Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Nacional vs Santa Clara stats tab covers Primeira Liga (Portugal), Regular Season - 16 on 11 Jan 2026. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Nacional 5, Santa Clara 6; Shots off target: Nacional 5, Santa Clara 11; Possession: Nacional 46%, Santa Clara 54%; Corner kicks: Nacional 2, Santa Clara 8; Fouls: Nacional 14, Santa Clara 11; Yellow cards: Nacional 4, Santa Clara 4. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Santa Clara led shots on target, 6 to 5 over Nacional, Santa Clara had more possession, 54% to 46% over Nacional, and Santa Clara led corner kicks, 8 to 2 over Nacional. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Nacional committed more fouls, 14 to 11 over Santa Clara. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
