GolVolt — Sporting CP vs Santa Clara: 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 19 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 46 goals in those matches.

Last time

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

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Sporting CP have won the last 3 meetings.

Table

Level on points

3.Sporting CP18 pts 4.Santa Clara18 pts

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

Player in form

Luis Suárez: 4 goals in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG3.72

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 3.7).

Players to watch

Liga Portugal, this season.

Luis Suárez

Sporting CP · forward

8goals 1assist 7.20avg rating

Last match, Casa Pia: rating 7.0.

Gonçalo Paciência

Santa Clara · forward

5goals 1assist 7.17avg rating

Last match, Casa Pia: rating 7.4.

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 Sporting CP at home and Santa Clara away, as in this match.

Sporting CP

at home · 10

6W2D2L2.6scored per match1.4conceded per match

Santa Clara

away · 10

4W4D2L1.2scored per match1.1conceded 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.

3wins

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

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Expected lineups

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

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Sporting CPSanta Clara

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.

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