Sporting CP vs Santa Clara Prediction, Preview and Stats
2025/2026 Liga Portugal, Portugal
Liga Portugal
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
STANDINGS
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CONTEXT
The match between Sporting CP and Santa Clara has finished, with Sporting CP securing a 4-2 full-time victory. The home side asserted their dominance early on, taking a comfortable 3-1 lead into the half-time break. This outcome aligned perfectly with the pre-match market expectations, where Sporting CP were heavy favorites with a 70.7% probability of winning. In contrast, there was an 18.7% chance of a draw and just a 10.6% chance of a Santa Clara victory. Sporting CP completely controlled the flow of the game, holding a massive 71% of the possession compared to Santa Clara's 29%. Because expected goals (xG) data was unavailable for this fixture, it cannot be determined if the final scoreline directly aligned with the underlying xG metrics. However, the match's efficiency shift was entirely in line with expectations. Overall, the result represented a significant deviation level of 29.3% favoring Sporting CP. The match also flowed without any major disciplinary impacts, as zero red cards were issued to either side. Ultimately, the stronger team capitalized on their heavy possession advantage to claim a thoroughly anticipated home win.
TL;DR
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Structural deviation: Sporting CP showed a significant deviation from the pre-match structural baseline.
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Efficiency shift: Possession-adjusted chance creation was in line with projected levels.
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xG alignment: The final outcome was insufficient data for expected goal differential.
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Market alignment: End result was aligned with the pre-match projection.
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xG expectations: Inconclusive for xG expectations (Classify).
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Event impact: No major event distortion.
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Red card distortion: None.
Quality vs Volume
Open Play vs Set Play
Expected Points
| Team | xPts |
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| Home | 1.8 |
| Away | 1.2 |
Win Probabilities
Live Win Probability (90 Min)
Sporting CP
Santa Clara
Team Power Ranking
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89.42
66.27
Sporting CP
Santa Clara
Form 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.
Sporting CP
Santa Clara
Possession Efficiency Possession-Adjusted
How effectively each team uses and defends their share of possession. Efficiency adjusted based on team possession percentage
Sporting CP
⚠ 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.
Sporting CP
⚠ Proxy
Sporting CP
Santa Clara
Sporting CP
Santa Clara
Counter / Transition Attack & Defence
What happens in the 15 seconds immediately after possession changes hands — based on Last 6 matches.
Sporting CP
Sporting CP
Santa Clara
Sporting CP
Santa Clara
Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons
Summary of 13 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.
Match Record
Goals
Expected Goals
Data last updated: 2026-04-04T00:03:37+00:00
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