Primeira Liga duel: Close contest expected between Vizela and Santa Clara

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 02.October
Match begins: 14:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio Do Vizela (3500 seats)

Vizela have won 7 points playing as the home team. Santa Clara have claimed 5 points using the away locker rooms. Will this be a home win?

Insights:
  • Vizela have the most conceded goals in the second half (11) in Primeira Liga
  • Santa Clara have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Primeira Liga

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Vizela form and stats

Vizela have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Primeira Liga. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. The Vizela fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Estádio Do Vizela and will expect new points from this game. Vizela has played 16 games in a row here without a defeat.

Vizela shared the glory with Portimonense in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Defender Koffi Kouao got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.63/10. Kouao won 12 of 16 duels.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Pacos de Ferreira.

This is expected to be a close game, with Vizela perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vizela as a small favourite), we find seven games. Vizela has won two of these, drawn three and lost two.

Vizela has scored 4 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. Vizela have conceded 3 in these home matches.

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Santa Clara form and stats

No Primeira Liga points yet away for Santa Clara, from their first 3 matches. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Santa Clara are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Santa delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Sporting Braga (placed 5th) in their previous match; a Primeira Liga game. Lincoln got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, top player of the team. Lincoln scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 48 successful passes (of 57 total).

Before that, Santa travelled to Rio Ave and returned home with a draw after the League Cup game finished 2-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Santa Clara playing away and similar expectations, we found 19 relevant matches. Results were seven Santa Clara wins, six draws and six defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Santa's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels. The Santa manager D. Lopes Ramos has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Vizela two wins, three draws and Santa Clara five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VizelaM. Gomes
M. Gomes
2 goals
VizelaG. Schettine Guimarães
G. Schettine Guimarães
2 goals
Santa ClaraR. Silva Costa
R. Silva Costa
2 goals

Vizela missing players

Santa Clara missing players

Vizela Santa Clara
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 1 3 7
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
4 2 0 Drew D 0 0 2
2 0 0 Lost L 1 3 4
6 4 2 Scored S 0 1 5
12 3 1 Conceded C 2 7 15
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 86%
57% 33% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 57%
29% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
57% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 43%
14% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
43% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 43%
 
6.6 9 11 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4 4.9
5.3 3.3 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4 3.9
3.3 3.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 3.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
15.4 19.3 20 Shots (avg) S ( 10 16 14.3
4.6 5.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.7 3.9
19% 25% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 9% 19%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • All of Santa Clara's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Vizela's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Santa Clara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Santa Clara have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Santa Clara have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Primeira Liga
  • Santa Clara have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Primeira Liga
  • Santa Clara have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Santa Clara haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vizela have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Vizela have the most conceded goals in the second half (11) in Primeira Liga
  • Vizela have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Vizela have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica 7 7 0 0 19 4 3 3 0 0 7 2 4 4 0 0 12 2 15 21
2 Porto 7 5 2 0 16 4 3 3 0 0 10 0 4 2 2 0 6 4 12 17
3 Sporting CP 7 5 2 0 11 3 4 3 1 0 7 1 3 2 1 0 4 2 8 17
4 Estoril 6 4 1 1 9 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 0 7 2 5 13
5 Sporting Braga 7 3 3 1 10 6 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 2 2 0 6 3 4 12
6 Portimonense 7 3 2 2 7 4 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 0 5 1 3 11
7 Pacos de Ferreira 7 2 3 2 7 9 4 1 2 1 5 5 3 1 1 1 2 4 -2 9
8 Boavista 6 2 2 2 8 8 3 2 1 0 6 1 3 0 1 2 2 7 0 8
9 Gil Vicente 7 2 2 3 8 8 4 1 1 2 6 6 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 8
10 Vitoria Guimaraes 7 1 4 2 7 6 4 1 1 2 5 4 3 0 3 0 2 2 1 7
11 Vizela 7 1 4 2 6 12 3 1 2 0 4 3 4 0 2 2 2 9 -6 7
12 Maritimo 7 1 3 3 6 9 3 0 2 1 3 5 4 1 1 2 3 4 -3 6
13 Tondela 7 2 0 5 10 14 4 2 0 2 7 7 3 0 0 3 3 7 -4 6
14 Moreirense 7 1 3 3 10 16 4 1 1 2 7 8 3 0 2 1 3 8 -6 6
15 Arouca 7 1 2 4 7 14 3 1 1 1 4 5 4 0 1 3 3 9 -7 5
16 Santa Clara 7 1 2 4 5 15 4 1 2 1 4 8 3 0 0 3 1 7 -10 5
17 Belenenses 7 0 4 3 5 10 3 0 2 1 3 4 4 0 2 2 2 6 -5 4
18 Famalicao 7 0 3 4 7 12 3 0 2 1 2 3 4 0 1 3 5 9 -5 3

Read more about Primeira Liga

The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.