Sporting Clube de Portugal vs CD Santa Clara, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2025-26

Sporting Clube de Portugal

4 – 2

Full Time

CD Santa Clara

Fri 3 Apr 2026 · 19:30 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade 46,473 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 3' Klismahn

Pedro Goncalves pen 22' 1–1

Daniel Braganca 39' 2–1

Trincao 42' 3–1

3–2 89' Goncalo Paciencia

Rafael Nel 90+5' 4–2

Trincao 24' Y

Y 44' Pedro Ferreira

Joao Simoes 75' Y

Georgios Vagiannidis 76' Y

Y 85' Petit

Y 90' Jose Tavares

Y 90' Goncalo Paciencia

Morten Hjulmand 90' Y

Overview

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Sporting Clube de Portugal vs CD Santa Clara — Primeira Liga at Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Sporting Clube de Portugal 5 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
CD Santa Clara 5 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andre Narciso
Assistant 1 Vasco Marques (Portugal)
Assistant 2 Andre Botelho (Portugal)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	5	15
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	5	13
3	CD Santa Clara	5	11
4	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	4	10
5	FC Arouca	4	9
6	Gil Vicente FC	3	7
7	Sporting Clube de Braga	3	7
8	CS Maritimo	5	7
9	CF Estrela da Amadora	4	6
10	CD Nacional	5	4
11	Moreirense FC	4	4
12	FC Famalicao	5	3
13	Vitoria SC	4	3
14	Rio Ave FC	5	3
15	Academico de Viseu FC	4	2
16	FC Alverca	5	2
17	GD Estoril Praia	4	1
18	Casa Pia AC	4	0

Head-to-Head

Sporting Clube de Portugal 14 games · Avg 2.9 goals CD Santa Clara

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-03 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–2 CD Santa Clara 2025-11-08 CD Santa Clara 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2025-04-12 CD Santa Clara 0–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2024-11-30 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–1 CD Santa Clara 2023-04-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 CD Santa Clara

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	CD Santa Clara	H	4–2	W
22 Mar	FC Alverca	A	4–1	W
17 Mar	FK Bodo/Glimt	H	5–0	W
11 Mar	FK Bodo/Glimt	A	0–3	L
07 Mar	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	2–2	D
27 Feb	GD Estoril Praia	H	3–0	W

CD Santa Clara

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Apr	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	2–4	L
21 Mar	Gil Vicente FC	H	1–0	W
15 Mar	AVS	A	1–0	W
08 Mar	Vitoria SC	H	2–0	W
01 Mar	CD Tondela	A	2–2	D
21 Feb	FC Alverca	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Portugal		CD Santa Clara
#2	Position	#3
13	Points	11
5	Played	5
4 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 0
14	Scored	6
5	Conceded	3
+9	GD	+3
2.60	PPG	2.20
80%	Win %	60%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

50% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season

Sporting Clube de Portugal are 2nd (13 pts). CD Santa Clara are 3rd (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

3/–

16-30

3/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

–/3

76+

–/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

CD Santa Clara

0-15

1/–

16-30

3/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Luis Suarez	4 G	1 A
Flavio Goncalves	3 G	1 A
Fotis Ioannidis	2 G	2 A
Rodrigo Zalazar	1 G	1 A
Maximiliano Araujo	1 G	1 A

CD Santa Clara

Goncalo Paciencia

4 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Estadio Jose Alvalade will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Clube de Portugal and CD Santa Clara.
3' A stunning finish from Klismahn — that came from absolutely nowhere!
8' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Petit will be considering his options from the bench.
13' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
22' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pedro Goncalves makes it 1-1.
24' Trincao catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 24.
29' CD Santa Clara seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
34' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Portugal in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past CD Santa Clara's compact 4-4-2.
39' What a strike from Daniel Braganca! The score is 2-1.
42' Trincao makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Sporting Clube de Portugal are in front.
44' It’s a booking for CD Santa Clara player. Pedro Ferreira gets a card.
46' Maximiliano Araujo gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Portugal. He replaces Pedro Goncalves and will look to change the dynamic.
51' CD Santa Clara come into this ranked 13 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering CD Santa Clara that had 314 games and scored 259 goals.
59' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Welinton by Vinicius on 59 minute.
60' The Sporting Clube de Portugal manager makes a substitution. Daniel Braganca departs to be replaced by Joao Simoes.
65' Gabriel Silva is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Portugal so far.
68' The crowd applauds Hidemasa Morita as he leaves the pitch. Morten Hjulmand steps in for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
71' CD Santa Clara manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Darlan Mendes is hanging Klismahn on the field on 71 minute.
75' That is a card for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Joao Simoes will be fuming at that decision.
76' A moment of madness from Georgios Vagiannidis on 76 minutes earns him a card. Sporting Clube de Portugal will be frustrated.
77' The CD Santa Clara manager makes a substitution. Luis Fernando departs to be replaced by Goncalo Paciencia.
82' The travelling CD Santa Clara supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
85' Petit catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 85.
88' Flavio Goncalves is replacing Geny Catamo for the Sporting Clube de Portugal side.
89' Against the run of play, Goncalo Paciencia has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jose Tavares.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Clube de Portugal 4-2 CD Santa Clara.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

8
Pedro Goncalves ↓ Maximiliano Araujo 46'
1
Rui Silva
5
Hidemasa Morita ↓ Morten Hjulmand 68'
91
Ricardo Mangas ↓ Souleymane Faye 68'
17
Trincao
13
Georgios Vagiannidis
23
Daniel Braganca ↓ Joao Simoes 60'
6
Zeno Debast
10
Geny Catamo ↓ Flavio Goncalves 88'
72
Eduardo Quaresma
90
Rafael Nel

Bench

Coach Rui Borges

CD Santa Clara Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

1
Gabriel Batista
35
Serginho
42
Lucas Soares
49
Welinton ↓ Vinicius 59'
10
Gabriel Silva ↓ Brenner 71'
77
Klismahn ↓ Darlan Mendes 71'
26
Luis Fernando ↓ Goncalo Paciencia 77'
5
Guilherme Romao
23
Sidney Lima
8
Pedro Ferreira ↓ Jose Tavares 59'
94
Henrique Silva

Bench

39
Goncalo Paciencia ↑ 77'
21
Frederico Venancio
37
Darlan Mendes ↑ 71'
70
Vinicius ↑ 59'
64
Paulo Victor
2
Diogo Calila
11
Brenner ↑ 71'
12
Neneca
65
Jose Tavares ↑ 59'

Coach Petit

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pedro Goncalves	4
Trincao	2
Pablo Sarabia	2
Luiz Phellype	2
Marcus Edwards	2
Marcos Acuna	1
Lincoln	1
Paulinho	1

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2026-04-03 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–2 CD Santa Clara W 2026-03-22 FC Alverca 1–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2026-03-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 5–0 FK Bodo/Glimt W 2026-03-11 FK Bodo/Glimt 3–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2026-03-07 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2026-02-27 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 GD Estoril Praia W

CD Santa Clara Form

2026-04-03 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–2 CD Santa Clara L 2026-03-21 CD Santa Clara 1–0 Gil Vicente FC W 2026-03-15 AVS 0–1 CD Santa Clara W 2026-03-08 CD Santa Clara 2–0 Vitoria SC W 2026-03-01 CD Tondela 2–2 CD Santa Clara D 2026-02-21 FC Alverca 1–1 CD Santa Clara D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.1 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 CD Santa Clara xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal61% Draw22% CD Santa Clara17%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.08

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw

83%

Draw or CD Santa Clara

39%

Sporting Clube de Portugal or CD Santa Clara

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal44% Draw41% CD Santa Clara15%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.1%

3 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

6.7%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

4.7%

1 – 2

4.5%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 0

3.6%

4 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers	Push	CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	19%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	23%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	10%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.