📏 Form Guide

Santa Clara

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Santa Clara prepare for this fixture after a 1-1 Primeira Liga draw against Braga.

In that game, Santa Clara managed 32% possession and 5 shots on goal with 3 on target. The only player to score for Santa Clara was Ricardinho (6'). On the other side, SC Braga got 17 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Ricardo Horta (47') scored for Braga.

Under three goals per game were scored during 6 of the past 6 meetings where Santa Clara have been involved. In terms of the goal weighting from this period, opposing sides scored an aggregate of 5 while Santa Clara managed a tally of 5. We shall soon see if that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.

Famalicão

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Since a losing effort in their last game against Farense in Primeira Liga action, Famalicão and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.

In that match, Famalicão had 52% possession and 9 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. The only player to score for Famalicão was Simon Elisor (30'). On the other side, Farense got 16 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Filipe Soares (45') and Darío Poveda (91') scored for Farense.

In as many as 5 of the previous 6 games involving Famalicão, a minimum of three goals have been hit. The overall average number of goals per match within that spell is 3.17, with the number of goals averaged by Famalicão working out to 2.

Analysis of their past results shows that Famalicão:

• haven't been beaten by Santa Clara in away games against them for the last 4 league matches. A solid away record against them.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 2 league games.

↔️ Head to head

An examination of their most recent head-to-head meetings going back to 07/05/2021 tells us that Santa Clara have won 1 of these and Famalicão 4, with the number of drawn results standing at 1.

11 goals were shared by the two clubs in this period, with 3 of them from Os Açoreanos and 8 belonging to Famalicenses. That’s an average goals per game of 1.83.

The previous league contest between these clubs was Primeira Liga match day 16 on 30/12/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Famalicão 1-2 Santa Clara.

In that game, Famalicão managed 70% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Sorriso (58').

On the other side, Santa Clara had 7 shots on goal with 3 on target. Gabriel Silva (32') and Sidney Lima (51') scored.

The referee was Carlos Macedo.

📰 Team News: Santa Clara

There’s just a single fitness concern for the Santa Clara gaffer Vasco Matos to contend with thanks to an almost full-strength squad. Pedro Pacheco (Knee injury) misses out.

It seems likely that Os Açoreanos will probably go for a 3-4-3 system this time featuring Gabriel Batista, Sidney Lima, Luis Rocha, Matheus Nunes, Diogo Calila, Adriano, Sergio Araujo, Edney, Ricardinho, Joao Costa and Gabriel Silva.

📰 Team News: Famalicão

Famalicão boss Hugo Oliveira has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Yassir Zabiri (Ankle injury) and Ivan Zlobin (Kidney problems) will not be playing here.

It’s our belief that Famalicenses seem likely to make use of a 4-2-3-1 formation, going with Lazar Carevic, Rodrigo Pinheiro, Leonardo Realpe, Justin De Haas, Rafa Soares, Mirko Topic, Tommie van de Looi, Sorriso, Gustavo Sa, Oscar Aranda and Simon Elisor.

💡 Prediction

We’ve got the feeling that Famalicão will have to work hard as a team to score against this Santa Clara outfit who we reckon will be able to grind out a win.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 1-0 winning margin for Santa Clara at the end of the match.

Looking forward to watching this one unfold.

Lucas Pereira, 14:05 10/05/2025