The second half is about to begin
Teams back on the pitch. The second half will begin in a few moments.
End of first half
Fábio Verissímo raises his arms and ends the first half of Santa Clara and Porto. Score 2-0.
46'Porto on the attack
After a through ball, Iván Jaime finished dangerously.
45'Extra time
We're up to the 48th minute.
40' Santa Clara shot
Sidney Lima took a chance from outside the area, but Vinicius Lopes, who was offside, played defender for Porto and prevented the shot from reaching Diogo Costa's goal.
34' Santa Clara looking to cut losses
Gabriel Silva received the ball on the right, broke into the area and shot, but it went into the net from outside.
32' Start resumed
After the hydration break, the match resumed with a throw-in for Porto.
30' Hydration break
It's time for the athletes to hydrate.
29'It was almost
Santa Clara scored once more. Galeno saved what would have been Santa Clara's first goal after a mistake by goalkeeper Diogo Costa.
24' GOAL
Galeno took the spot-kick and slid it past goalkeeper Gabriel Batista. The lead was extended at the São Miguel Stadium, 2-0.
23' Penalty
Fran Navarro received the ball in the box, dominated and ended up being fouled by his marker. The referee had no choice and pointed to the spot.
19'Porto arrived
After a pass from Vasco Sousa to Fran Navarro, the Dragons striker shot, but with no power and made an easy save for the goalkeeper.
16' Goal
Iván Jaime received the ball on the right flank, took it in his stride and fired in a powerful shot. Despite a deflection off Santa Clara goalkeeper Gabriel Batista, Porto opened the scoring.
11'Match studied
In these first ten minutes we have a very studied game. For the time being, Santa Clara's defensive system overpowers Porto's attack. The Azoreans make a few escapes on counter-attacks.
4'Diogo Costa saves
After a cross from Alisson Safira, Vinicius Lopes slid in on goal and Diogo Costa appeared to pull off a miracle and save Porto.
It's started
Ball rolling for Santa Clara and Porto.
Teams on the pitch!
It's time for the ball to roll at the Estadio São Miguel. Teams come out for the starting ceremony.
And when the game takes place in Santa Clara's home ground?
When Santa Clara are in charge, there have been ten matches against Porto, and the numbers are as follows:
Two wins for Santa Clara.
Seven wins for Porto.
One draw between the teams.
History in the Primeira Liga
Santa Clara and Porto have played each other 16 times in the top flight, and the numbers are as follows:
One win for Santa Clara.
14 wins for Porto.
One draw between the teams.
Retrospect
Santa Clara and Porto have met 21 times:
Two wins for Santa Clara.
18 wins for Porto.
One draw between the teams.
Porto line-up
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Santa Clara's line-up
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In a few moments
The time has come for Santa Clara and Porto to take to the field in the second round of the Primeira Liga.
How and where to watch Santa Clara vs Porto?
You can follow the match minute by minute here on VAVEL. But as well as leaving your screen connected here, you can connect your device to Disney+ (streaming) to follow the match.
When is the Santa Clara v Porto match and where to watch it?
Championship: Segunda rodada da Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio de São Miguel, Açores, Portugal.
Time: 12 PM ET
Where to watch?: Disney+
Real Time: VAVEL
Porto's likely line-up
Dragons coach Vitor Bruno will field the following team: Diogo Costa; João Mário, Zé Pedro, Octávio, Martim Fernandes; Varela, Vasco Sousa; Nico, Pepê, Galeno, Namaso.
Porto's absentees
The Dragons won't be able to count on some of their players. Conceição, Ivan Marcano and Zaidu Sanusi are injured.
Santa Clara's probable lineup
The coach of the team from the Azores, Vasco Matos, will field the following team: Batista; Sidney, Venâncio, Alysson; Matheus Araújo, Adriano, Pedro Ferreira, Lucas Soares; Vinícius, Gabriel Silva, Allison Safira.
Santa Clara's absentees
Vasco Matos will be able to count on all of his players, meaning he has no absentees for this game.
Porto will be looking for their second win
The Dragons started the 2024/25 championship in great fashion, beating Gil Vicente 3-0. The goals were scored by Galeno, Ivan Jaime and Namaso. Apart from the scoreline, Porto's performance was good, but the team's early season pace was clear, as they started the game with a lot of pace and study.
Although Benfica and Sporting are more capable of competing for the title, due to their large squads and investments, Porto have a good structure and if they manage to comply with financial fair play, they can go into the market to find new players to add to the squad.
Santa Clara arrives in high spirits after opening win
The Brave Azoreans returned to the top flight by winning the second division title and their fans hope that this season will be different from 2022/23, the season that saw them relegated. They made a very good debut in the 2024/25 Premier League, winning 4-1.
Santa Clara's first four goals on their return to the top flight were scored by Vinícius Lopes, Alisson Safira - from the penalty spot - Ricardinho and João Costa. It was a fine first step, but the big question is how the team will perform in the remaining 33 rounds, as it is a fact that the team is fighting, in the first instance, to stay in the first division.
What can you expect from the match?
Santa Clara host Porto this Friday (16) at 12h PM ET in the second round of the Portuguese Primeira Liga. The teams made a very good start to the season, Santa Clara beating Estoril 4-1 and currently leading the league. Porto are just behind, having beaten Gil Vicente 3-0 on their debut and are just behind Santa Clara, but how is each team doing?
Hello, everyone!
Hi, fans! The second round of the portuguese Primeira Liga will begin and Santa Clara and Porto will face off today (16) at 12 PM ET. We're going on this journey together and here at VAVEL you'll be following the details of the match, news, line-ups and minute-by-minute moves.