Portugal - Liga PortugalStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sporting CP and Santa Clara, taking place on Sunday, 02 April 2023, at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon.
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Sporting CP, Recent FormIn their previous league fixture, Sporting CP managed a remarkable 3-0 home win against Boavista. Their share of possession in that meeting was 61%, while racking up 16 shots along the way, 5 of which were on target, in contrast to Boavista, who had 2 shots on goal with 0 on target.
Manager Rúben Amorim will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, with them having scored 11 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 4 goals conceded in the same period. They are proving tough to beat, keeping 4 clean sheets in their last 6 games. It's been rare for their fans not to have had something to shout about this season, with their team scoring in 11 out of 12 home games.
They've had a good run of form recently, with 4 straight wins in a row.
On an individual basis, Pedro Gonçalves will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 12 goals in Sporting CP's 24 league games this season.
Santa Clara, Recent FormWith Rio Ave sitting a clear 14 places above them in the table, Santa Clara won't feel totally dejected with their 2-0 home defeat by them last time out. In that game they recorded 40 % of the possession, with 9 attempts on goal, 1 on target. Their opponents found the target on 8 of their 17 shots on goal.
Manager Danildo Accioly will be looking to hit the reset button after his team's terrible performances in their last 6 games, having scored only 3 goals, conceded 13, and picked up a meagre 0 points. As defensive records go, they don't have one to celebrate, with at least 1 goal shipped in 21 of their 25 league matches this season. After failing to get on the scoresheet in 8 away games out of 12 this season, Accioly will be looking for a bit more consistency from his forwards.
Serious concerns will be mounting for Os Açoreanos, having gone without a win in their last 12 league games and lost the last 6 in a row.
On an individual basis, Gabriel Silva will be looking to cause Sporting CP some problems having scored 2 goals in Santa Clara's last 6 away games in the league.
There was no upset on the cards last time these two sides met; on that occasion, Sporting CP produced a comfortable 1-2 victory.
The Os Açoreanos defence has struggled against Sporting CP in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 12 games.
Santa Clara will be hoping to get at least a point from this game having lost the last 5 times they've visited Sporting CP in the league and not won this away fixture at Estádio José Alvalade for 7 games in a row.
With only Héctor Bellerín (Knee) and Daniel Bragança (Ligament) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Rúben Amorim will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
There is only really one injury concern for the Santa Clara manager Danildo Accioly ahead of this clash, with Marco Pereira (Hamstring) missing out, which gives Accioly a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Sporting CP Playing at home | Santa Clara Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | Goals scored | 0.3 |
| 0.6 | Goals conceded | 1.1 |
| 34' | Time first goal scored | 55' |
| 66' | Time first goal conceded | 47' |
| 2.2 | Yellow cards | 4.5 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.3 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.7 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | 1-0 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
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