Primeira Liga preview: Can Santa Clara edge out victory against Vitória Setúbal?

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Thu 31.October
Match begins: 21:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio de Sao Miguel (13277 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Santa Clara are in the 8th position while the guests worry at 13th.

Santa Clara have less rest than Vitória Setúbal in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Primeira Liga game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Sporting Braga.

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Santa Clara form and stats

2-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Primeira Liga numbers at home for Santa Clara so far this season. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Santa Clara after consecutive victories at their own ground.

In their previous game, the manager João Henriques led his Santa Clara to a defeat in the Primeira Liga match away at Sporting Braga. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio de Sao Miguel. A strong away win before that one, visiting Oliveirense and winning 3-0.

Santa Clara's goalkeeper Marco Pereira was extremely busy against Sporting Braga, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 10 saves.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Santa Clara handle that role? We have found eleven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W5-D4-L2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Santa Clara as they are travelling to their away game against Portimonense in the Primeira Liga. That match is four days after this one.

Santa Clara aren't scoring a lot here at Estadio de Sao Miguel in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Santa Clara have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.

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Vitória Setúbal form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Primeira Liga for Vitória Setúbal, who have the fewest scored goals (1) in Primeira Liga, with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.

There were no winners in Vitória Setúbal's previous match, a Primeira Liga home game that ended 0-0 vs Marítimo (placed 11th). Prior to that result Vitória Setúbal won their away game at Aguias do Moradal in the Taça De Portugal. The scoreline was 5-0.

Vitória Setúbal are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of eight matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Vitória Setúbal are hosting Boavista in the Primeira Liga only four days away.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Vitória Setúbal's away games in the league this season with only 0 goals from 3 matches. Vitória Setúbal have conceded 5 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Santa Clara won 1 game, 1 match ended with a draw and Vitória Setúbal has 1 win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 0 / 3

Top Goalscorers

Santa ClaraZé Manuel
Zé Manuel
1 goals
Santa ClaraCarlos
Carlos
1 goals
Santa ClaraThiago Santana
Thiago Santana
1 goals

Santa Clara missing players

Vitória Setúbal missing players

Santa Clara Vitória Setúbal
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 4 2 Played P 0 3 8
3 2 1 Won W 0 0 1
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 5
3 1 0 Lost L 0 2 2
4 3 1 Scored S 0 0 1
6 2 0 Conceded C 0 5 5
75% 75% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 38%
50% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
62% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 75%
62% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 88%
 
6.9 8.8 7.5 Corners For (avg) C F 0 3 3.9
5.6 4.2 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 9.3 6.4
2.1 2.2 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 4 3.2
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Santa Clara have scored more than double the goals of Vitória Setúbal.
  • Santa Clara have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Santa Clara have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Vitória Setúbal have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Vitória Setúbal have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Vitória Setúbal have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Vitória Setúbal have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vitória Setúbal have yet to win a game away.

Santa Clara
All PL TDP LC CF SL
All Home Away Home vs low
25-09-19 LC Porto 1 - 0 Santa Clara
29-09-19 PL Santa Clara 1 - 0 Gil Vicente
04-10-19 LC Chaves 1 - 0 Santa Clara
20-10-19 TDP Oliveirense 0 - 3 Santa Clara
28-10-19 PL Sporting Braga 2 - 0 Santa Clara
31-10-19 PL Santa Clara 21:15 Vitória Setúbal
04-11-19 PL Portimonense 22:00 Santa Clara
09-11-19 PL Santa Clara 19:00 Benfica
24-11-19 TDP Leixoes 16:00 Santa Clara
29-11-19 PL Santa Clara 21:30 Boavista
Vitória Setúbal
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal League Cup
All Home Away Away vs mid
22-09-19 PL Vitória Setúbal 0 - 0 Portimonense
28-09-19 PL Benfica 1 - 0 Vitória Setúbal
05-10-19 LC Sporting Covilha 1 - 1 Vitória Setúbal
20-10-19 TDP Aguias do Moradal 0 - 5 Vitória Setúbal
26-10-19 PL Vitória Setúbal 0 - 0 Marítimo
31-10-19 PL Santa Clara 21:15 Vitória Setúbal
04-11-19 PL Vitória Setúbal 22:00 Boavista
09-11-19 PL Rio Ave 16:30 Vitória Setúbal
24-11-19 TDP Porto 16:00 Vitória Setúbal
01-12-19 PL Vitória Setúbal 18:30 Vitória Guimarães

  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 8 7 0 1 19 4 4 4 0 0 12 0 4 3 0 1 7 4 15 21
2 Benfica 8 7 0 1 17 3 4 3 0 1 8 2 4 4 0 0 9 1 14 21
3 Famalicão 8 6 1 1 16 10 3 3 0 0 8 3 5 3 1 1 8 7 6 19
4 Sporting CP 8 4 2 2 14 10 4 2 0 2 8 7 4 2 2 0 6 3 4 14
5 Vitória Guimarães 8 3 3 2 13 11 4 2 2 0 8 3 4 1 1 2 5 8 2 12
6 Boavista 8 2 6 0 7 5 4 1 3 0 4 3 4 1 3 0 3 2 2 12
7 Tondela 9 3 3 3 10 10 4 0 1 3 2 6 5 3 2 0 8 4 0 12
8 Santa Clara 8 3 2 3 4 6 4 2 1 1 3 2 4 1 1 2 1 4 -2 11
9 Sporting Braga 8 3 2 3 10 11 4 2 1 1 7 7 4 1 1 2 3 4 -1 11
10 Rio Ave 8 3 2 3 13 10 4 1 1 2 8 7 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 11
11 Marítimo 8 2 3 3 10 13 4 1 1 2 6 8 4 1 2 1 4 5 -3 9
12 Moreirense 8 2 2 4 8 10 4 2 1 1 6 3 4 0 1 3 2 7 -2 8
13 Vitória Setúbal 8 1 5 2 1 5 5 1 4 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 0 5 -4 8
14 Belenenses 8 2 2 4 7 11 4 1 0 3 3 7 4 1 2 1 4 4 -4 8
15 Gil Vicente 8 1 4 3 4 9 5 1 4 0 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 6 -5 7
16 Portimonense 8 1 3 4 6 10 4 0 1 3 3 7 4 1 2 1 3 3 -4 6
17 Paços de Ferreira 8 1 2 5 5 14 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 0 1 3 3 11 -9 5
18 Desportivo Aves 9 1 0 8 11 23 4 1 0 3 5 6 5 0 0 5 6 17 -12 3

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