Season 2025/2026

Primeira Liga

Sporting CP vs Santa Clara – Lineups & Match Details

Sporting CP beat Santa Clara 4-2. Goals: Player #329660 (3'), Player #18748 (22' pen.), Player #41892 (39'), Player #41112 (42'), Player #1830 (89'), Player #386820 (90'). Sporting CP had 71% possession against Santa Clara's 29%. Shots on target: 8-4.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 28

Friday, 3 April 2026

Sporting CP

4 - 2

Full Time

HT: 3 - 1

Santa Clara

Referee: A. Narciso

Lineups

Sporting CP4-2-3-1

1Rui SilvaG

13Giorgos VagiannidisD

72Eduardo QuaresmaD

6Zeno DebastD

91Ricardo MangasD

23Daniel BragançaM

5Hidemasa MoritaM

10Geny CatamoM

17Francisco TrincãoM

8Pedro GonçalvesM

90Rafael NelF

Substitutes

20Maximiliano AraújoM

52João SimõesM

42Morten HjulmandM

15Souleymane FayeF

58Flavio GoncalvesF

26Ousmane DiomandeD

14Giorgi KochorashviliM

12João VirgíniaG

25Gonçalo InácioD

Santa Clara4-4-2

1Gabriel BatistaG

42Lucas SoaresD

23Sidney LimaD

94Henrique SilvaD

5Guilherme RomãoD

10Gabriel SilvaM

8Pedro FerreiraM

35SerginhoM

49WelintonM

77Gustavo KlismahnF

26Luis FernandoF

Substitutes

65José TavaresM

70Vinícius LopesF

11BrennerF

37DarlanM

39Gonçalo PaciênciaF

64Paulo VictorD

21Frederico VenâncioD

2Diogo CalilaD

12NenecaG

Match Events

3'G

#329660

22'P

#18748

24'Y

#41112

39'G

#41892

42'G

#41112

44'Y

#41805

46'S

#18748

Substitution 1

59'S

#41805

Substitution 1

59'S

#133198

Substitution 2

60'S

#41892

Substitution 2

68'S

#41324

Substitution 3

68'S

#32960

Substitution 4

71'S

#580721

Substitution 3

71'S

#329660

Substitution 4

75'Y

#400509

76'Y

#135839

77'S

#372605

Substitution 5

85'Y

#null

88'S

#154839

Substitution 5

89'G

#1830

90'Y

#434546

90'+5G

#386820

90'+7Y

#7712

90'+7Y

#1830

Statistics

Sporting CP

71%29%

Santa Clara

2.66Expected Goals (xG)0.65

22Total Shots7

8Shots on Target4

9Corners5

12Fouls22

0Offsides1

91Pass Accuracy (%)78

4Yellow Cards3

0Red Cards0

Match preview

Sporting CP host Santa Clara on Friday, 3 April 2026 at Estádio José Alvalade. The kick-off time is 19:30 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Sporting CP go into the match 2nd in the table; Santa Clara sit 13th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Sporting CP have taken 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Santa Clara have collected 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 8 Nov 2025: Sporting CP 2-1 Santa Clara; 12 Apr 2025: Sporting CP 1-0 Santa Clara; 30 Nov 2024: Sporting CP 0-1 Santa Clara. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Sporting CP beat Santa Clara 4-2. Sporting CP scored through Pote 22' (pen.), Daniel Bragança 39', Trincão 42', Rafael Ferreira Nel 90'. Santa Clara replied with Klismahn 3', Gonçalo Paciência 89'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Sporting CP held 71% of the ball against 29% for Santa Clara. Shots on target finished 8-4. Expected goals read 2.66 for Sporting CP, 0.65 for Santa Clara.

Verdict

The win nudges Sporting CP forward and leaves Santa Clara with work to do. Sporting CP sat 2nd 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.