In a weekend match in week 33, on Sun May 8th, Santa Clara will play host to Paços de Ferreira in a meeting of these two Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Santa Clara sits at 9th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Vitória SC. Oscar Estupiñan struck first for Vitória SC in the 32nd minute, but Allano got the equalizer for Santa Clara in the 55th minute earning them at least the one point. Santa Clara is looking for direction having 2 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Paços de Ferreira is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Tondela. Salvador Agra struck first for Tondela in the 32nd minute on a feed from Tiago Melo Almeida, then Lucas Silva tied it up for Paços de Ferreira in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. Paços de Ferreira should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 30th of December, Paços de Ferreira hosted Santa Clara at the Estádio Da Capital Do Móvel in their last match together. Paços de Ferreira was victorious by a score of 2 to 1 in front of almost one thousand excited fans. Hidemasa Morita scored the first goal for Santa Clara in the 41st minute, then Denílson got the equalizer for Paços de Ferreira in the 69th minute on a feed from Stephen Eustáquio Finally they completed the comback in the 82nd minute on a goal by Denílson to cap off a wild match.
Paços de Ferreira is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Nuno Santos and Butzke Benavides each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Santa Clara is glad to have Kyosuke Tagawa in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals.