
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 Clara0 - 1
Full Time
HT: 0 - 0
FC PortoReferee: Claudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira, Portugal
Lineups
Substitutes
Substitutes
Match Events
J. Bednarek
Francisco Moura
Substitution 1
Samu
William
Substitution 2
Gabri Veiga
Substitution 3
VinÃcius Lopes
Pedro Ferreira
Substitution 1
José LuÃs Rocha Tavares
P. Rosario
A. Varela
Pepê Aquino
Substitution 4
Alberto Baio
Paulo Victor
Substitution 2
Statistics
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.