CD Nacional vs Santa Clara predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

The Azoreans, having lost their last match against FC Porto, travel to Madeira Island with the intention of achieving the best possible result. In this match of the 16th round of the Portugal League,  CD Nacional will face Santa Clara at Da Madeira stadium on 11 January at 10:30.

The home team, CD Nacional is currently in 14º position in the tournament with 16 points, while Santa Clara is currently in 13º position with 16.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this CD Nacional vs Santa Clara.

CD Nacional

CD Nacional comes from playing against Vitória de Guimarães and finished the match with a result of 2-1, with loss for CD Nacional. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Santa Clara. In that last match between CD Nacional and Vitória de Guimarães, Black-and-white team achieved a 43% possession of the ball, with 4 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Chiheb Labidi.

In the last 7 matches, the team coached by Tiago Margarido has achieved 1 win, 2 draws y 4 defeats. CD Nacional average number of goals per game is 1.4 goals, while they concede an average of 1.9 goals per game. With this trend they have 11 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 10 goals while conceding 13 goals.

Latest statistics in CD Nacional matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/7
• Both teams to score: 6/7
• Matches conceding goals:  11
• First to concede goals: 5/7

Santa Clara

Santa Clara, meanwhile, are coming off a 0-1 defeat against FC Porto, and travel to the Da Madeira stadium with the intention of turning this last result around and facing CD Nacional.

In that match between Santa Clara and FC Porto, the Azoreans team achieved 43% ball possession, getting 0 shots on goal, without managing to score a goal.

Analysing the last 7 matches, Vasco Matos's team has won 2, drawn 2 and lost 3. Santa Clara average 1.0 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.9 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 official match without a clean sheet. In those 7 matches, they have scored a total of 7 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in Santa Clara matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/7
• Both teams to score: 2/7
• First to concede goals: 4/7
• Draw at half-time: 4/7

CD Nacional vs Santa Clara: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

We always analyse previous H2H to spot trends that help us make a more accurate CD Nacional vs Santa Clara prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Portugal League competition, in an event that took place at the São Miguel stadium on 30-03-2025 with the result of 1-0, with Santa Clara winning.

The last 5 meetings between CD Nacional and Santa Clara have resulted in 2 wins for CD Nacional, 1 win for Santa Clara, and 2 draws. In those matches, CD Nacional managed to score 5 goals, while Santa Clara scored 3 goals against CD Nacional.

• In 2/5 matches both teams scored
• En 5/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals