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FC Porto vs Santa Clara – Lineups & Match Details

FC Porto beat Santa Clara 1-0. Goals: Sidney Lima (69' o.g.). FC Porto had 54% possession against Santa Clara's 46%. Shots on target: 6-0.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 34

Saturday, 16 May 2026

FC PortoFC Porto

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Santa ClaraSanta Clara

Referee: Joao Antonio Ferreira Goncalves, Portugal

Lineups

FC PortoFC Porto4-3-3
Diogo Costa99Diogo CostaG
Alberto Costa20Alberto CostaD
Jan Bednarek5Jan BednarekD
Jakub Kiwior4Jakub KiwiorD
Francisco Moura74Francisco MouraD
Victor Froholdt8Victor FroholdtM
Alan Varela22Alan VarelaM
Rodrigo Mora86Rodrigo MoraM
William Gomes7William GomesF
Deniz Gül27Deniz GülF
Borja Sainz17Borja SainzF

Substitutes

77Oskar PietuszewskiF
10Gabri VeigaM
24João CostaG
18Nehuén PérezD
66Bernardo LimaM
13Pablo RosarioM
42Seko FofanaM
29Terem MoffiF
11PepêF
Santa ClaraSanta Clara4-2-3-1
João Afonso50João AfonsoG
Diogo Calila2Diogo CalilaD
Sidney Lima23Sidney LimaD
Pedro Pacheco4Pedro PachecoD
Paulo Victor64Paulo VictorD
José Tavares65José TavaresM
Serginho35SerginhoM
Welinton Torrao49Welinton TorraoM
Gustavo Klismahn77Gustavo KlismahnM
Gabriel Silva10Gabriel SilvaM
Luis Fernando26Luis FernandoF

Substitutes

78AndreyM
7Elias ManoelF
70Vinícius LopesF
42Lucas SoaresD
52IsaacM
1Gabriel BatistaG
94Henrique SilvaD
21Frederico VenâncioD
37DarlanM

Match Events

9'S

José Luís Rocha Tavares

Substitution 1

56'S

Borja Sainz

Substitution 1

56'S

D. Gül

Substitution 2

62'S

Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira

Substitution 2

63'S

Welinton Torrão

Substitution 3

69'OG

Sidney Lima

72'S

Diogo Costa

Substitution 3

81'S

Francisco Moura

Substitution 4

82'S

Victor Mow Froholdt

Substitution 5

86'S

Klismahn

Substitution 4

86'S

Paulo Victor

Substitution 5

Statistics

FC Porto
54%46%
Santa Clara
0.85Expected Goals (xG)0.45
14Total Shots10
6Shots on Target0
8Corners5
11Fouls9
2Offsides1
81Pass Accuracy (%)79
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

FC Porto host Santa Clara on Saturday, 16 May 2026 at Estádio Do Dragão. The kick-off time is 14:30 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. FC Porto go into the match 1st in the table; Santa Clara sit 13th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

FC Porto have taken 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Santa Clara have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 4 Jan 2026: FC Porto 1-0 Santa Clara; 26 Jan 2025: FC Porto 1-1 Santa Clara; 16 Aug 2024: FC Porto 2-0 Santa Clara. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

FC Porto beat Santa Clara 1-0. FC Porto scored through Sidney Lima 69' (o.g.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 69 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

FC Porto held 54% of the ball against 46% for Santa Clara. Shots on target finished 6-0. Expected goals read 0.85 for FC Porto, 0.45 for Santa Clara.

Verdict

The win nudges FC Porto forward and leaves Santa Clara with work to do. FC Porto sat 1st and Santa Clara 13th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.