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Primeira Liga · 2025Estádio de São Miguel

Santa Clara 2–0 Vitória SC · Primeira Liga

2–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Santa Clara won 2–0.

Shots
614
Shots on target
46
Expected goals
0.611.08
Possession
39%61%

Full time

What the match recorded

Santa Clara beat Guimaraes 2–0. Recorded in this match (Santa Clara – Guimaraes): shots 6–14, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 0.61–1.08, possession 39%–61%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Santa Clara's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Santa Clara's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.92 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match0.92 goals/match1.23 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots6 shots14 shotsSanta Clara 6 shots, Vitória SC 14 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsSanta Clara 4 shots, Vitória SC 6 shots
  • Expected goals0.61 xG1.08 xGSanta Clara 0.61 xG, Vitória SC 1.08 xG
  • Possession39%61%Santa Clara 39%, Vitória SC 61%
  • Corners2 corners4 cornersSanta Clara 2 corners, Vitória SC 4 corners
  • Fouls26 fouls15 foulsSanta Clara 26 fouls, Vitória SC 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards2 cardsSanta Clara 3 cards, Vitória SC 2 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Beni Mukendi · Guimaraes · 1′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedTelmo Arcanjo · Guimaraes · 45′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedDiogo Sousa · Guimaraes · 48′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedDiogo Sousa · Guimaraes · 90′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedDiogo Sousa · Guimaraes · 16′ · 0.02 xG · on targetRodrigo Abascal · Guimaraes · 31′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedLuis Fernando · Santa Clara · 38′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedSamu · Guimaraes · 39′ · 0.02 xG · on targetOumar Camara · Guimaraes · 90′ · 0.02 xG · on targetGabriel Silva · Santa Clara · 14′ · 0.03 xG · on targetDiogo Sousa · Guimaraes · 77′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedWelinton Torrao · Santa Clara · 14′ · 0.06 xG · goalNélson Oliveira · Guimaraes · 75′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedHenrique Silva · Santa Clara · 10′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedThiago Balieiro · Guimaraes · 45′ · 0.07 xG · off target or blockedBrenner · Santa Clara · 90′ · 0.16 xG · on targetThiago Balieiro · Guimaraes · 3′ · 0.17 xG · on targetGonçalo Nogueira · Guimaraes · 68′ · 0.23 xG · on targetSidney Lima · Santa Clara · 6′ · 0.27 xG · goalGustavo Silva · Guimaraes · 68′ · 0.46 xG · on target
  • off target
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

Santa Clara: 6 shots, 4 on target, 0.61 xG. Guimaraes: 14 shots, 6 on target, 1.14 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

00.751.50′HT90′Sidney Lima · Santa Clara · 6′Welinton Torrao · Santa Clara · 14′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Santa Clara 0.61 xG · Guimaraes 1.14 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Santa Clara
0Draws
4Vitória SC
Vitória SC — Santa Clara · Primeira Liga2–1
Vitória SC — Santa Clara · Primeira Liga2–0
Santa Clara — Vitória SC · Primeira Liga1–0
Santa Clara — Vitória SC · Primeira Liga1–3
Vitória SC — Santa Clara · Primeira Liga1–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Santa Clara favored in 4 of 11 directional metrics · Vitória SC in 7

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Window

Season

Santa Clara26 matchesVitória SC26 matches
0.92 goals/matchGoals scored26/26▲ 1.23 goals/match
1.19 goals/match ▲Goals allowed26/261.42 goals/match
1.1 xG/matchExpected goals25/25▲ 1.2 xG/match
12.5 shots/matchShots26/26▲ 13.3 shots/match
3.46 shots/matchShots on target26/26▲ 3.92 shots/match
49%Possession26/26● 49.9%
4.62 corners/match ●Corners26/264.42 corners/match
3.32 cards/matchCards25/252.56 cards/match
15.2 fouls/matchFouls26/2614.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples26 / 26home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Mon, 9 Mar 2026, 00:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Primeira Liga

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSanta ClaraVitória SC
CompetitionPrimeira LigaPrimeira Liga 2025/26
Head-to-headSanta Clara — Vitória SC
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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