Sporting CP vs Santa Clara: result 4-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 28Kick-off on April 3, 2026 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Santa Clara?
Sporting CP won 4-2 on April 3, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 3′KlismahnSanta Clara
- 22′PoteSporting CP (pen.)
- 39′Daniel BragançaSporting CP
- 42′TrincãoSporting CP
- 89′Gonçalo PaciênciaSanta Clara
- 90′Rafael Ferreira NelSporting CP
Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Santa Clara
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1- 90Rafael Ferreira Nel
- 8Pote
- 17Trincão
- 10Geny Catamo
- 5H. Morita
- 23Daniel Bragança
- 91Ricardo Mangas
- 6Z. Debast
- 72Eduardo Quaresma
- 13G. Vagiannidis
- 1Rui Silva
Santa Clara
4-4-2- 26Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira
- 77Klismahn
- 49Welinton Torrão
- 35Serginho
- 8Pedro Ferreira
- 10Gabriel Silva
- 5Guilherme Romão
- 94H. Silva
- 23Sidney Lima
- 42Lucas Soares
- 1Gabriel Batista
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat; Santa Clara have 3, 4 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2026 | Alverca(away) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Bodo/Glimt(home) | 5-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Bodo/Glimt(away) | 0-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Mar 7, 2026 | SC Braga(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 3, 2026 | FC Porto(home) | 1-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 | GIL Vicente(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 15, 2026 | AVS(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 8, 2026 | Guimaraes(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 1, 2026 | Tondela(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 21, 2026 | Alverca(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Sporting CP wins, 0 draws, 1 Santa Clara win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2025 | Santa Clara 2-3 Sporting CP | Taça de Portugal |
| Nov 8, 2025 | Santa Clara 1-2 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 12, 2025 | Santa Clara 0-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Sporting CP 2-1 Santa Clara | Taça de Portugal |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Sporting CP 0-1 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 1, 2023 | Sporting CP 3-0 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Santa Clara vs Sporting CP on Dec 18, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 2.3 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Santa Clara score 1.0 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 2.3 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 12/15 |
| Santa Clara | 1.0 | 1.3 | 4 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sporting CP sit 3rd in Primeira Liga (18 points from 8 matches) and Santa Clara sit 4th (18 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
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