Portugal - Liga 3Data current as of September 13, 2026

União Santarém vs CF Os Belenenses: match statistics

125%(3.05)
X25%(2.90)
250%(2.33)

CF Os Belenenses displays significantly better form and statistics in away matches than União Santarém at home. The visitors achieve a 60% win rate on the road with an impressive tally of 13 wins this season, while the hosts win only 36% of their home matches. Belenenses scores an average of 1.7 goals per away game and have never failed to score in a match (FTS% 0%), making their offense highly effective. União Santarém has weaker form in their last five matches (PPG 1.8 vs 1.0), but their home advantage could help them secure a draw. The difference in Expected Goals quality (xG For: 1.36 vs 1.06) and goal difference (+6 vs +2) speak in favor of the visitors, who have a realistic chance of securing all three points.

União Santarém vs CF Os Belenenses: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

União Santarém played against CF Os Belenenses in Liga 3 (Portugal). The game was played on March 8, 2026. Final score: 0:2.

Recent form

União Santarém has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.80 points per game. CF Os Belenenses has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

União Santarém scores 0.95 goals per game and allows 0.91. CF Os Belenenses scores 1.50 and allows 1.00. Games in this league average 2.18 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 45% of União Santarém's games and 50% of CF Os Belenenses's. The Over 2.5 rates are 32% and 50%, compared with league averages of 47% for BTTS and 37% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

CF Os Belenenses has the higher season xG average, 1.41 to 1.06 per game. União Santarém takes 6.9 shots per game, while CF Os Belenenses takes 11.2.

First-half and second-half trends

União Santarém leads at halftime in 32% of its games and scores 0.55 goals per game after halftime. CF Os Belenenses leads at halftime in 45% and scores 0.68 after halftime.

When the teams score

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

League scoring profile

Liga 3 games average 2.18 goals. Both teams score in 47% of games, and 37% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

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

CF Os Belenenses displays significantly better form and statistics in away matches than União Santarém at home. The visitors achieve a 60% win rate on the road with an impressive tally of 13 wins this season, while the hosts win only 36% of their home matches. Belenenses scores an average of 1.7 goals per away game and have never failed to score in a match (FTS% 0%), making their offense highly effective. União Santarém has weaker form in their last five matches (PPG 1.8 vs 1.0), but their home advantage could help them secure a draw. The difference in Expected Goals quality (xG For: 1.36 vs 1.06) and goal difference (+6 vs +2) speak in favor of the visitors, who have a realistic chance of securing all three points.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

58Possession (%)42
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
5Shots10
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
2Shots on target4
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
0.93xG1.29
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
1Corners3
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
61Dangerous attacks52
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
-1Fouls-1
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
1Cards3
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses

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 SantarémCF Os Belenenses
0.95Goals scored / game1.5
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
0.91Goals allowed / game1
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
47%Average possession50%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
3.32Shots on target / game4.18
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

6.86Shots per game11.18
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
3.32Shots on target4.18
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
13.9%Shot conversion13.4%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
47%Possession50%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
1.06xG for1.41
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
1.24xG against1.14
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses

Shooting quality

União Santarém: Counter-attackingCF Os Belenenses: Efficient finishing
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
Accuracy (shots on target)48%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.36

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 is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / game - União Santarém · 1 pts / game - CF Os Belenenses

União Santarém
WWLLW
Season result split
36% W32% D32% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-7-7
1.41 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-4-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.26Opponent xG: 1.18BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
CF Os Belenenses
LDDWL
Season result split
59% W18% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-4-5
1.95 pts / game · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
6-2-2
Last 5 away
3-1-1
WWWLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

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.

CF Os Belenenses is 58% better for: goals scored per game.

0.95 goals / game - União Santarém · 1.5 goals / game - CF Os Belenenses

União Santarém is 10% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.91 goals / game - União Santarém · 1 goals / game - CF Os Belenenses

União Santarém scoring profile: mixed

União Santarém scores in 64% of games (14 of 22 meczów), while CF Os Belenenses keeps a clean sheet in 41% (9 of 22 meczów).

CF Os Belenenses scoring profile: very strong

CF Os Belenenses scores in 86% of games (19 of 22 meczów), while União Santarém keeps a clean sheet in 32% (7 of 22 meczów).

21Goals scored (season)33
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
20Goals conceded (season)22
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
1.86Average goals per game2.5
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
8Goals scored (last 5)7
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
7Goals conceded (last 5)8
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses

How often they score at least...

64%1 goal86%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
27%2 goals41%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
5%3 goals18%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
0%4 goals5%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal59%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
14%2 goals32%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
9%3 goals5%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
0%4 goals5%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses

* 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.

45%
União Santarém - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 22 meczów
50%
CF Os Belenenses - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.11 of 22 meczów
47%
League average

Goal patterns

9%BTTS at half-time27%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
0%BTTS in both halves5%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
14%Scored in both halves32%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses

BTTS and goal count

27%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
80%BTTS - last 580%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses

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

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time77%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
18%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
9%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time68%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
27%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses

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.

CF Os Belenenses is 19% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.45 pts / game - União Santarém · 1.73 pts / game - CF Os Belenenses

União Santarém - half-time state
32% leading50% draw18% trailing
CF Os Belenenses - half-time state
45% leading36% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.45Points per game (1st half)1.73
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.82
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
0.36Goals conceded (1st half)0.45
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
0.77Average goals (1st half)1.27
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
73%Clean sheet before half-time64%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
68%No goal before half-time32%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses

After half-time (2nd half)

1.23Points per game (2nd half)1.5
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
0.55Goals scored (2nd half)0.68
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
0.55Goals conceded (2nd half)0.55
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
1.09Average goals (2nd half)1.23
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
45%Clean sheet after half-time59%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses
55%No goal after half-time50%
União SantarémCF Os Belenenses

União Santarém - second-half results

27% W41% D32% L
32
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.45
PPG before half-time
Lead holding113%

Leads at halftime in 32% of games and wins 36%. 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.

CF Os Belenenses - second-half results

36% W41% D23% L
38
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.73
PPG before half-time
Lead holding131%

Leads at halftime in 45% of games and wins 59%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 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 game2.001.20
Goals scored / game1.00.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.81.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5
CF Os Belenenses - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.80
Goals scored / game0.80.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.61.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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
2
0-15
0
2
16-30
4
4
31-45
6
4
46-60
4
4
61-75
2
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

CF Os Belenenses
ScoredConceded
7
3
0-15
4
2
16-30
7
5
31-45
3
4
46-60
4
6
61-75
8
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - 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

2.18
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+15%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 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.
-0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.33
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
79%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
93%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.39
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%

CF Os Belenenses

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
153%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.95
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* 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 SantarémLigaCF Os Belenenses
Average goals per game 1.862.18 2.50
Both teams scored 45%47% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 32%37% 50%
Clean sheets 32%32% 41%
Goal before half-time 50%65% 77%
Goal after half-time 77%73% 68%

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

2.18
Average goals per game
47%
Both teams scored
37%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
32%
Clean sheets
1.21
Home goals / game
0.98
Away goals / game
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defensive advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
10%
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. CF Os BelenensesYellow cardAfonso Alexandre Cunha Afonso
  2. CF Os BelenensesYellow cardTiago Emanuel Jesus Morgado
  3. União SantarémSubstitutionOn: Éberth Araújo NogueiraOff: Sidy Koumé
  4. União SantarémYellow cardDavid Mota Vinhas
  5. CF Os BelenensesGoalEduardo Fabrício de Souza
  6. CF Os BelenensesYellow cardAfonso Fernandes de Oliveira Pinto
  7. CF Os BelenensesSubstitutionOn: Wilson Bruno Naval da Costa EduardoOff: Diogo Horta Leitão

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Gonçalo José Vilão RosaMatches officiated: 8
3Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 225%Home wins25%Draws50%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from União Santarém's perspective: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses against CF Os Belenenses. Games average 2.50 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

UD Santarém
2 : 1
CF Os Belenenses
CF Os Belenenses
0 : 2
UD Santarém

FAQ

What was the result of União Santarém vs CF Os Belenenses?

The Liga 3 match finished União Santarém 0:2 CF Os Belenenses. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between União Santarém and CF Os Belenenses?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches União Santarém won 2, CF Os Belenenses won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before União Santarém vs CF Os Belenenses?

União Santarém score 0.95 goals per game on average and CF Os Belenenses 1.50. The Liga 3 average is 2.18 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 37% of games. Both teams score in 45% of União Santarém's matches and 50% of CF Os Belenenses's.

What form are União Santarém and CF Os Belenenses in?

Over the last 5 games União Santarém have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and CF Os Belenenses 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for União Santarém vs CF Os Belenenses?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for União Santarém vs CF Os Belenenses: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.