Santa Clara vs Nacional
Ref: H. CarvalhoEstádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Ilha de São Miguel, Açores · 13,277 cap
Match recap
Santa Clara beat Nacional 2–0 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Witi and Elias Manoel scored for Santa Clara. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.37 for Santa Clara versus 0.61 for Nacional. Santa Clara sit 13th in the Primeira Liga table while Nacional are 14th.
First Half
⇄
Paciência
⚽
Witi (OG)
29'
Paulinho Bóia
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Dias
46'
⇄
Witi
60'
João Aurélio
Yellow Card
62'
⇄
João Aurélio
⇄
Andrey
⇄
Klismahn
Darlan
Yellow Card
⇄
Torrão
82'
⇄
Júnior
⇄
Silva
90+4'
⇄
Filipe Soares
⚽
Elias Manoel
Assist: Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 12 |  Rio Ave | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -22 | 36 |
| 13 |  Santa Clara | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 |  Nacional | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 34 |
| 15 |  Estrela | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -18 | 30 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Santa ClaraNacional
4Won
Statistical edge
4–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.37VS0.61
Attack1 · 2 won
12
Shots
12
1
Shots on target
1
8
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
5
8
Shots off goal
8
4
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
41%
Possession
59%
304
Total passes
451
227
Accurate passes
365
75%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
16
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
0
3
Blocked shots
3
-1.03
Goals prevented
-1.03
Santa Clara
4-2-3-1
Nacional
4-2-3-1
Santa Clara
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Diogo CalilaD
- 4Pedro PachecoD
- 10Gabriel SilvaM
- 23Sidney LimaD
- 39Gonçalo PaciênciaF
- 49Welinton TorrãoM
- 50J. AfonsoG
- 64Paulo VictorD
- 65José Luís Rocha TavaresM
- 77KlismahnM
- 78AndreyM
Substitutes
- 1Gabriel BatistaG
- 7Elias ManoelF
- 21Frederico VenâncioD
- 26Luis Fernando Santos OliveiraF
- 37DarlanM
- 42Lucas SoaresD
- 52IsaacM
- 70Vinícius LopesF
- 94H. SilvaD
Nacional
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1KaiqueG
- 2João AurélioD
- 5José GomesD
- 6Matheus DiasM
- 7WitiM
- 9C. RamírezF
- 10Daniel JúniorM
- 11Paulinho BóiaM
- 22Filipe SoaresM
- 33Francisco GonçalvesD
- 34Léo SantosD
Substitutes
- 15C. LabidiM
- 16A. NúñezD
- 18André Carreira SousaM
- 19Lucas JoãoF
- 26Joel da SilvaM
- 27Gabriel VeronF
- 30Martim WattsM
- 50KevynG
- 99Pablo RuanF
Santa Clara
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Pacheco | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Paulo Victor | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| João Afonso | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrey | M | 64 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Diogo Calila | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Welinton Torrao | M | 82 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3/3 |
| José Tavares | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Gabriel Silva | M | 82 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Gustavo Klismahn | M | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Sidney Lima(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Paciência | F | 24 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Frederico Venâncio | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Batista | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Soares | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henrique Silva | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elias Manoel | F | 66 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Luis Fernando | F | 8 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Vinícius Lopes | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Isaac | M | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Darlan | M | 26 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nacional
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| João Aurélio(C) | D | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Gonçalves | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Júnior | M | 82 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3/3 |
| Jesús Ramírez | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Paulinho Bóia | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/4 |
| Matheus Dias | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filipe Soares | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/4 |
| Witiness Quembo | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Kaique | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| José Gomes | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Léo Santos | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joel Silva | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pablo Messias Cardozo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kevyn | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martim Gustavo Watts | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| André Sousa | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Veron | F | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Chiheb Labidi | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas João | F | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alan Núñez | D | 28 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |