Primeira Liga

Season 2025/2026

Primeira Liga

Santa Clara vs FC Porto – Lineups & Match Details

FC Porto beat Santa Clara 1-0. Goals: Samu (50'). Santa Clara had 43% possession against FC Porto's 57%. Shots on target: 0-5.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 17

Sunday, 4 January 2026

Santa ClaraSanta Clara

0 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

FC PortoFC Porto

Referee: Claudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira, Portugal

Lineups

Santa ClaraSanta Clara5-4-1
Gabriel Batista1Gabriel BatistaG
Lucas Soares42Lucas SoaresD
S. Lima23S. LimaD
L. Rocha13L. RochaD
H. Silva94H. SilvaD
Paulo Victor64Paulo VictorD
P. Ferreira8P. FerreiraM
Adriano Firmino6Adriano FirminoM
J. Tavares65J. TavaresM
Vinicius Lopes70Vinicius LopesM
Gabriel Silva10Gabriel SilvaF

Substitutes

12NenecaG
7Elias ManoelF
11BrennerF
17J. CostaF
20AdrielF
21F. VenancioD
28LuquinhasF
80T. DuarteF
82Luiz OtavioM
FC PortoFC Porto4-3-3
D. Costa99D. CostaG
M. Fernandes52M. FernandesD
J. Bednarek5J. BednarekD
J. Kiwior4J. KiwiorD
F. Moura74F. MouraD
V. Froholdt8V. FroholdtM
P. Rosario13P. RosarioM
G. Veiga10G. VeigaM
William Gomes7William GomesF
Samu9SamuF
Pepê11PepêF

Substitutes

14Claudio RamosG
6S. EustaquioM
17B. SainzF
20A. CostaD
21D. PrpicD
22A. VarelaM
27D. GulF
47A. AlarconF
86R. MoraM

Match Events

11'Y

J. Bednarek

28'S

Francisco Moura

Substitution 1

50'G

Samu

61'S

William

Substitution 2

61'S

Gabri Veiga

Substitution 3

66'Y

Vinícius Lopes

72'S

Pedro Ferreira

Substitution 1

77'Y

José Luís Rocha Tavares

77'Y

P. Rosario

78'Y

A. Varela

79'S

Pepê Aquino

Substitution 4

80'Y

Alberto Baio

83'S

Paulo Victor

Substitution 2

Statistics

Santa Clara
43%57%
FC Porto
0.26Expected Goals (xG)1.08
12Total Shots8
0Shots on Target5
2Corners7
20Fouls22
0Offsides2
75Pass Accuracy (%)84
2Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Santa Clara host FC Porto on Sunday, 4 January 2026 at Estádio de São Miguel. The kick-off time is 18:00 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Santa Clara go into the match 13th in the table; FC Porto sit 1st. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Santa Clara have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 draw. FC Porto have collected 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 5 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 26 Jan 2025: Santa Clara 1-1 FC Porto; 16 Aug 2024: Santa Clara 0-2 FC Porto; 15 Apr 2023: Santa Clara 1-2 FC Porto. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

FC Porto beat Santa Clara 1-0. FC Porto replied with Samu 50'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 50 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Santa Clara held 43% of the ball against 57% for FC Porto. Shots on target finished 0-5. Expected goals read 0.26 for Santa Clara, 1.08 for FC Porto.

Verdict

FC Porto take the three points; Santa Clara look at a thin night for the home crowd. Santa Clara sat 13th and FC Porto 1st before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.