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

Santa Clara host Famalicão in Liga Portugal at Estádio de São Miguel on Sunday, 18 January 2026, with the hosts trying to climb away from the lower reaches and the visitors aiming to consolidate a top-half spot.

Famalicão won the reverse fixture 3-0 on matchday one. The table sets the tone here too: Santa Clara sit 14th on 17 points, while Famalicão arrive in eighth with 23.

Form points both ways. Santa Clara are without a win in three league games, drawing 3-3 at Nacional after defeats by Porto and Arouca. Famalicão have dropped three league matches in a row, part of a four-game losing run across all competitions since beating Estoril 4-0.

The numbers hint at the likely patterns. Famalicão have kept eight clean sheets and conceded just 14 times, and they deliver accurately from wide areas with a 26.10% cross success rate and six headed league goals. Santa Clara have scored 14 and rely on fine margins, with five penalties converted and five clean sheets underpinning a compact approach.

Individual threats could decide it. Vinicius leads Santa Clara with five league goals, while Gustavo Sá and Yassir Zabiri have four each for Famalicão.

A home win would move Santa Clara to 20 points and could ease the pressure near the relegation places. Victory for Famalicão would take them to 26 points and strengthen their hold on a top-half position.