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Santa Clara vs Benfica
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Liga Portugal2026/20272026/2027
1
-FT
2
Oct 26, 2026
Estádio de São Miguel

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
90'+6Red Card
Benfica
90'+6Red Card
Santa Clara
90'+3Yellow Card
Vasconcelos
Vasconcelos
Santa Clara
Benfica
90'Yellow Card
Santa Clara
89'Yellow Card
Benfica
88'Yellow Card
Benfica
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Benfica
75'Substitution
Vasconcelos
Vasconcelos· In
Santa Clara
74'Yellow Card
Benfica
Goal!
1-2
⚽
Santa Clara
Goal!
1-1
Vangelis Pavlidis
Vangelis Pavlidis
62'·Benfica
⚽
59'Yellow Card
Benfica
Benfica
40'Yellow Card
Santa Clara
36'Yellow Card
Santa Clara
Goal!
1-0
Fernando
Fernando
32'·Santa Clara
⚽
10'Yellow Card
Marco Silva
Benfica
8'Yellow Card
Benfica

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Santa Clara
Santa Clara
Benfica
Benfica
39%Ball Possession61%
13Shots Total16
6Shots On Target3
2Corners3
17Fouls13
4Yellow Cards5
0Offsides3
2Saves5
306Passes483
6Shots Off Target7
91Attacks94
24Dangerous Attacks54
5Shots Inside Box7
8Shots Outside Box9
1Goals2
12Free Kicks17
1Shots Blocked6
4Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork0
19Tackles14
0Assists1
221Accurate Passes391
0Red Cards1
1Injuries0
8Total Crosses11
1Accurate Crosses4
12Interceptions11
42Duels Won50
2Big Chances Created1
1Big Chances Missed0

Team Lineups

Substitutes

3
Henrique Silva
Henrique Silva
12
Neneca
Neneca
17
Vasconcelos
Vasconcelos
6.2
18
Afonso Duarte
Afonso Duarte
19
Ythallo
Ythallo
22
Vitinho
Vitinho
6.6
25
Fredy
Fredy
80
Tiago Duarte
Tiago Duarte
81
Seydou Fofana
Seydou Fofana
99
Sorriso
Sorriso

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
7.8
90'103/3
28(75%)
3
7/13
7.0
85'002/2
29(93%)
1
2/3
6.8
85'00-
28(59%)
4
6/10
6.8
90'001/4
27(59%)
1
1/4
6.7
90'000/1
24(83%)
2
7/15
6.6
11'00-
3(100%)
1
2/3
6.6
67'000/2
13(92%)
1
4/6
6.6
90'00-
32(77%)
2
3/7
6.5
90'00-
26(58%)
3
5/9
6.5
11'00-
-
-
-
6.3
75'00-
24(63%)
1
2/9
6.3
90'000/1
44(79%)
-
3/7
Vasconcelos
Vasconcelos
MF
6.2
15'00-
5(50%)
-
0/3
6.2
90'00-
17(47%)
-
-
6.2
23'00-
6(67%)
-
0/3

Santa Clara vs Benfica H2H, Form & Key Stats

  • This defeat ended Santa Clara's 8-match unbeaten run in Liga Portugal.(Run from 2026-08-10: 5W 3D; league matches of this season only.)
  • Benfica won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.(Score by goal: 32' 1-0, 62' 1-1, 68' 1-2.)
Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Santa Clara15L1012110/159-4
Benfica15W33015212/1513-5
Santa Clara — last 5 games
  1. W4-0 vs Rio Ave2026-09-06
  2. W2-1 @ Arouca2026-09-13
  3. D0-0 vs Sporting Braga2026-09-20
  4. W1-0 @ Casa Pia2026-10-10
  5. L2-3 @ Mafra2026-10-18
Benfica — last 5 games
  1. W2-0 @ AC Milan2026-09-16
  2. L1-3 @ Porto2026-09-20
  3. W2-0 vs Vitória Guimarães2026-10-11
  4. W4-1 vs Celtic2026-10-15
  5. W4-1 @ Omonia Nicosia2026-10-22
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Santa Clara152.467%47%27%40%53%13%
Benfica154100%80%67%67%33%0%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
Santa ClaraHome963019-42.3356%67%
BenficaAway861125-62.3875%50%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Santa Clara159-317-765%47%5-10-0
Benfica1520-427-957%93%11-3-1
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
15
Period covered
2019-01-11 – 2026-02-13
Santa Clara wins
1
Draws
2
Benfica wins
12
Avg goals per meeting
3.33
Over 2.5 goals
73%
Both teams scored
60%
Home side won
40%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
0W 1D 4L (Santa Clara view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
2.8 vs 3.33
Most recent meetings (5 of 15)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-02-13Santa Clara1-2Benfica
2025-09-12Benfica1-1Santa Clara
2025-02-15Santa Clara0-1Benfica
2024-10-30Benfica3-0Santa Clara
2024-09-14Benfica4-1Santa Clara
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 80 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Santa Clara48188DWWDW40
Benfica281917WWWLW3-1
Table context
Points gap
1 ptsSanta Clara 18 · Benfica 19
Positions
#4 vs #2
Goals per game
1.5/0.5 vs 3/0.88scored/conceded per game · league average 1.37

How we calculate this

Liga Portugal Standings

Liga Portugal · 2026/2027

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
110+2130
29+1822
310+1221
49+718
59+517
69+217
···
1810-142

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Liga Portugal
Santa Clara
9 matches
Benfica
9 matches
#4Position#2
18Points22
5Wins7
3Draws1
1Losses1
13Goals26
1.44Goals per game2.89
6Goals conceded8
0.67Goals per game conceded0.89

Santa Clara vs Benfica — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (9 vs 9 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilitySanta Clara 28% · X · Draw 23% · Benfica 49%
1 · Home Win
28%
X · Draw
23%
2 · Away Win
49%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.25 vs 1.73
Projected Total: 2.98
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
Over 3.5 Goals
35%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
59%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
18% / 29%
Santa Clara / Benfica
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(11.0%)1 - 2(9.5%)0 - 1(8.8%)
Last Matches
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Santa Clara vs Benfica — Head to Head

Match summary

Benfica beat Santa Clara 2-1 in the Liga Portugal, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Santa Clara sat 4th on 18 points, while Benfica were 2nd on 19 points. Benfica won 12 of the 15 previous meetings on record.

Goals came from Fernando (32') for Santa Clara and Vangelis Pavlidis (62') and Gianluca Prestianni (68') for Benfica.