Portugal - Liga 3Data current as of 31 August 2026

União Santarém vs Caldas: match statistics

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União Santarém vs Caldas: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

União Santarém play Caldas in Liga 3 (Portugal). The match date is 4 September 2026.

Current form

União Santarém: 0-1-2, 0.33 points/match. Caldas: 0-1-2, 0.33 points/match.

Goal statistics

União Santarém scores 0.33 and concedes 2.67 goals per match. Caldas scores 0.67 and concedes 1.67. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: União Santarém 33%, Caldas 33%. Over 2.5: União Santarém 33%, Caldas 33%. League level: BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Caldas has higher xG: 1.16 vs 0.93. União Santarém: 8.3 shots per match, Caldas: 10.3.

Match halves

União Santarém: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.33. Caldas: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.67.

Goals by minute

União Santarém: 61-75 (1 goals). Caldas: 46-60 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Liga 3: 2.47 goals per match, BTTS 47%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 1.50, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

União SantarémCaldas
0.33Goals scored / match0.67
União SantarémCaldas
2.67Goals conceded / match1.67
União SantarémCaldas
51%Average possession51%
União SantarémCaldas
2.33Shots on target / match2.33
União SantarémCaldas

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

8.33Shots per match10.33
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

União Santarém
LDL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W33% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
0% W33% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-2
0.33 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Caldas is 60% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

União Santarém scoring profile: mixed

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

Caldas scoring profile: strong

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

1Goals scored (season)2
União SantarémCaldas
8Goals conceded (season)5
União SantarémCaldas
3Average goals in match2.33
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, 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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - União Santarém · 0.33 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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
Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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
Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

União Santarém - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.670.33
Goals scored / match0.00.3
Goals conceded / match1.01.7
Average goals in match1.02.0
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.330.67
Goals scored / match0.00.7
Goals conceded / match0.71.0
Average goals in match0.71.7
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-1.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
24%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
250%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
119%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
47%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / match
1.07
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence 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

Recent meetings (2): União Santarém 1 - 0 - 1 Caldas. Average goals 1.50, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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 4 September 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.