Santa Clara stubborn opponents but Benfica expect victory

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Competition: Portugal Liga Portugal
Competition: Sat 27.May
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (64642 seats)

The Liga Portugal league standings tell the truth about these participants to this date, with Benfica in front of Santa Clara by 62 points. Tipsway full preview:

Insights:
  • Benfica have the most scored goals (79) in Liga Portugal
  • Santa Clara have the fewest scored goals (8) away in Liga Portugal

For Santa Clara it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Benfica form and stats

Home games in the Liga Portugal have been a walk in the park for Benfica so far, with 43 points won from 16 matches; 14 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

An away draw last time out for Benfica, facing Sporting CP in a game that ended 2-2. There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Sporting CP as Neves's goal in the 90th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a draw after 90 minutes. Grimaldo was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.85 out of 10. The defender Grimaldo served one assist, hit five key passes and won 5 of 12 duels.

Before that match, a win away at Portimonense.

Everyone expects Benfica to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 7 games: 7 home wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Benfica have won with at least two goals margin 5 times in similar situations.

Benfica are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in their league games, having scored an impressive 45 goals in 16 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Benfica have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Santa Clara form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Santa Clara so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-13 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

The regulars enjoyed Santa Clara's previous match versus Portimonense (placed 13th), a 1-0 win played at home. Midfielder Silva was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.63. Silva hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

A 3-5 defeat away at Sporting Braga before that.

Goals are few and far between in Santa Clara's away league games. Only {8 goals} from 16 travels. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Santa have conceded 26 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The 4 latest meetings featuring these sides have all ended as Benfica victories. More of the same or streak broken?

Benfica and Santa Clara have met previously this season: Santa Clara - Benfica 0-3.

Top Goalscorers

BenficaJ. Naval da Costa Eduardo
J. Naval da Costa Eduardo
17 goals
BenficaR. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
7 goals

Benfica missing players

Santa Clara missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Benfica Santa Clara
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
27 14 5 Won W 0 1 5
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 7
3 1 0 Lost L 5 13 21
79 45 13 Scored S 4 8 26
20 12 3 Conceded C 12 26 55
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
73% 81% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 44% 64%
61% 75% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 44% 52%
36% 56% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 24%
21% 31% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 6%
33% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 31% 48%
61% 50% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 15%
9% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 62% 45%
 
8.2 8.3 9.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.3 4.5
3.3 2.6 1.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.8 5.8
1.9 1.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.6 4.4 3.4
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 4 7
 
17.6 20.2 22.6 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 10.2 11.1
6.6 7.5 8.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3 3.7
36% 38% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 17% 21%
 
7.2 5.4 3.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13 14.4 13.5
2.3 1.7 1.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 5 4.6
Key stats in Liga Portugal this season:
  • Benfica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Benfica have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Santa Clara.
  • Benfica have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Liga Portugal
  • Benfica have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Liga Portugal
  • Benfica have the most clean sheets (20) in Liga Portugal
  • Benfica have the most points (43) at home in Liga Portugal
  • Benfica have the most scored goals (45) at home in Liga Portugal
  • Benfica have the most scored goals (79) in Liga Portugal
  • Benfica have the most scored goals in the first half (38) in Liga Portugal
  • Benfica have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in Liga Portugal
  • Benfica have the the best goal difference (+33) at home in Liga Portugal
  • Benfica have the the best goal difference (+59) in Liga Portugal
  • Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Santa Clara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Santa Clara have the fewest scored goals (8) away in Liga Portugal

  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 33 27 3 3 79 20 16 14 1 1 45 12 17 13 2 2 34 8 59 84
2 Porto 33 26 4 3 70 22 16 14 0 2 41 11 17 12 4 1 29 11 48 82
3 Sporting Braga 33 24 3 6 72 30 16 12 2 2 37 11 17 12 1 4 35 19 42 75
4 Sporting CP 33 22 5 6 69 31 17 13 2 2 42 12 16 9 3 4 27 19 38 71
5 Vitória SC 33 16 5 12 34 36 17 10 3 4 18 12 16 6 2 8 16 24 -2 53
6 Arouca 33 14 9 10 34 37 17 10 2 5 22 17 16 4 7 5 12 20 -3 51
7 Chaves 33 12 10 11 34 36 16 6 5 5 19 17 17 6 5 6 15 19 -2 46
8 Famalicão 33 13 4 16 37 45 17 9 1 7 21 19 16 4 3 9 16 26 -8 43
9 Casa Pia 33 11 8 14 31 39 17 6 5 6 18 17 16 5 3 8 13 22 -8 41
10 Boavista 33 11 8 14 39 53 17 8 6 3 23 21 16 3 2 11 16 32 -14 41
11 Vizela 33 11 7 15 33 36 16 5 4 7 17 17 17 6 3 8 16 19 -3 40
12 Rio Ave 33 10 9 14 34 41 16 8 2 6 16 12 17 2 7 8 18 29 -7 39
13 Portimonense 33 10 4 19 25 46 16 6 3 7 14 19 17 4 1 12 11 27 -21 34
14 Gil Vicente 33 9 7 17 31 41 16 5 6 5 14 14 17 4 1 12 17 27 -10 34
15 Estoril 33 9 5 19 30 48 16 6 2 8 17 23 17 3 3 11 13 25 -18 32
16 Marítimo 33 7 5 21 31 60 17 6 3 8 21 23 16 1 2 13 10 37 -29 26
17 Paços de Ferreira 33 6 5 22 26 59 17 3 2 12 13 33 16 3 3 10 13 26 -33 23
18 Santa Clara 33 5 7 21 26 55 17 4 5 8 18 29 16 1 2 13 8 26 -29 22

Table
  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 33 27 3 3 79 20 16 14 1 1 45 12 17 13 2 2 34 8 59 84
2 Porto 33 26 4 3 70 22 16 14 0 2 41 11 17 12 4 1 29 11 48 82
3 Sporting Braga 33 24 3 6 72 30 16 12 2 2 37 11 17 12 1 4 35 19 42 75
4 Sporting CP 33 22 5 6 69 31 17 13 2 2 42 12 16 9 3 4 27 19 38 71
5 Vitória SC 33 16 5 12 34 36 17 10 3 4 18 12 16 6 2 8 16 24 -2 53
6 Arouca 33 14 9 10 34 37 17 10 2 5 22 17 16 4 7 5 12 20 -3 51
7 Chaves 33 12 10 11 34 36 16 6 5 5 19 17 17 6 5 6 15 19 -2 46
8 Famalicão 33 13 4 16 37 45 17 9 1 7 21 19 16 4 3 9 16 26 -8 43
9 Casa Pia 33 11 8 14 31 39 17 6 5 6 18 17 16 5 3 8 13 22 -8 41
10 Boavista 33 11 8 14 39 53 17 8 6 3 23 21 16 3 2 11 16 32 -14 41
11 Vizela 33 11 7 15 33 36 16 5 4 7 17 17 17 6 3 8 16 19 -3 40
12 Rio Ave 33 10 9 14 34 41 16 8 2 6 16 12 17 2 7 8 18 29 -7 39
13 Portimonense 33 10 4 19 25 46 16 6 3 7 14 19 17 4 1 12 11 27 -21 34
14 Gil Vicente 33 9 7 17 31 41 16 5 6 5 14 14 17 4 1 12 17 27 -10 34
15 Estoril 33 9 5 19 30 48 16 6 2 8 17 23 17 3 3 11 13 25 -18 32
16 Marítimo 33 7 5 21 31 60 17 6 3 8 21 23 16 1 2 13 10 37 -29 26
17 Paços de Ferreira 33 6 5 22 26 59 17 3 2 12 13 33 16 3 3 10 13 26 -33 23
18 Santa Clara 33 5 7 21 26 55 17 4 5 8 18 29 16 1 2 13 8 26 -29 22

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The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.