Santa Clara 1-0 Famalicão: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Liga Portugal Matchday 3 · Sunday 23 August 2026 · Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada · referee I. Vasilica · full time
Full time: Santa Clara 1-0 Famalicão
Santa Clara 1-0 Famalicão: Santa Clara took the points in Liga Portugal Matchday 3 on Sunday 23 August 2026 at Estádio de São Miguel. The goals: Gonçalo Paciência 22'.
How Santa Clara won it
Gonçalo Paciência put Santa Clara ahead in the 22nd minute, set up by Sorriso.
It was 1-0 at half-time, and nothing changed after the break.
The referee, I. Vasilica, showed 4 yellow cards: 1 to Santa Clara and 3 to Famalicão.
Santa Clara: Petit, 4-2-3-1 · Famalicão: C. Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 1.03 for Santa Clara and 1.64 for Famalicão.
Famalicão left about 1.6 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Santa Clara had 2 shots on target, Famalicão 3.
Famalicão had 68% of the ball, but Santa Clara took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Santa Clara came into it with 8 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.5 a match, with 1.37 expected goals for and 0.75 against, and had won 63% of their matches.
Famalicão came into it with 8 Liga Portugal matches played, scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.4 a match, with 0.84 expected goals for and 1.42 against, and had won 13% of their matches.
Santa Clara vs Famalicão: the match in numbers
| Santa Clara | Match statistics | Famalicão |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Ball possession | 68% |
| 1.03 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.64 |
| 12 | Total shots | 9 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 2 | Big chances | 2 |
| 267 | Total passes | 571 |
| 74% | Pass accuracy | 87% |
| 1 | Corners | 9 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 29 | Tackles | 16 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Lucas França (Santa Clara), rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Santa Clara
- Lucas França 7.5
- Diogo Calila 7.5
- Pedro Pacheco 7.3
- Vinícius Lopes 7.3
- Gonçalo Paciência 7.2 1 goal
Famalicão
- Sorriso 7.1 1 assist
- Tom van de Looi 7.1
- Óscar Aranda 7.0
- Rodrigo Pinheiro 6.9
- Finn van Breemen 6.9
The lowest-rated starter was Gil Dias at 5.8. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Santa Clara: Santa Clara vs Benfica Monday 26 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
- Famalicão: Rio Ave vs Famalicão Sunday 25 October 2026 · Liga Portugal
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Questions about Santa Clara vs Famalicão
What was the score in Santa Clara vs Famalicão?
Santa Clara 1-0 Famalicão (half-time 1-0), Liga Portugal, Sunday 23 August 2026.
Who scored in Santa Clara vs Famalicão?
Gonçalo Paciência 22'.
Did Moneyball predict Santa Clara vs Famalicão correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Santa Clara vs Famalicão?
Lucas França, rated 7.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Santa Clara vs Famalicão?
I. Vasilica.
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