It's advantage Sporting CP so far with their 4th position in the Primeira Liga table, welcoming Santa Clara who are placed 8th.
Sporting CP and Santa Clara should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days to both train and rest since their last matches.
Sporting CP form and stats
Sporting CP have been very solid at home so far, with 34 points collected from 13 matches. This has contributed greatly to their 4th position in the league table. Two home wins in a row for Sporting CP bring valid hopes of a third.A good away victory last time out for Sporting CP, who won 2-1 against Boavista. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Portimonense in a game that was won 3-1.
Sporting CP can score goals in their home matches. After 25 matches they have found the net 31 times. Sporting CP have only conceded 12 in these games.
Santa Clara form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.There were no winners in Santa Clara's previous match, a Primeira Liga home game that ended 0-0 vs Desportivo Aves. A 0-0 draw at Chaves's stadium before that.
Santa Clara are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 25 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
Santa Clara - Sporting CP 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last one meeting between these two teams are: 1 win for Sporting CP, 0 draws and 0 wins for Santa Clara.Top Goalscorers
![]() B. Dost 14 goals | ![]() Bruno Fernandes 13 goals / 9 assists |
Sporting CP missing players
Santa Clara missing players
| Over | Sporting CP (25 played) | Santa Clara (25 played) |
| Over 0.5 | 92% | 92% |
| Over 1.5 | 80% | 68% |
| Over 2.5 | 68% | 52% |
| Over 3.5 | 32% | 24% |
| Over 4.5 | 16% | 12% |
| Stat | Sporting CP (25 played) | Santa Clara (25 played) |
| BTTS | 68% | 48% |
| CS | 24% | 28% |
| FTS | 16% | 32% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 45 | 60 |
| 2 | Porto | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 35 | 60 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 55 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 52 |
| 5 | Moreirense | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 42 |
| 6 | Vitória Guimarães | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | Belenenses | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Portimonense | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -5 | 31 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 | Marítimo | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 27 |
| 12 | Boavista | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 26 |
| 13 | Desportivo Aves | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 26 |
| 14 | Nacional | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 28 | 54 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 38 | -26 | 26 |
| 15 | Vitória Setúbal | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 16 | Tondela | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -11 | 24 |
| 17 | Chaves | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -18 | 21 |
| 18 | Feirense | 25 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 25 | -29 | 14 |