Moreirense v Santa Clara: top-half push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Moreirense host Santa Clara in Liga Portugal on Saturday, 24 January 2026 at Parque Desportivo Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas, with the hosts eyeing the top half and the visitors looking to pull clear of the relegation places.

The hosts sit sixth on 27 points, while Santa Clara are 14th with 17. Moreirense won the reverse fixture 1-0 away in August.

Form points to a narrow edge for Moreirense: two wins in their last four league games, including clean sheets against AVS and Tondela. Santa Clara are winless in five in the league, drawing at Nacional and at home to Arouca in that run.

Routes to goal could hinge on individual threats. Guilherme Schettine has nine league goals for Moreirense, while Dinis Pinto has supplied six assists, per the league's player rankings. Santa Clara's Vinicius leads their scoring on five, and the visitors have converted five penalties at 100%, so discipline in the box may be pivotal.

A home win would take Moreirense to 30 points and could bring them closer to the European places. Victory for Santa Clara would lift them to 20 points and could widen their cushion above the relegation play-off and relegation spots.