Portugal - Liga 3Data current as of August 31, 2026

União Santarém vs Caldas: match statistics

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União Santarém vs Caldas: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

União Santarém plays Caldas in Liga 3 (Portugal). The game is scheduled for September 4, 2026.

Recent form

União Santarém has 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.33 points per game. Caldas has 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 0.33 points per game.

Scoring records

União Santarém scores 0.33 goals per game and allows 2.67. Caldas scores 0.67 and allows 1.67. Games in this league average 2.47 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of União Santarém's games and 33% of Caldas's. The Over 2.5 rates are 33% and 33%, compared with league averages of 47% for BTTS and 43% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Caldas has the higher season xG average, 1.16 to 0.93 per game. União Santarém takes 8.3 shots per game, while Caldas takes 10.3.

First-half and second-half trends

União Santarém leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 0.33 goals per game after halftime. Caldas leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.67 after halftime.

When the teams score

União Santarém's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (1 goals). For Caldas, it is minutes 46-60 (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Liga 3 games average 2.47 goals. Both teams score in 47% of games, and 43% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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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 SantarémCaldas
0.33Goals scored / game0.67
União SantarémCaldas
2.67Goals allowed / game1.67
União SantarémCaldas
51%Average possession51%
União SantarémCaldas
2.33Shots on target / game2.33
União SantarémCaldas

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.33Shots per game10.33
União SantarémCaldas
2.33Shots on target2.33
União SantarémCaldas
4%Shot conversion6.5%
União SantarémCaldas
51%Possession51%
União SantarémCaldas
0.93xG for1.16
União SantarémCaldas
1.35xG against1.66
União SantarémCaldas

Shooting quality

União Santarém: BalancedCaldas: Balanced
União SantarémCaldas
Accuracy (shots on target)28%23%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.140.29

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.

União Santarém
LDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W33% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.3Goals conceded: 2.7xG: 0.93Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 33%
Caldas
LDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W33% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.7Goals conceded: 1.7xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 1.66BTTS: 33%Over 2.5: 33%

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.

Caldas is 103% better for: goals scored per game.

0.33 goals / game - União Santarém · 0.67 goals / game - Caldas

Caldas is 60% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.67 goals / game - União Santarém · 1.67 goals / game - Caldas

União Santarém scoring profile: mixed

União Santarém scores in 33% of games (1 of 3 meczów), while Caldas keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 meczów).

Caldas scoring profile: strong

Caldas scores in 33% of games (1 of 3 meczów), while União Santarém keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 3 meczów).

1Goals scored (season)2
União SantarémCaldas
8Goals conceded (season)5
União SantarémCaldas
3Average goals per game2.33
União SantarémCaldas
1Goals scored (last 5)2
União SantarémCaldas
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
União SantarémCaldas

How often they score at least...

33%1 goal33%
União SantarémCaldas
0%2 goals33%
União SantarémCaldas
0%3 goals0%
União SantarémCaldas
0%4 goals0%
União SantarémCaldas

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal67%
União SantarémCaldas
67%2 goals33%
União SantarémCaldas
33%3 goals33%
União SantarémCaldas
33%4 goals33%
União SantarémCaldas

* 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.

47%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
União SantarémCaldas
0%BTTS in both halves0%
União SantarémCaldas
0%Scored in both halves0%
União SantarémCaldas

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
União SantarémCaldas
33%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
União SantarémCaldas
33%BTTS - last 533%
União SantarémCaldas

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

33%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
União SantarémCaldas
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
União SantarémCaldas
33%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
União SantarémCaldas

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time33%
União SantarémCaldas
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
União SantarémCaldas
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
União SantarémCaldas

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 103% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.67 pts / game - União Santarém · 0.33 pts / game - Caldas

União Santarém - half-time state
0% leading67% draw33% trailing
Caldas - half-time state
0% leading33% draw67% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.67Points per game (1st half)0.33
União SantarémCaldas
0Goals scored (1st half)0
União SantarémCaldas
1Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
União SantarémCaldas
1Average goals (1st half)0.67
União SantarémCaldas
67%Clean sheet before half-time33%
União SantarémCaldas
100%No goal before half-time100%
União SantarémCaldas

After half-time (2nd half)

0.33Points per game (2nd half)0.67
União SantarémCaldas
0.33Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
União SantarémCaldas
1.67Goals conceded (2nd half)1
União SantarémCaldas
2Average goals (2nd half)1.67
União SantarémCaldas
0%Clean sheet after half-time67%
União SantarémCaldas
67%No goal after half-time67%
União SantarémCaldas

União Santarém - second-half results

0% W33% R67% P
2
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.67
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Caldas - second-half results

0% W67% R33% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
2
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.33
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

União Santarém - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.670.33
Goals scored / game0.00.3
Goals allowed / game1.01.7
Average goals per game1.02.0
1 goal33%100%
2 goals33%100%
3 goals33%0%
Clean sheet67%0%
No goal100%67%
Goal difference-3-4
Half-time: 0% leading - 67% draw - 33% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 33% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Caldas - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.330.67
Goals scored / game0.00.7
Goals allowed / game0.71.0
Average goals per game0.71.7
1 goal67%33%
2 goals0%33%
3 goals0%33%
Clean sheet33%67%
No goal100%67%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 33% draw - 67% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 67% draw - 33% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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
0
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
2
31-45
0
1
46-60
1
3
61-75
0
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (1 goal). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Caldas
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
1
31-45
1
0
46-60
0
2
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (1 goal). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-44%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
11%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
45%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 2 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.
-0.42
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.92
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.60
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-1.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
24%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
250%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Caldas

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.50
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.49
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
119%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

* 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 SantarémLigaCaldas
Average goals per game 3.002.47 2.33
Both teams scored 33%47% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 33%43% 33%
Clean sheets 0%33% 33%
Goal before half-time 33%63% 67%
Goal after half-time 100%67% 33%

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

2.47
Average goals per game
47%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / game
1.07
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from União Santarém's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Caldas. Games average 1.50 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Caldas SC
0 : 2
UD Santarém
UD Santarém
0 : 1
Caldas SC

FAQ

When do União Santarém and Caldas play?

União Santarém face Caldas on September 4, 2026 in Liga 3. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between União Santarém and Caldas?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches União Santarém won 1, Caldas won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

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

União Santarém score 0.33 goals per game on average and Caldas 0.67. The Liga 3 average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 33% of União Santarém's matches and 33% of Caldas's.

What form are União Santarém and Caldas in?

Over the last 5 games União Santarém have a 0-1-2 record (0.33 points per game) and Caldas 0-1-2 (0.33 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.