Santa Clara travel to Academico Viseu carrying a Formatic form score of 8.22 out of 10, a rating described as excellent and built on four wins and a draw from their last five outings. All five matches came in pre-season, with the visitors scoring 12 goals and conceding just 2 across that stretch. They found the net in every outing, claimed clean sheets in three of the five, and closed their preparations with a 3-0 victory over Arouca. Earlier in that sequence they put four past Leça, beat Moreirense 2-1 and defeated Paredes 2-0, with only a 1-1 draw against Felgueiras 1932 interrupting a run of convincing wins. The goals have flowed consistently throughout pre-season, and the defensive structure has held firm in the majority of those contests, suggesting Santa Clara arrive for this Primeira Liga opener in sharp attacking shape and with genuine defensive organisation.

Academico Viseu present a starkly different picture. Their form score stands at 3.56 out of 10, categorised as patchy, and the gap between the two sides measures 4.66 in Santa Clara's favour. Across their last five matches, Viseu managed one win, three draws and one defeat, scoring just 2 goals and conceding 1. They found the net in only one of those five outings but kept four clean sheets across the same sample, a defensive record built largely on goalless stalemates. The lone victory came 2-0 away to Benfica B on 9 May, but either side of that result sit 0-0 draws at home to Sporting CP B, at home to Vizela and away to Farense. Their most recent outing was a 0-1 friendly defeat to Lusitânia Lourosa, a result that underlines the lack of cutting edge that has defined much of their recent run. Viseu have been difficult to break down but appear to carry minimal threat going forward, and that imbalance leaves them vulnerable against a side arriving with momentum and firepower.

The head to head record across the last six meetings favours Academico Viseu with 3 wins to Santa Clara's 1, alongside 2 draws. Those fixtures averaged 2.17 goals per meeting, with both teams scoring in 4 of the 6 and over 2.5 goals landing in 3 of the 6. The most recent encounter finished 1-1 on 4 March 2024, while Santa Clara's sole win in this sample came 2-0 on 6 October 2023. Earlier meetings saw Academico Viseu edge tight contests, winning 2-1 on 12 May 2018 and again by the same scoreline on 26 March 2017, with a 0-0 stalemate on 6 January 2018 completing the itemised sequence. The historical pattern suggests these sides are capable of producing goals when they meet, though the current form profiles point in opposite directions.

Santa Clara's pre-season output and Academico Viseu's scoring drought create a clear contrast. The visitors have netted in every recent outing and arrive with attacking rhythm, while the hosts managed just 2 goals across their last five and have struggled to convert defensive solidity into points. The form gap of 4.66 is substantial, and the numbers suggest Santa Clara hold the edge in both creative output and defensive stability. Formatic's model will deliver its final assessment closer to kick-off, but the data as it stands points toward a fixture shaped by the visitors' superior firepower and the hosts' difficulty in finding the net.