating of 7.7/10 in that game, top of the team. Villanueva won 6 of 12 duels.
Before that, Santa had a home game versus Vitoria Guimaraes which ended with a victory 1-0.Santa Clara have scored 7 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Santa defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. When Santa Clara hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Vizela, Belenenses, Tondela, Famalicao and Moreirense), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Sporting CP form and stats
Sporting CP have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 19 points collected from 7 Primeira Liga games. 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats is the record so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Sporting CP as they haven't lost any of their last 16 games.
Sporting CP won their last game, 3-2 versus Portimonense played at home. It's hard not to mention Paulinho's lethal finishing against Portimonense. three goals were a big reason for the important victory. Paulinho, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.81. Paulinho scored three goals, hit two key passes and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).
Prior to that result Sporting CP won their away game at Casa Pia in the Taça De Portugal. The scoreline was 2-1.The schedule is very tough for Sporting CP now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Taça De Portugal game at Leca is waiting in only four days.
Sporting CP have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 7 away matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sporting CP are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the previous six meetings): Santa won zero games, zero matches ended in a draw and Sporting CP have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / twoTop Goalscorers
  J. Dias Fernandes 6 goals |  P. Pereira Gonçalves 4 goals |  N. Gomes dos Santos 4 goals |
Santa Clara missing players
Sporting CP missing players
| Santa Clara | Sporting CP | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 14 | 30 |
| 32 | 14 | 9 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 75% |
| 62% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 38% |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 12% | 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 56% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 38% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 62% |
| 31% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.9 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.6 | 10.9 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13 | 15.6 |
| 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
| 26% | 27% | 10% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 33% | 29% |
| 10.9 | 11.4 | 13.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.7 | 7.9 |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 6.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 4.3 | 2.6 |
- Santa Clara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Santa Clara have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Primeira Liga
- Santa Clara haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting CP have not yet lost a game.
- Sporting CP have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sporting CP have scored in all their matches so far.
- Sporting CP have scored more than double the goals of Santa Clara.
- Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (10) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the most matches under the total-line (8) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sporting CP 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 | Porto | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 32 | 44 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 44 |
| 3 | Benfica | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 32 | 37 |
| 4 | Sporting Braga | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| 5 | Estoril | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Portimonense | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Gil Vicente | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 23 |
| 9 | Maritimo | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Pacos de Ferreira | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 17 |
| 11 | Boavista | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 16 |
| 12 | Arouca | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -15 | 14 |
| 13 | Vizela | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 13 |
| 14 | Santa Clara | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -18 | 13 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -9 | 12 |
| 16 | Tondela | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 12 |
| 17 | Famalicao | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -11 | 11 |
| 18 | Belenenses | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -17 | 8 |
