Portugal - Liga 3Data current as of September 12, 2026

União Santarém vs Amarante: match statistics

União Santarém crest
União Santarém
1 : 2half-time 1:0
Amarante crest
Amarante
135%(2.17)
X35%(2.95)
230%(3.20)

Statistical analysis suggests a very evenly matched fixture. União Santarém shows solid home form with an even 33% split across wins, draws, and losses, averaging 0.92 goals per game. Amarante has a better overall season record (11 wins); however, they win 45% of their away matches while keeping a clean sheet in 45% of those games, which proves their defensive stability. Both teams have an identical goal difference (0) in their respective matches and very similar goal averages (1.83 vs 1.82 per game). Recent form favors the visitors (2.0 PPG vs 1.2 PPG), but União Santarém can be highly competitive on their own turf. Considering the evenly matched xG stats, similar efficiency, and the defensive solidity of both sides, a draw appears to be the most likely outcome of this duel.

União Santarém vs Amarante: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

União Santarém played against Amarante in Liga 3 (Portugal). The game was played on March 14, 2026. Final score: 1:2.

Recent form

União Santarém has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Amarante has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

União Santarém scores 0.91 goals per game and allows 0.96. Amarante scores 1.09 and allows 0.91. Games in this league average 2.19 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 43% of União Santarém's games and 36% of Amarante's. The Over 2.5 rates are 30% and 36%, compared with league averages of 46% for BTTS and 37% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

União Santarém has the higher season xG average, 1.05 to 1.04 per game. União Santarém takes 6.8 shots per game, while Amarante takes 8.0.

First-half and second-half trends

União Santarém leads at halftime in 30% of its games and scores 0.52 goals per game after halftime. Amarante leads at halftime in 23% and scores 0.73 after halftime.

When the teams score

União Santarém's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (6 goals). For Amarante, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Liga 3 games average 2.19 goals. Both teams score in 46% of games, and 37% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Statistical analysis suggests a very evenly matched fixture. União Santarém shows solid home form with an even 33% split across wins, draws, and losses, averaging 0.92 goals per game. Amarante has a better overall season record (11 wins); however, they win 45% of their away matches while keeping a clean sheet in 45% of those games, which proves their defensive stability. Both teams have an identical goal difference (0) in their respective matches and very similar goal averages (1.83 vs 1.82 per game). Recent form favors the visitors (2.0 PPG vs 1.2 PPG), but União Santarém can be highly competitive on their own turf. Considering the evenly matched xG stats, similar efficiency, and the defensive solidity of both sides, a draw appears to be the most likely outcome of this duel.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 0
First half
0 : 2
Second half

Game stats

51Possession (%)49
União SantarémAmarante
10Shots11
União SantarémAmarante
3Shots on target3
União SantarémAmarante
1.31xG1.39
União SantarémAmarante
3Corners7
União SantarémAmarante
63Dangerous attacks67
União SantarémAmarante
-1Fouls-1
União SantarémAmarante
1Cards0
União SantarémAmarante

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

União SantarémAmarante
0.91Goals scored / game1.09
União SantarémAmarante
0.96Goals allowed / game0.91
União SantarémAmarante
47%Average possession44%
União SantarémAmarante
3.26Shots on target / game2.95
União SantarémAmarante

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

6.78Shots per game8
União SantarémAmarante
3.26Shots on target2.95
União SantarémAmarante
13.5%Shot conversion13.6%
União SantarémAmarante
47%Possession44%
União SantarémAmarante
1.05xG for1.04
União SantarémAmarante
1.24xG against1.3
União SantarémAmarante

Shooting quality

União Santarém: Counter-attackingAmarante: Counter-attacking
União SantarémAmarante
Accuracy (shots on target)48%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.37

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Amarante is 67% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - União Santarém · 2 pts / game - Amarante

União Santarém
WLLWL
Season result split
35% W30% D35% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-7-8
1.35 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-4-4
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DWLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Amarante
DLWWW
Season result split
50% W23% D27% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-5-6
1.73 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-2-4
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWDLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.93Opponent xG: 1.29BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Amarante is 20% better for: goals scored per game.

0.91 goals / game - União Santarém · 1.09 goals / game - Amarante

Amarante is 5% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.96 goals / game - União Santarém · 0.91 goals / game - Amarante

União Santarém scoring profile: mixed

União Santarém scores in 61% of games (14 of 23 meczów), while Amarante keeps a clean sheet in 45% (10 of 22 meczów).

Amarante scoring profile: strong

Amarante scores in 68% of games (15 of 22 meczów), while União Santarém keeps a clean sheet in 30% (7 of 23 meczów).

21Goals scored (season)24
União SantarémAmarante
22Goals conceded (season)20
União SantarémAmarante
1.87Average goals per game2
União SantarémAmarante
6Goals scored (last 5)6
União SantarémAmarante
8Goals conceded (last 5)4
União SantarémAmarante

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal68%
União SantarémAmarante
26%2 goals27%
União SantarémAmarante
4%3 goals14%
União SantarémAmarante
0%4 goals0%
União SantarémAmarante

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal55%
União SantarémAmarante
17%2 goals32%
União SantarémAmarante
9%3 goals5%
União SantarémAmarante
0%4 goals0%
União SantarémAmarante

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

43%
União Santarém - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 23 meczów
46%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time14%
União SantarémAmarante
0%BTTS in both halves9%
União SantarémAmarante
13%Scored in both halves23%
União SantarémAmarante

BTTS and goal count

26%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
União SantarémAmarante
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
União SantarémAmarante
60%BTTS - last 560%
União SantarémAmarante

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

52%Min. 1 goal before half-time59%
União SantarémAmarante
17%Min. 2 goals before half-time18%
União SantarémAmarante
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
União SantarémAmarante

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
União SantarémAmarante
26%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
União SantarémAmarante
4%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
União SantarémAmarante

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

União Santarém is 18% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.39 pts / game - União Santarém · 1.18 pts / game - Amarante

União Santarém - half-time state
30% leading48% draw22% trailing
Amarante - half-time state
23% leading50% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.39Points per game (1st half)1.18
União SantarémAmarante
0.39Goals scored (1st half)0.36
União SantarémAmarante
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.45
União SantarémAmarante
0.78Average goals (1st half)0.82
União SantarémAmarante
70%Clean sheet before half-time64%
União SantarémAmarante
70%No goal before half-time64%
União SantarémAmarante

After half-time (2nd half)

1.17Points per game (2nd half)1.73
União SantarémAmarante
0.52Goals scored (2nd half)0.73
União SantarémAmarante
0.57Goals conceded (2nd half)0.45
União SantarémAmarante
1.09Average goals (2nd half)1.18
União SantarémAmarante
43%Clean sheet after half-time59%
União SantarémAmarante
57%No goal after half-time45%
União SantarémAmarante

União Santarém - second-half results

26% W39% D35% L
32
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at halftime in 30% of games and wins 35%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Amarante - second-half results

45% W36% D18% L
26
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding217%

Leads at halftime in 23% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

União Santarém - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.00
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.41.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Amarante - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.80
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game0.81.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

União Santarém
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
0
2
16-30
4
4
31-45
6
4
46-60
4
5
61-75
2
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Amarante
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
5
1
16-30
1
5
31-45
2
3
46-60
6
2
61-75
8
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.94
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
88%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
40%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
41%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
12%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

União Santarém

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.15
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 24% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

Amarante

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
109%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Liga 3).

Teams vs league

União SantarémLigaAmarante
Average goals per game 1.872.19 2.00
Both teams scored 43%46% 36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 30%37% 36%
Clean sheets 30%32% 45%
Goal before half-time 52%65% 59%
Goal after half-time 78%72% 73%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.19
Average goals per game
46%
Both teams scored
37%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.19
Home goals / game
1.00
Away goals / game
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defensive advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. União SantarémGoalJorge Braima Nogueira
  2. União SantarémSubstitutionOn: Sidy KouméOff: Eric Ayiah
  3. União SantarémSubstitutionOn: Pedro Miguel Miranda PereiraOff: Jorge Braima Nogueira
  4. União SantarémYellow cardGonçalo Filipe Carmo Teixeira

FAQ

What was the result of União Santarém vs Amarante?

The Liga 3 match finished União Santarém 1:2 Amarante. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before União Santarém vs Amarante?

União Santarém score 0.91 goals per game on average and Amarante 1.09. The Liga 3 average is 2.19 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 37% of games. Both teams score in 43% of União Santarém's matches and 36% of Amarante's.

What form are União Santarém and Amarante in?

Over the last 5 games União Santarém have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Amarante 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for União Santarém vs Amarante?

The statistical background for União Santarém vs Amarante — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.