Santa Clara 1–2 Benfica
- Season
- Primeira Liga
- 2026 · Regular Season - 9
Referee
Claudio Pereira
Primeira Liga: Benfica beat Santa Clara 2–1. Goals: Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira 32' (pen.), Vangelis Pavlidis 62', Gianluca Prestianni 68'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- Santa Clara
- Benfica
Show as a table
| When | Santa Clara | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| 32′ · Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira | 1 | 0 |
| 62′ · Vangelis Pavlidis | 1 | 1 |
| 68′ · Gianluca Prestianni | 1 | 2 |
| 90′ | 1 | 2 |
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Santa Clara
- Benfica
Santa ClaraGoals1xG1.60
- xG per shot
- 0.12
- Goals minus xG
- -0.60
BenficaGoals2xG1.83
- xG per shot
- 0.11
- Goals minus xG
- +0.17
How the chances split
Santa Clara win 34%Draw 22%Benfica win 44%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
Show as a table
| Santa Clara | Benfica | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.60 | 1.83 |
| xG per shot | 0.123 | 0.114 |
| Goals minus xG | -0.60 | +0.17 |
| Santa Clara win | 34% | |
| Draw | 22% | |
| Benfica win | 44% |
Goals & cards
- 8′Alexander BahFoul
- 10′Marco Alexandre Saraiva da SilvaDissent
- Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira(Penalty)32′
- Emanuel MoreiraFoul36′
- Pedro PachecoFoul40′
- 59′
- 62′Vangelis PavlidisAssist: Gianluca Prestianni
- 68′
- 74′Fredrik AursnesFoul
- 88′Samuel DahlFoul
- 89′Jhon DuránFoul
- Guilherme RomãoArgument90′
- Joao VasconcelosFoul90+3′
- 90+6′Jhon DuránAbusive Language
- 8′
Key stats
- 38%Ball Possession62%
- 1.6Expected goals1.83
- 13Total Shots16
- 6Shots on goal3
- 2Corner Kicks3
Half by half
- Santa Clara
- Benfica
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Benfica | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- Santa Clara: 3 won, 2 drawn, 0 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Santa Clara kept 3 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
- Santa Clara scored 8 and conceded 2 in their last 5 matches.
- Benfica: 4 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Benfica have won their last 3 matches.
- Benfica have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
- Benfica kept 2 clean sheets in their last 5 matches.
- Benfica scored 13 and conceded 5 in their last 5 matches.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2 | Benfica | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| 3 |  Sporting CP | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 |  Arouca | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 |  Academico Viseu | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
Timeline
- 8′Alexander BahFoul
- 10′Marco Alexandre Saraiva da SilvaDissent
- Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira(Penalty)32′
- Emanuel MoreiraFoul36′
- Pedro PachecoFoul40′
- 45′Off: Heorhii SudakovOn: Andreas Schjelderup
- 45′Off: Rafa SilvaOn: Dodi Lukebakio
- 59′
- 62′Vangelis PavlidisAssist: Gianluca Prestianni
- Off: Brenner Lucas Goncalves SantosOn: Welinton Torrão67′
- 68′
- 74′Fredrik AursnesFoul
- Off: Dani BorgesOn: Joao Vasconcelos75′
- 82′Off: Tomás AraújoOn: Alessandro Circati
- 82′Off: Vangelis PavlidisOn: Jhon Durán
- Off: Lucas SoaresOn: Léo Jacó85′
- Off: Pedro FerreiraOn: Vitor Hugo Amorim de Assis85′
- 88′Samuel DahlFoul
- 89′Jhon DuránFoul
- Guilherme RomãoArgument90′
- 90+2′Off: Gianluca PrestianniOn: Manuel Silva
- Joao VasconcelosFoul90+3′
- 90+6′Jhon DuránAbusive Language
- 8′
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- Santa Clara
- Benfica
Santa ClaraGoals1xG1.60
- xG per shot
- 0.12
- Goals minus xG
- -0.60
BenficaGoals2xG1.83
- xG per shot
- 0.11
- Goals minus xG
- +0.17
How the chances split
Santa Clara win 34%Draw 22%Benfica win 44%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
Show as a table
| Santa Clara | Benfica | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.60 | 1.83 |
| xG per shot | 0.123 | 0.114 |
| Goals minus xG | -0.60 | +0.17 |
| Santa Clara win | 34% | |
| Draw | 22% | |
| Benfica win | 44% |
Every shot, and how it ended
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
- Goals
- Saved
- Off target
- Blocked
Santa Clara13 shots1561
Benfica16 shots2176
- 57Inside the box
- 89Outside the box
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| Santa Clara | Benfica | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 2 |
| Saved | 5 | 1 |
| Off target | 6 | 7 |
| Blocked | 1 | 6 |
| Inside the box | 5 | 7 |
| Outside the box | 8 | 9 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- Santa Clara
- Benfica
38%Possession62%
72%221 of 306 passes81%391 of 483 passes
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| Santa Clara | Benfica | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 38% | 62% |
| Passes | 306 | 483 |
| Completed | 221 | 391 |
| Pass accuracy | 72% | 81% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 1713Fouls
- 45Yellow cards
- 01Red cards
- 03Offsides
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| Santa Clara | Benfica | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 17 | 13 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 5 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
| Offsides | 0 | 3 |
Every player's rating
The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.
- Santa Clara
- Benfica
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| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| G. Prestianni | Benfica | 8.2 | 89 |
| V. Pavlidis | Benfica | 7.6 | 82 |
| Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira | Santa Clara | 7.4 | 90 |
| Samuel Soares | Benfica | 7.3 | 90 |
| A. Schjelderup | Benfica | 7.2 | 45 |
| Lucas Soares | Santa Clara | 6.8 | 85 |
| S. Dahl | Benfica | 6.8 | 90 |
| C. Lenglet | Benfica | 6.7 | 90 |
| D. Lukebakio | Benfica | 6.6 | 45 |
| Rafa | Benfica | 6.5 | 45 |
| F. Aursnes | Benfica | 6.4 | 90 |
| J. Durán | Benfica | 6.4 | 14 |
| Vinícius Lopes | Santa Clara | 6.3 | 90 |
| Léo Jacó | Santa Clara | 6.3 | 5 |
| A. Circati | Benfica | 6.3 | 8 |
| H. Sudakov | Benfica | 6.3 | 45 |
| João Palhinha | Benfica | 6.2 | 90 |
| Vitinho | Santa Clara | 6.2 | 5 |
| Welinton Torrão | Santa Clara | 6.2 | 23 |
| Tomás Araújo | Benfica | 6.2 | 82 |
| Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos | Santa Clara | 6.1 | 67 |
| Lucas França | Santa Clara | 6.0 | 90 |
| Emanuel Fernandes | Santa Clara | 5.9 | 90 |
| Pedro Pacheco | Santa Clara | 5.9 | 90 |
| João Vasconcelos | Santa Clara | 5.8 | 15 |
| Tiago Ribeiro | Santa Clara | 5.7 | 90 |
| Pedro Ferreira | Santa Clara | 5.7 | 85 |
| A. Bah | Benfica | 5.6 | 90 |
| Guilherme Romão | Santa Clara | 5.3 | 90 |
| Daniel Borges | Santa Clara | 5.3 | 75 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
50%
Lucas França
Lucas França- Saves
- 2
- Conceded
- 2
- Rating
- 6.0
83%
Samuel Soares
Samuel Soares- Saves
- 5
- Conceded
- 1
- Rating
- 7.3
- Santa Clara
- Benfica
Top stats
- 38%Ball Possession62%
- 1.6Expected goals1.83
- 13Total Shots16
- 6Shots on goal3
- 2Corner Kicks3
Shots
- 6Shots off Goal7
- 1Blocked shots6
- 5Shots insidebox7
- 8Shots outsidebox9
Passing
- 306Total passes483
- 221Passes accurate391
- 72%Pass accuracy81%
Defence & set pieces
- 2Goalkeeper Saves5
- 11Free Kicks17
- 0Offsides3
Discipline
- 17Fouls13
- 4Yellow Cards5
- 0Red Cards1
Half by half
- Santa Clara
- Benfica
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Benfica | 0 | 2 | 2 |
16.0Lucas França
415.3Daniel Borges
65.7Pedro Ferreira
147.6⚽V. Pavlidis
366.2João Palhinha
86.4F. Aursnes
247.3Samuel SoaresSanta Clara4-2-3-1Benfica4-2-3-1Santa Clara4-2-3-1Coach: Petit
Bench
17João VasconcelosM
99SorrisoF
19YthalloD- 80Tiago Ribeiro DuarteF
25F. MedeirosM
11Welinton TorrãoF
12NenecaG
73Léo JacóF
22VitinhoM
3Henrique SilvaD
18A. DuarteF
81Seydou FofanaM
Benfica4-2-3-1Coach: Marco Silva
Bench
72A. CabralF- 88Tiago FreitasM
62J. NetoD
11D. LukebakioF
21A. SchjelderupF
16ManuM
34S. El KarouaniD
1A. TrubinG
33Gabriel IndioD
30C. EcheverriM
22J. DuránF
3A. CircatiD
| 1Lucas FrançaG | 90 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 42Lucas SoaresD | 85 | 6.8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4Pedro PachecoD | 90 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21Emanuel FernandesD | 90 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5Guilherme RomãoD | 90 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20Tiago RibeiroM | 90 | 5.7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6Pedro FerreiraM | 85 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41Daniel BorgesM | 75 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Luis Fernando Santos OliveiraF | 90 | 7.4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17João VasconcelosM | 15 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 99SorrisoF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ythallo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiago Ribeiro Duarte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25F. MedeirosM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11Welinton TorrãoF | 23 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12NenecaG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73Léo JacóF | 5 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22VitinhoM | 5 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3Henrique SilvaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18A. DuarteF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81Seydou FofanaM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10Brenner Lucas Gonçalves SantosM | 67 | 6.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 70Vinícius LopesM | 90 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2 | Benfica | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Arouca | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Academico Viseu | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 |  GIL Vicente | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 |  SC Braga | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 |  Moreirense | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 10 |  Famalicao | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 11 |  Alverca | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 12 |  Estrela | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 |  Vitória SC | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 |  Maritimo | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 15 |  Casa Pia | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 16 |  Nacional | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 17 |  Rio Ave | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| 18 |  Estoril | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |