About Match
The table reads 15th (Nacional, 4 pts) against 4th (Santa Clara, 14 pts), 10 points apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.17/1.83 for Nacional and 1.83/0.67 for Santa Clara (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.4. Nacional would climb to 7 points with a win and up to 9th (other results held equal).
Nacional have lost four in a row. 11 matches unbeaten back Santa Clara's arrival, having scored in 11 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Nacional hold 3 points of 15 and Santa Clara 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 2 Nacional wins, 6 for Santa Clara, 4 draws, at 2.92 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 42% of those meetings.
The match takes place at Estádio da Madeira in Ilha da Madeira (capacity 5,132).