Santa Clara
Santa Clara are 4th in the Primeira Liga with 18 points from 9 games (5 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeats), having scored 13 and conceded 6.
They average 1.29 expected goals for and 0.80 against per game, and GossipBall ranks them 9th of 18 teams in the league on its ratings.
Simulating the rest of the season 10,000 times, GossipBall expects Santa Clara to finish with about 51 points, with a 0% chance of winning the league, 14% of a top-four finish and 0% of finishing in the bottom three.
Next up: away at Maritimo on Sunday 1 November 2026, where GossipBall gives Santa Clara a 43% chance of winning.
9 / 18GOSSIPBALL rating rank
1.29xG per game
0.80xG against per game
56%clean sheets
50.7expected final points
0%chance to win the league
Next matches
Maritimo
Santa Clara
Win probability: home 28%, draw 29%, away 43%
Likeliest score 0–1
Santa Clara vs Gil Vicente prediction (Primeira Liga):
Santa Clara
Gil Vicente
Win probability: home 39%, draw 31%, away 30%
Likeliest score 1–0
Results this season
26 Oct
Santa Clara1
Benfica2
Called correctly
Win probability: home 16%, draw 23%, away 61%
1.6–1.8match xG
Casa Pia 0–1 Santa Clara result and stats:
10 Oct
Casa Pia0
Santa Clara1
Called correctly
Win probability: home 29%, draw 30%, away 41%
0.4–0.6match xG
Santa Clara 0–0 Sp Braga result and stats:
20 Sep
Santa Clara0
Sp Braga0
Upset
Win probability: home 27%, draw 27%, away 46%
1.0–0.5match xG
Arouca 1–2 Santa Clara result and stats:
13 Sep
Arouca1
Santa Clara2
Upset
Win probability: home 40%, draw 27%, away 33%
0.7–1.2match xG
Santa Clara 4–0 Rio Ave result and stats:
6 Sep
Santa Clara4
Rio Ave0
Called correctly
Win probability: home 48%, draw 28%, away 24%
1.8–0.3match xG
Alverca 1–1 Santa Clara result and stats:
29 Aug
Alverca1
Santa Clara1
Upset
Win probability: home 36%, draw 30%, away 35%
0.4–1.4match xG
Santa Clara 1–0 Famalicão result and stats:
23 Aug
Santa Clara1
Famalicão0
Upset
Win probability: home 33%, draw 32%, away 36%
1.4–1.1match xG
Academico Viseu 0–1 Santa Clara result and stats:
15 Aug
Academico Viseu0
Santa Clara1
Upset
Win probability: home 59%, draw 22%, away 19%
0.7–1.3match xG
Santa Clara 2–2 Nacional result and stats:
10 Aug
Santa Clara2
Nacional2
Upset
Win probability: home 43%, draw 30%, away 27%
1.4–1.2match xG
Season stats per game
Goals scored1.44
Goals conceded0.67
Expected goals (xG)1.29
xG against0.80
Shots13.2
Shots on target3.8
Shots on target against2.4
Conversion (goals per shot on target)38%
Corners3.9
Fouls13.7
Yellow cards3.00
Red cards0.11
Clean sheets56%
Both teams scored44%
3 or more goals44%
Failed to score11%
GOSSIPBALL rating
Attack (vs league average)-0.11
Defence (positive = concedes less)+0.25
Overall+0.14