Santa Clara v Vitória SC prediction

Primeira Liga · Sun, 20 Dec 2026 16:00 GMT

Updated 16 Oct 2026, 07:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Santa Clara v Vitória SC, Primeira Liga on Sun, 20 Dec 2026 16:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Santa Clara host Vitória SC in the Primeira Liga on Sunday 20 December (kick-off 16:00 UK).

The key numbers

Santa Clara are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Vitória SC, every meeting checked.

Form and the table

Seven of Santa Clara’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (47%). Both teams scored in seven of Santa Clara’s last 15 results in all competitions (47%). At home, Santa Clara have four wins, two draws and one defeat in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 2.00 points per game, scoring 1.71 and conceding 0.71. Santa Clara have scored 15 goals, the fourth-most (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). Santa Clara have conceded six goals, the second-fewest of the 18 clubs.

Four of Vitória SC’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (27%). Both teams scored in four of Vitória SC’s last 15 results in all competitions (27%). Away from home, Vitória SC have one win, one draw and six defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 0.50 points per game, scoring 0.63 and conceding 1.88. Vitória SC have scored 10 goals, the seventh-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games). Vitória SC have conceded 10 goals, the sixth-fewest of the 18 clubs.

Vitória SC are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Vitória SC have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions. Santa Clara (fourth) and Vitória SC (13th) are 12 points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Santa Clara the stronger side, 211 rating points above Vitória SC (Santa Clara 1737, Vitória SC 1527, after at least 248 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 8 March 2026, finished Santa Clara 2–0 Guimaraes.

Team news

Predicted Santa Clara XI (4-2-3-1): L. França, P. Pacheco, E. Fernandes, L. Soares, G. Romão, T. Ribeiro, P. Ferreira, D. Borges, J. Tavares, J. Vasconcelos, V. Lopes — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Gonçalo Paciência (5.1 per match over eight appearances, five goals and one assist) and Vinícius Lopes (4.3 per match over 10 appearances, two goals and one assist) have been Santa Clara’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Santa Clara (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Gonçalo Paciência averages 3.3 shots per 90 over 608 minutes, with a shot in eight of the last eight appearances. Vinícius Lopes averages 1.5 shots per 90 over 772 minutes, with a shot in eight of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Vitória SC XI (4-2-3-1): L. Furtado, J. Mendes, T. Strata, T. Borevković, A. Sidibé, Samu, O. Camara, Beni, G. Nogueira, Gustavo, A. Jakupovic — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Gustavo (3.5 per match over nine appearances, one goal) and Tony Strata (3.4 per match over 10 appearances, one assist) have been Vitória SC’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Vitória SC (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Gustavo averages 2.6 key passes per 90 over 681 minutes, with a key pass in five of the last nine appearances. Tony Strata averages 2.3 tackles per 90 over 838 minutes, with a tackle in nine of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sun, 20 Dec 2026 16:00 GMT · Primeira Liga
Head-to-head (last 6): Santa Clara 2 · draws 0 · Vitória SC 4 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Santa Clara 2W 1D 2L · Vitória SC 2W 2D 1L

Santa Clara v Vitória SC (Primeira Liga): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 16 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 1

Goals

against 0.75 / 0.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.29 / 6.43

Corners

against 4.71 / 4 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4 / 4.57

Shots on target

against 2.86 / 3.14 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

3.71 / 2.71

Cards

against 3 / 2.14 · 4 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 2 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Santa Clara for / against	Line	Vitória SC for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.29 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.43 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 9.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	15.71 for · 11 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.57 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.43 for · 13.86 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	16.29 for · 11.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	3.71 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.71 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5

Santa Clara

Santa Clara Goalkeeper

Santa Clara — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Lucas França	9	90810 min	171.9 /90	40.4 /90	00 /90
Neneca	1	9090 min	66 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Santa Clara — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Santa Clara before kick-off, to 2 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Lucas França n 8	90	1.9 5/3

Santa Clara Defensive

Santa Clara — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Pedro Pacheco	10	90900 min	121.2 /90	141.4 /90	10.1 /90	282.8 /90	121.2 /90	20.2 /90
Guilherme Romão	10	87868 min	151.6 /90	111.1 /90	00 /90	444.6 /90	80.8 /90	20.2 /90
Emanuel Fernandes	9	89797 min	30.3 /90	141.6 /90	40.5 /90	222.5 /90	91 /90	40.5 /90
Lucas Soares	6	89535 min	101.7 /90	10.2 /90	00 /90	152.5 /90	61 /90	10.2 /90
Diogo Calila	4	89355 min	102.5 /90	61.5 /90	00 /90	225.6 /90	20.5 /90	00 /90
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Santa Clara — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Santa Clara before kick-off, to 2 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Pedro Pacheco n 8	90	1.3 7/3	0.1 1/0	—
Guilherme Romão n 8	86	0.8 3/2	1.4 6/3	—
Vinícius Lopes n 8	78.3	1.6 6/4	2.6 8/5	—
Lucas França n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
Pedro Ferreira n 8	89.4	1.5 7/3	0.5 4/0	—
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Santa Clara — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Santa Clara before kick-off, to 2 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Pedro Pacheco n 8	90	1.3 4/2
Guilherme Romão n 8	86	1.8 7/5
Vinícius Lopes n 8	78.3	1.7 6/2
Pedro Ferreira n 8	89.4	4.2 8/8
Emanuel Fernandes n 8	88.4	0.4 3/0
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Santa Clara Attacking

Santa Clara — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Vinícius Lopes	10	77772 min	20.2 /90	10.1 /90	131.5 /90	60.7 /90	202.3 /90	151.7 /90
Gonçalo Paciência	8	76608 min	50.7 /90	10.1 /90	223.3 /90	111.6 /90	71 /90	81.2 /90
Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos	8	62495 min	20.4 /90	00 /90	112 /90	40.7 /90	40.7 /90	81.5 /90
Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira	8	38300 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	61.8 /90	30.9 /90	51.5 /90	51.5 /90
Welinton Torrão	6	21128 min	00 /90	10.7 /90	10.7 /90	00 /90	21.4 /90	21.4 /90
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Santa Clara — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Santa Clara before kick-off, to 2 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Pedro Pacheco n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Guilherme Romão n 8	86	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Vinícius Lopes n 8	78.3	1.6 6/4	0.7 3/2
Lucas França n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Pedro Ferreira n 8	89.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
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Santa Clara — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Santa Clara before kick-off, to 2 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Pedro Pacheco n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Guilherme Romão n 8	86	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Vinícius Lopes n 8	78.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Lucas França n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Pedro Ferreira n 8	89.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Vitória SC

Vitória SC Goalkeeper

Vitória SC — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
O. Zych	8	90720 min	141.8 /90	70.9 /90	00 /90
Lucas Furtado	2	90180 min	31.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Vitória SC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vitória SC before kick-off, to 2 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
O. Zych n 8	90	1.8 5/3

Vitória SC Defensive

Vitória SC — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
João Mendes	10	90900 min	202 /90	60.6 /90	30.3 /90	414.1 /90	111.1 /90	00 /90
T. Strata	10	78777 min	212.4 /90	91 /90	20.2 /90	384.4 /90	161.9 /90	20.2 /90
Thiago Balieiro	8	90720 min	151.9 /90	202.5 /90	20.3 /90	283.5 /90	141.8 /90	30.4 /90
Óscar Rivas	5	76379 min	40.9 /90	71.7 /90	20.5 /90	204.7 /90	51.2 /90	20.5 /90
T. Borevković	4	90360 min	82 /90	41 /90	00 /90	174.3 /90	30.8 /90	30.8 /90
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Vitória SC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vitória SC before kick-off, to 2 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
João Mendes n 8	90	1 5/2	0.3 2/0	—
Samu n 8	78.5	2.6 7/5	1.1 5/3	—
T. Strata n 8	88.9	1.9 8/6	0.3 2/0	—
O. Camara n 8	61.9	0.7 3/1	1.3 7/0	—
Beni n 8	55.3	2 6/3	1.4 5/2	—
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Vitória SC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vitória SC before kick-off, to 2 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
João Mendes n 8	90	1.9 7/3
Samu n 8	78.5	2.3 8/5
T. Strata n 8	88.9	2.2 8/6
O. Camara n 8	61.9	1.1 3/3
Beni n 8	55.3	1.8 6/2
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Vitória SC Attacking

Vitória SC — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Ndoye	7	62431 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	183.8 /90	40.8 /90	81.7 /90	51 /90
A. Jakupovic	6	70420 min	20.4 /90	00 /90	132.8 /90	51.1 /90	20.4 /90	40.9 /90
Samu	10	81806 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	141.6 /90	60.7 /90	212.3 /90	20.2 /90
O. Camara	10	61610 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	172.5 /90	71 /90	101.5 /90	101.5 /90
Beni	10	58577 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	40.6 /90	81.2 /90
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Vitória SC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vitória SC before kick-off, to 2 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
João Mendes n 8	90	1.1 6/2	0.3 1/1
Samu n 8	78.5	1.1 6/2	0.6 3/1
T. Strata n 8	88.9	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0
O. Camara n 8	61.9	2.9 6/3	1.3 4/2
Beni n 8	55.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Vitória SC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Vitória SC before kick-off, to 2 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
João Mendes n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Samu n 8	78.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
T. Strata n 8	88.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Camara n 8	61.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
Beni n 8	55.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Santa Clara v Vitória SC — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Santa ClaraDWLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Vitória SCDLWWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Santa Clara 2 · 0 draws · Vitória SC 4 · 2.17 goals/game

2026-03-08 Santa Clara 2–0 Guimaraes
2025-10-04 Guimaraes 2–1 Santa Clara
2025-04-05 Guimaraes 2–0 Santa Clara
2024-11-10 Santa Clara 1–0 Guimaraes
2023-03-05 Santa Clara 1–3 Guimaraes
2022-09-09 Guimaraes 1–0 Santa Clara

League standing · 2026/27

Santa Clara#4 pos21 pts10 pl+9 GD

Vitória SC#13 pos9 pts10 pl0 GD

Goals per game

Santa Clara scored1.5

Vitória SC scored1

Santa Clara conceded0.6

Vitória SC conceded1

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What is the head-to-head record between Santa Clara and Vitória SC?: In their last 6 meetings, Santa Clara won 2, Vitória SC won 4 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
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