Sporting CP have performed better than Santa Clara so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Primeira Liga
- Santa Clara have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Primeira Liga
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Sporting CP form and stats
8-2-0 is the performance here at Estádio José Alvalade so far in the Primeira Liga, giving Sporting CP a total of 26 from their 10 games here. Outstanding results! The Sporting CP fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio José Alvalade and will expect new points from this game. Sporting CP has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
Sporting CP are confident in defense, having played 324 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Sporting CP manager R. Marques Amorim and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Porto (placed 2nd) in the Primeira Liga. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Portimonense in a game that was won 2-0.
Goals decide football matches and Sporting CP are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 10 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Sporting CP have only let in 5 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Santa Clara form and stats
The visitors are W5-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Primeira Liga.
Santa go into this game after a win, the home game against Pacos de Ferreira that ended 3-0. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Gil Vicente's place.
Santa have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 13 goals have been scored. Santa have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Santa Clara - Sporting CP 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Sporting CP five wins, zero draws and Santa Clara zero victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Pereira Gonçalves 14 goals |   C. Carvalho da Silva Junior 7 goals |  T. Santos Santana 7 goals |
Sporting CP missing players
Santa Clara missing players
| Sporting CP | Santa Clara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 42 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 23 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 86% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 71% |
| 43% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 43% |
| 24% | 30% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 10% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 40% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 48% |
| 62% | 60% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 9% | 24% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.3 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.1 | 13.3 | 17.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.2 | 10.3 |
| 4.8 | 5.3 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| 42% | 38% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 34% |
- Santa Clara 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
- Santa Clara haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sporting CP have not yet lost a game.
- Sporting CP have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Sporting CP have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (13) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the most points (26) at home in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP have the the best goal difference (+32) in Primeira Liga
- Sporting CP haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 32 | 55 |
| 2 | Porto | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 23 | 45 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 43 |
| 4 | Benfica | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 39 |
| 5 | Pacos de Ferreira | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 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 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 25 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 22 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Nacional | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 12 | Tondela | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -13 | 21 |
| 13 | Farense | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | Portimonense | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 15 | Gil Vicente | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 19 |
| 16 | Famalicao | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -14 | 19 |
| 17 | Boavista | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 18 | -13 | 18 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -11 | 17 |