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Liga Portugal11/01/2026, 06:00 PM

Marítimo – Santa Clara0 : 2

Why the model thinks so

Marítimo
0.96
Total xG
2.15
Santa Clara
1.19
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorMarítimoSanta Clara
Attack weakness (0.5x league average)−1.15
Defensive strength (2.1 conceded vs 1.3 league avg)+0.81
Small sample (4 matches), regression to mean+0.67
Small sample (4 matches), regression to mean+0.30
Defensive strength (1.2 conceded vs 1.4 league avg)−0.26
Rising form (2 vs 1.2 season average)+0.24
3 clean sheets in last 5 matches−0.15
5 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.6 goals/match)−0.12
Declining form (0.6 vs 1 season average)−0.12
3 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.6 goals/match)+0.12
Standings disadvantage (pos 14 vs 4, 10 places gap)−0.11
Standings advantage (pos 4 vs 14, 10 places gap)+0.06
Gonçalo Paciência not in squad (5 goals, 1 assists)
23% of goal output missing (only 79% available)

Key factors

  • Table: Santa Clara is 4th with 18 points from 9 matches, Marítimo is 14th with 8 points
  • Defense: Santa Clara concedes 0.5 goals per game away in the league, Marítimo 1.75 at home
  • Form: Santa Clara won 3 of their last 5 matches, Marítimo went winless in their last 5 matches

Risks

  • Defense: Marítimo allowed 1.87 xG per game in 5 matches with xG data, but conceded 2.8 goals per game

All probabilities

Result
Marítimo28%
Draw33%
Santa Clara40%
Double chance
Marítimo or draw60%
Santa Clara or draw72%
No draw67%
Goals
Over 1.565%
Under 1.535%
Over 2.536%
Under 2.564%
Over 3.517%
Under 3.583%
Both teams score
Yes45%
No55%

xG score

1:1
From xG 0.96 : 1.19, rounded up only from .915% probability

Other likely scores

0:0
13%
0:1
12%
1:0
9%
0:2
8%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Santa Clara: first goal in 8 of 11 games (73%)
  2. Santa Clara: 3 cards per game (31 yellows, 2 reds in 11 games)
  3. Marítimo: 5 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 9 games)
  4. Santa Clara: 5 of 17 goals scored by substitutes (last 12 games)
  5. Marítimo: opponent scores first in 6 of 9 games (67%)

Lineups

Marítimo 3-4-3 · Santa Clara 4-3-3

Marítimo
  • 30 F. Barbosa Vieites
  • 4 R. Gomes Fernandes
  • 44 R. Rodrigues Correia
  • 22 G. Szalai
  • 2 I. de Carvalho Julião
  • 14 R. Guzzo
  • 6 R. Rodrigues Andrade
  • 23 P. Rodrigues Cabral
  • 12 M. Bassouamina
  • 17 A. Butzke Benavides
  • 10 M. Tejón Fauli
Santa Clara
  • 12 H. Júnior
  • 42 L. Soares de Almeida
  • 4 P. Pacheco Seabra
  • 21 E. Moreira Fernandes
  • 5 G. Romão
  • 41 D. Borges da Silva
  • 20 T. Hora Ribeiro
  • 8 J. Rocha Tavares
  • 70 V. Lopes da Silva
  • 7 L. Santos Oliveira
  • 10 B. Gonçalves Santos
Substitutes
  • 21 I. Alani
  • 3 N. Ogbeta
  • 13 A. Pastor Vacas
  • 5 N. Lopes
  • 18 V. Danilović
  • 11 M. Diouri
  • 1 J. Macedo Tabuaco
  • 15 T. Tavares
  • 27 S. Bamba
  • 90 M. Boakye
  • 66 I. Ayuma
  • 6 P. Ferreira
  • 11 W. dos Santos
  • 1 L. Oliveira de França
  • 3 H. da Silva
  • 80 T. Ribeiro Duarte
  • 19 Y. Rodrigues de Oliveira
  • 17 J. Vasconcelos Faria Gonçalves
  • 22 V. Amorim de Assis
  • 99 L. de Castro
  • 73 L. Gomes da Silva Jacó
  • 81 S. Fofana
  • 76 T. de Castro Sousa

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