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Primeira Liga · 2026

Santa Clara vs Gil Vicente · Primeira Liga

vsPre-match analysis

Season

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Goals scored
1.570.83
Expected goals
1.351.31
Shots
13.114.2
Possession
45.1%53.2%

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What the record shows

The season records do not separate these clubs, so the strongest stored context is their shared history: 5 meetings, 4 to Santa Clara, 0 drawn, 1 to Gil Vicente. From this fixture's own record: gil Vicente have recorded the higher season possession share. Past meetings are history, not a forecast.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Gil Vicente have recorded the higher season possession share.

45.1%PossessionSanta Clara · Gil Vicente● 53.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 8.0 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricSanta ClaraGil VicenteBaseline
Possession45.1%53.2%50%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Santa Clara favored in 6 of 13 directional metrics · Gil Vicente in 4 · 3 too close

recorded edge higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santa Clara7 matchesGil Vicente6 matches
1.57 goals/match ▲Goals scored7/60.83 goals/match
0.57 goals/match ▲Goals allowed7/60.83 goals/match
1.35 xG/matchExpected goals7/61.31 xG/match
13.1 shots/matchShots7/6▲ 14.2 shots/match
3.71 shots/matchShots on target7/63.83 shots/match
45.1%Possession7/6● 53.2%
3.71 corners/match ●Corners7/63.67 corners/match
13.1 fouls/matchFouls7/613.5 fouls/match

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

4Santa Clara
0Draws
1Gil Vicente
Santa Clara — Gil Vicente · Primeira Liga1–0
Gil Vicente — Santa Clara · Primeira Liga1–0
Gil Vicente — Santa Clara · Primeira Liga0–1
Santa Clara — Gil Vicente · Primeira Liga2–1
Santa Clara — Gil Vicente · Primeira Liga3–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade B · Useful evidenceUseful evidence — limited
Season samples7 / 6home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
Freshness50 daysstale at cutoff
  • At least one team lacks a recent completed match near this fixture cutoff.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The nearest completed-match evidence is stale relative to this fixture cutoff.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 8 Nov 2026, 15:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Primeira Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSanta ClaraGil Vicente
CompetitionPrimeira Liga
Head-to-headSanta Clara — Gil Vicente
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