Match Report
In the standings it was Santa Clara 7th on 40 points, Belenenses 18th on 26 — separated by 14. Belenenses ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Santa Clara ran at 1.12 scored and 1.59 conceded, Belenenses at 0.7 and 1.45.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Santa Clara 3, draws 2, Belenenses 2, at 2.29 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals.
Estádio de São Miguel in Ponta Delgada staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,277. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.