AVS Futebol SAD
- AVS Futebol SAD have won just 1, drawn 4 and lost 8 of their 13 home games in the Primeira Liga 2025-2026.
- After 25 matches of the Primeira Liga 2025-2026 season, AVS Futebol SAD sit bottom of the table in 18th place with just 10 points, while Santa Clara are 16th with 22 points.
- AVS Futebol SAD have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, and come into this Sunday’s clash on the back of 2 successive 0-0 draws with Estrela da Amadora and Alverca.
- Joao Henriques, who took over as manager in December 2025, has instilled a pragmatic, survival-first mentality in the squad, which has generally translated to a compact, defensive style of play.
- AVS Futebol SAD’s top scorer in the Primeira Liga 2025/2026 is Nene, who has scored just 4 times in 17 appearances, so they’ll look to him to provide a focal point in attack on Sunday.
Santa Clara
- Santa Clara have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 matches.
- Santa Clara are in solid form ahead of this weekend’s away trip, boosted by their 2-0 victory at home to Vitoria de Guimaraes 2 days ago, and their 2-2 away draw with Tondela.
- Petit was appointed as head coach in February 2026 and has quickly introduced a much more proactive style of football to Santa Clara.
- Santa Clara’s 4-3-3 system prioritizes pressing, fast-paced play and wing overloads, and Petit will want his side to control the pace of this matchup, rather than sit back and hope to hit their hosts on the break.
- Santa Clara’s top goal scorer is Vinicius, who has notched 5 times in 20 league appearances this term, and provides a consistent attacking threat for the islanders.
- The visitors have won 1, drawn 5 and lost 6 of their 12 away league matches this season, conceding 17 goals, and are the favourites to take all 3 points on Sunday.
Head-to-Head
This fixture should be a good contest between AVS Futebol SAD’s defensive, pragmatic tactics and Santa Clara’s attacking, pressing system.
Key Players
- Nene - AVS Futebol SAD’s top scorer in the Primeira Liga 2025/2026 is Nene, who has scored just 4 times in 17 appearances, so they’ll look to him to provide a focal point in attack on Sunday.
- Vinicius - Santa Clara’s top goal scorer is Vinicius, who has notched 5 times in 20 league appearances this term, and provides a consistent attacking threat for the islanders.
Betting Insights
The oddsmakers favour the visitors, and the odds for Santa Clara to win here are 1.84 , which is fair, given they’ve won the last 2 head-to-head meetings between the two sides.
Prediction
However, the odds for ‘Both Teams to Score - No’ are 1.73 , so we expect at least one of these teams to keep a shutout, with Santa Clara winning and keeping AVS Futebol SAD’s attack quiet.
