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Greenville Triumph1-0Forward Madison
Sun, 8 Mar 2026, 20:30
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Match Timeline

6'
João Mendes🟨
Yellow Card
6'
S. Lima
Normal Goal → Guilherme Romao
14'
Welinton Torrao
Normal Goal
39'
Lucas Soares🟨
Yellow Card
46'
J. I. Mendes🔄
Substitution 1 → O. Lebedenko
46'
Beni🔄
Substitution 2 → G. Nogueira
55'
A. Ndoye🔄
Substitution 3 → N. Oliveira
55'
T. Arcanjo🔄
Substitution 4 → Gustavo
59'
Lucas Soares🔄
Substitution 1 → Diogo Calila
60'
Serginho🟨
Yellow Card
69'
Samu🔄
Substitution 5 → O. Camara
73'
José Tavares🟨
Yellow Card
76'
J. Tavares🔄
Substitution 2 → Gustavo Klismahn
76'
Fernando🔄
Substitution 3 → Elias Manoel
83'
Welinton Torrao🔄
Substitution 4 → P. Pacheco
83'
Gabriel Silva🔄
Substitution 5 → Brenner
89'
Oumar Camara🟨
Yellow Card

Match Statistics

4Shots on Goal6
1Shots off Goal5
6Total Shots14
1Blocked Shots3
5Shots insidebox6
1Shots outsidebox8
26Fouls15
2Corner Kicks4
0Offsides4
38Ball Possession62
3Yellow Cards2
5Goalkeeper Saves2
287Total passes459
191Passes accurate358
67Passes %78
0.61expected_goals1.08
0goals_prevented0

Starting Lineups

Santa ClaraSanta Clara1:1

Starting XI

1Gabriel BatistaG
5Guilherme RomãoD
35SerginhoM
49WelintonF
94Henrique SilvaD
8Pedro FerreiraM
26Luis FernandoF
23Sidney LimaD
65José TavaresM
10Gabriel SilvaF
42Lucas SoaresD

GuimaraesGuimaraes1:1

Starting XI

27CharlesG
13João MendesD
23Diogo SousaM
48Noah SavioloM
90Alioune NdoyeF
26Rodrigo AbascalD
16Beni MukendiM
20SamuM
28Thiago BalieiroD
18Telmo ArcanjoM
66Tony StrataD

Head-to-Head

📈 Team Form & Statistics

Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Form: D-D-L-L-L
Guimaraes
Guimaraes
Form: D-L-W-L-W
Record
0 W
4 D
6 L
5 W
1 D
4 L
Goals Per Game
0.9
Scored
vs
1.6
Scored
1.6
Conceded
vs
1.6
Conceded
Betting Indicators
Clean Sheets
10%
Clean Sheets
10%
BTTS
50%
BTTS
80%
Home/Away Performance
Scored
Home:0.6
Away:1.2
Conceded
Home:1.6
Away:1.6
Scored
Home:1.3
Away:2.0
Conceded
Home:0.8
Away:2.8

⚡ Elo Ratings

Long Term Elo Rating
1521
Average
1653
Good
Short Term Elo Rating
1499
↓ Momentum (-22)
1687
↑ Momentum (+34)
Expected Outcome
23%
Home Win
28%
Draw
49%
Away Win
Attack & Defence Elo
Long Term
1434
Attack
1537
1591
Defence
1577
Recent Form
1413
Attack
1531
1579
Defence
1562
Post-Match Changes
+13
Rating Change
0
Rating Change
Elo ratings measure team strength based on match results and opponent quality. Higher ratings indicate stronger teams.

📝 Match Preview

Goals Expected as Struggling Santa Clara Host Leaky Guimaraes
Recommendation:OVER_2_5
Odds:2.50
Expected Value:+45.0%
Confidence:65

We head to the Azores for a Primeira Liga Sunday night fixture that promises entertainment, with 16th-placed Santa Clara desperate for points against a Guimaraes side that can't keep clean sheets away from home. The market is sleeping on the goal potential here, and I'm targeting the Over 2.5 Goals at 2.50. Santa Clara are in the thick of a relegation battle, sitting 16th with just 19 points from 24 games. Their recent form makes grim reading—winless in ten matches (0-4-6) and collecting a miserable 0.40 points per game during that stretch. However, dig beneath the surface of those results and there's a fascinating attacking trend emerging at home. While their season average at home is a paltry 0.60 goals per game, their last three home fixtures have seen them score five times: a 2-2 draw against Tondela, a 1-2 loss to Benfica, and a 2-4 defeat to Estoril. They're finding the net against mid-table and top-tier opposition, which is crucial for our analysis. Defensively, they're still vulnerable—conceding 1.60 per game at home—but with their survival on the line, they can't afford to park the bus against a Guimaraes side that will attack them. Speaking of Guimaraes, the visitors occupy 9th place with 32 points and come into this with decent overall form (5 wins in their last 10). However, their away record is a bettor's dream for goal markets. They're involved in absolute shootouts on the road, scoring 2.00 goals per game but conceding a staggering 2.75 per game. Their last four away trips have produced total goals of 5, 5, 6, and 1 respectively. The 2-3 loss at Braga, 2-3 defeat at Arouca, and 2-4 thrashing at Estoril tell you everything about their defensive vulnerabilities against teams fighting for their lives. The head-to-head record favors Guimaraes (6 wins in the last 9 meetings), but Santa Clara have held their own at home in this fixture with a 50% win rate (2-0-2) in home games against the Vitoria side. The October 2025 meeting ended 2-1 to Guimaraes, continuing the trend of high-scoring encounters between these two. From a statistical perspective, the goal expectancies (Home 1.68, Away 1.80) point toward a 3.48 total goal expectation for this match. Yet the market is pricing Over 2.5 Goals at 2.50, implying just a 40% probability. Given Guimaraes' defensive record on the road and Santa Clara's recent improvement in front of their own fans, that looks like a significant pricing error. **Key Points:** • Santa Clara have scored 5 goals in their last 3 home games, showing improved attacking output despite their winless run • Guimaraes concede 2.75 goals per game away from home, with their last 4 away trips seeing 3, 5, 5, and 6 total goals respectively • The Poisson goal expectancies suggest 3.48 expected goals, well above the 2.5 line • Santa Clara's home record vs Guimaraes is competitive (50% win rate), suggesting they can contribute to the scoring • Guimaraes' last 10 games have seen Both Teams Score in 80% of matches **Summary:** This is a classic case of the market overreacting to Santa Clara's poor win record while ignoring the underlying goal trends. Guimaraes are a defensive disaster away from home, and Santa Clara are scoring enough to contribute to a high-scoring game. At 2.50, the Over 2.5 Goals represents excellent value with a realistic probability closer to 58% based on the goal expectancies and recent form patterns.

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