This campaign has been hard for Santa Clara so far, while Benfica have played well. Will the highest placed win again at Estádio de São Miguel?
- Santa Clara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Benfica have the most points from losing position (10) in Liga Portugal
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Santa Clara form and stats
The story so far in the Liga Portugal for Santa Clara at their home stadium (Estádio de São Miguel) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Stress levels are on the rise for Santa Clara's attacking players as they have now played 290 minutes without scoring in a league game. Boateng was their last goal scorer.
Santa shared the glory with Portimonense in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. The goalie Batista was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.11 out of ten. Batista topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Santa Clara lost 0-4 at home to Sporting Braga.Santa Clara are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Benfica form and stats
Benfica have an excellent away record in the Liga Portugal so far with 5-1-1 from 7 games.
Benfica played 2-2 against Sporting CP in their previous match. The attacker Ramos got a match rating of 8.15 in that game. Ramos scored two goals.
Previously, the Taça De Portugal win away at Varzim.
Benfica has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Benfica are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Benfica have won or drawn the last 4 matches (3-1-0) facing Santa Clara.Top Goalscorers
  G. Ramos 11 goals |  J. Naval da Costa Eduardo 7 goals |  R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 6 goals |
Santa Clara missing players
Benfica missing players
| Santa Clara | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 40 |
| 18 | 12 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 81% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 94% |
| 50% | 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 43% | 69% |
| 38% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 69% |
| 12% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 31% |
| 44% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 14% | 38% |
| 25% | 12% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 71% | 56% |
| 50% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 12% |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 7.3 | 8.5 |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.9 | 9 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 14.1 | 19.3 |
| 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 4.9 | 7.4 |
| 22% | 27% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 32% | 34% |
| 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 7.9 | 6.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Santa Clara.
- Benfica have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most points from losing position (10) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Santa Clara have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 41 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 37 |
| 3 | Porto | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 36 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 29 |
| 5 | Casa Pia | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 24 |
| 7 | Arouca | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 23 |
| 8 | Vizela | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Chaves | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 10 | Rio Ave | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 20 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | Boavista | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 20 |
| 13 | Famalicao | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | Estoril | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 16 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 12 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 23 | -21 | 10 |
| 18 | Pacos de Ferreira | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -21 | 6 |
