GolVolt — Santa Clara vs Sporting CP: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Sporting CP have scored in 18 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 44 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 3 April 2026: Sporting CP – Santa Clara 4:2

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Sporting CP have won the last 3 meetings.

Table

Level on points

4.Santa Clara18 pts 3.Sporting CP18 pts

Santa Clara: place 4, 18 pts · Sporting CP: place 3, 18 pts.

Defence

Sporting CP concede 1.6 goals per match

Santa Clara0.6 Sporting CP1.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Santa Clara concede 0.6.

Player in form

Luis Suárez: 5 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG4.09

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 4.1).

Players to watch

Liga Portugal, this season.

Gonçalo Paciência

Santa Clara · forward

5goals 1assist 7.17avg rating

Last match, Casa Pia: rating 7.4.

Luis Suárez

Sporting CP · forward

8goals 1assist 7.22avg rating

Last match, Academico Viseu: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Santa Clara at home and Sporting CP away, as in this match.

Santa Clara

at home · 10

6W2D2L1.5scored per match0.7conceded per match

Sporting CP

away · 10

6W4D0L2.2scored per match0.7conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 3 Apr 2026 · Liga Portugal Sporting CP 4:2 Santa Clara Gonçalves 22' (k) · Bragança 39' · Trincão 42' · Nel 90+5' · Klismahn 3' · Paciência 89'. Sporting CP: 3 wins in a row in this fixture.

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0 draws2.8 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Santa Clara (4-2-3-1, last: Benfica) · Sporting CP (4-2-3-1, last: Academico Viseu).

LFFrança LSSoares PPPacheco EMMoreira GRRomão PFFerreira DBBorges VLLopes TRRibeiro BRBrenner FEFernando KPPereira ICCorraliza IBBa GIInácio MAAraújo SAAltimira IDDoumbia LGGuilherme FGGonçalves NIIrankunda LSSuárez

Santa ClaraSporting CP

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

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