Porto VS Santa Clara

2025/2026 Liga Portugal, Portugal

Estádio Do Dragão Sun, 17 May - 12:00 AM

Liga Portugal

Porto FCP

Santa Clara CDSC

KICKOFF : Sun, 17 May - 12:00 AM

Round 34 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Porto host Santa Clara in Liga Portugal (Regular Season) at Estádio Do Dragão. Domestically, Porto sit 1th in the table while Santa Clara are 12th. Power ranking favours Porto by 18.4 points heading into this fixture.

TL;DR

Structural: Porto possesses an 18.4-point power advantage over Santa Clara, positioning them as the structurally superior team.
Form: Porto's form score of 25.72 exceeds Santa Clara's 18.78.
Squad: Porto tops the league table at 1st place, while Santa Clara occupies 12th.
Efficiency: Efficiency metrics remain unavailable for this fixture.
Transition: Transition play data unavailable in the provided metrics.
Set pieces: Set piece xG data unavailable due to low confidence and proxy usage.
xVariable: Advanced xG variables absent for both squads.
Market: Porto 67.3% (Δ+0.1%) | Draw 21.1% (Δ+0.1%) | Santa Clara 11.6% (Δ-0.2%).

No standings statistics available.

No head-to-head records found.

0.5+ goals: 85%

1.5+ goals: 70%

2.5+ goals: 50%

3.5+ goals: 25%

Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15

Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%

Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

Team	xPts
Home	1.8
Away	1.2

Jan 25 vs Team A

Feb 1 vs Team B

Feb 8 vs Team C

F. Farioli

Petit

2.45

Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)

1.14

Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)

Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)

11 - 2 - 0

No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)

Porto

67.26%

Draw

21.13%

Santa Clara

11.61%

Movement

Changes since opening

Porto

+0.05%

Draw

+0.13%

Santa Clara

-0.18%

Team Power Ranking

86.04

67.61

0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)

Metric

Porto

Santa Clara

Power Score

86.04

67.61

League Position

Global Rank

265

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

Porto — Opponent-weighted form score

Santa Clara — Opponent-weighted form score

Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Porto Santa Clara

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 13 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Porto FCP Home

13 matches

Santa Clara CDSC Away

Match Record

Wins

Draws

Losses

Goals

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

+18

Goal Difference

-18

Expected Goals

xGA

Data last updated: 2026-05-12T01:04:07+00:00

General Information

Date & Time

May 17, 2026, 12:00 AM

Competition

2025/2026 Liga Portugal, Portugal · Round 34 · Regular Season

Stadium

Estádio Do Dragão

Capacity

50033

Pitch Surface

Grass

Weather

☀️ 12°C, Fair

Squad

Manager ▼

F. Farioli Coach

Squad ▼

Cláudio Pires Morais Ramos Goalkeeper

João Paulo Santos da Costa Goalkeeper

Diogo Meireles Costa Goalkeeper

Thiago Emiliano da Silva Defender

Jan Bednarek Defender

Zaidu Sanusi Defender

Jakub Piotr Kiwior Defender

Nehuén Pérez Defender

Francisco Sampaio Moura Defender

Alberto Oliveira Baio Defender

Martim Moreira Moutinho Fernandes Defender

Dominik Prpić Defender

Seko Fofana Midfielder

Pablo Paulino Rosario Midfielder

Gabriel Veiga Novas Midfielder

Alan Varela Midfielder

Victor Froholdt Midfielder

Rodrigo Mora Carvalho Midfielder

Luuk de Jong Attacker

Yann Karamoh Attacker

Eduardo Gabriel Aquino Cossa Attacker

Terem Igobor Moffi Attacker

Borja Sainz Eguskiza Attacker

Samuel Omorodion Aghehowa Attacker

Deniz Gül Attacker

Oskar Pietuszewski Attacker

William Gomes Carvalho Santos Attacker

Manager ▼

Petit Coach

Squad ▼

Gabriel Batista de Souza Goalkeeper

Cristian de Lima Goalkeeper

Hélio Miguel Júnior Goalkeeper

Frederico André Ferrão Venâncio Defender

Pedro Jorge Pacheco Seabra Defender

Diogo Dos Santos Cabral Defender

Sidney Alexssander Pena De Lima Defender

Guilherme Kennedy Romão Defender

Lucas Soares de Almeida Defender

Paulo Victor de Almeida Barbosa Defender

Matheus Nunes Fagundes de Araújo Defender

Henrique Fernandes da Silva Defender

Pedro Ferreira Midfielder

Darlan Pereira Mendes Midfielder

Sérgio Miguel Lobo Araújo Midfielder

Gustavo Klismahn Dimaraes Miranda Midfielder

Andrey Felisberto dos Santos Midfielder

José Luís Rocha Tavares Midfielder

Gonçalo Mendes Paciencia Attacker

Vinicius Lopes da Silva Attacker

Welinton Macedo dos Santos Attacker

Vitor Hugo Ferreira Oliveira Attacker

Gabriel Silva Vieira Attacker

Elias Manoel Alves de Paula Attacker

João Pedro Augusto Mourão Costa Attacker

Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos Attacker

Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira Attacker

CONCLUSION

Porto's league-leading status and substantial power edge set the stage for a commanding home display against mid-table Santa Clara. The Dragons' higher form rating suggests sharper attacking intent, potentially exploiting the visitors' defensive vulnerabilities at Estádio do Dragão. Without granular set-piece or efficiency insights, success likely pivots on Porto's overall cohesion and clinical transitions. Santa Clara requires a disciplined, counter-focused approach to frustrate the hosts, yet historical disparities in standings point to a Porto triumph. This matchup underscores the frontrunners' depth in pursuit of sustained dominance.

Porto vs Santa Clara preview

STANDINGS

CONTEXT

TL;DR

Quality vs Volume

Open Play vs Set Play

Expected Points

Win Probabilities

Movement

Team Power Ranking

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

General Information

Squad

Manager ▼

Squad ▼

Manager ▼

Squad ▼

CONCLUSION