Santa Clara vs Vitória Guimarães Prediction, Preview and Stats
2025/2026 Liga Portugal, Portugal
Liga Portugal
Vitória Guimarães VSCSTANDINGS
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CONTEXT
Match is finished. Santa Clara 2–0 Vitória Guimarães. The result saw Santa Clara take the points. Santa Clara showed a significant deviation from the pre-match structural baseline. Possession-adjusted chance creation was in line with projected levels. The end result aligned with the pre-match projection. Possession was 39%–61%.
TL;DR
- Structural deviation: Santa Clara showed a significant deviation from the pre-match structural baseline.
- Efficiency shift: Possession-adjusted chance creation was in line with projected levels.
- xG alignment: The final outcome was insufficient data for expected goal differential.
- Market alignment: End result was aligned with the pre-match projection.
- xG expectations: Inconclusive for xG expectations (Classify).
- Event impact: No major event distortion.
- Red card distortion: None.
Quality vs Volume
Open Play vs Set Play
Expected Points
| Team | xPts |
|---|---|
| Home | 1.8 |
| Away | 1.2 |
Match referee
D. Oliveira Silva
Other match officials
C. Campos
1st Assistant
N. Cunha
2nd Assistant
F. Jesus
4th Official


Win Probabilities
Live Win Probability (90 Min)
Santa Clara
Vitória GuimarãesTeam Power Ranking
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29.33
42.67
Santa Clara
Vitória GuimarãesForm Analysis Opponent-Weighted
Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.


Heatmaps Ball coordinates
Attack and defence zones from ball position data. Filters: last 6 matches (overall/home/away), time period, competition.
Santa Clara
Vitória Guimarães

Possession Efficiency Possession-Adjusted
How effectively each team uses and defends their share of possession. Efficiency adjusted based on team possession percentage
Santa Clara ⚠ Proxy
Attacking Efficiency 
Defensive Efficiency 
Positive = above league average.
Negative = below league average.
Formula: EfficiencyIndex = z(AttackEff) − z(DefenceEff)




Set Pieces Efficiency Attack & Defence
Set-piece reliance and strength using expected metrics and actual outcomes for each team.
Santa Clara ⚠ Proxy
Santa Clara Vitória Guimarães
Santa Clara Vitória Guimarães
Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons
Summary of 9 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.


Match Record 
Goals 
Data last updated: 2026-03-09T00:27:21+00:00
TEAM FORMATION
General Information
Statistics
Top Statistics
Match Overview
Attacking
Possession
Defensive
Build-up
Discipline
Events
CONCLUSION
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