Match Report
Santa Clara U23 went into the game 2nd in the table on 31 points; Benfica U23 sat 1st on 35 — a 4-point gap. On recent form Santa Clara U23 sat only 30th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Santa Clara U23 were scoring 1.31 and conceding 0.88, Benfica U23 1.69 and 0.94, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
Benfica U23 arrived off four straight defeats.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Santa Clara U23 have 4 wins to Benfica U23's 3, with 0 draws, at 3.29 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 86% of the meetings.
Estádio de São Miguel, capacity 13,277, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Santa Clara U23: Edgar Melvin (64'), Daniel da Silva (18') · Benfica U23: Jair Monteiro (9'), Guilherme Castro (90'), João Pedro Gonçalves (88')
Key stats
Possession: Santa Clara U23 56% · Benfica U23 44% · Total shots: 6-10 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 4-5