Primeira Liga match preview: Benfica versus Santa Clara

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Date: Sun 19.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (65647 seats)

It's advantage Benfica so far with their 1st position in the Primeira Liga table, welcoming Santa Clara who are placed 7th.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Benfica form and stats

Benfica, who have the most scored goals (99) in Primeira Liga, have been very solid at home so far, with 41 points collected from 16 matches (13-2-1). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the league table. The Benfica fans aren't used to losing here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica and will expect new points from this game. Benfica has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Benfica has won four games in a row. The Eintracht Frankfurt match was the last time out without a victory.

Happy days for Benfica in their previous game, a Primeira Liga match away at Rio Ave that ended with a 3-2 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Portimonense in a game that was won 5-1.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Benfica is on fire here. A stunning 59 from 16 matches. On the other hand, Benfica have conceded 16 goals.

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Santa Clara form and stats

As the visiting team Santa Clara have produced an overall stat of 6-4-6 so far.

Santa Clara delivered a 4-4 draw playing at home against Feirense in their previous match; a Primeira Liga game. Preceding that game was the away victory against Tondela with the score of 3-1.

Santa Clara find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 18 goals from 16 away fixtures. Santa Clara are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 15 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Santa Clara - Benfica 0-2 entered in the official records. As for the last one game between these two teams, there's 1 Benfica victory, 0 draws and 0 Santa Clara wins. 0 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

H. Seferović
21 goals / 5 assists
Rafa Silva
16 goals / 2 assists
João Félix
14 goals / 7 assists

Benfica missing players

Santa Clara missing players

Benfica Santa Clara
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
33 16 5 Played 5 16 33
27 13 4 Won 1 6 11
3 2 1 Drew 0 4 9
3 1 0 Lost 4 6 13
99 59 22 Scored 1 18 42
30 16 6 Conceded 5 15 41
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 94% 91%
85% 88% 100% Over 1.5 20% 56% 64%
67% 75% 100% Over 2.5 0% 38% 45%
61% 75% 100% Over 3.5 0% 19% 24%
36% 50% 80% Over 4.5 0% 0% 12%
48% 56% 80% BTTS 0% 38% 48%
45% 44% 20% Clean Sheets 20% 25% 27%
6% 0% 0% Failed To Score 80% 44% 33%
 
6.6 7.6 9 Corners For (avg) 3.4 3.9 5.1
3.2 2.3 2.2 Corners Against (avg) 8.4 7.2 6
2.1 1.6 0.6 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.8 2.4 2.4
7 2 0 Red Cards 0 1 6
Key stats 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 won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Santa Clara have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Benfica
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal Champions League International Champions Cup Europa League League Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
14-04-19 PL Benfica 4 - 2 Vitória Setúbal
18-04-19 EL Eintracht Frankfurt 2 - 0 Benfica
22-04-19 PL Benfica 6 - 0 Marítimo
28-04-19 PL Sporting Braga 1 - 4 Benfica
04-05-19 PL Benfica 5 - 1 Portimonense
12-05-19 PL Rio Ave 2 - 3 Benfica
19-05-19 PL Benfica 15:00 Santa Clara
20-07-19 ICC Benfica 08:00 Guadalajara
25-07-19 ICC Roma - Benfica
28-07-19 ICC Milan 19:00 Benfica
Santa Clara
All Primeira Liga Taça De Portugal League Cup Club Friendlies Segunda Liga
All Home Away
10-03-19 PL Santa Clara 0 - 0 Desportivo Aves
15-03-19 PL Sporting CP 1 - 0 Santa Clara
30-03-19 PL Santa Clara 1 - 0 Vitória Guimarães
06-04-19 PL Belenenses 1 - 1 Santa Clara
13-04-19 PL Santa Clara 1 - 1 Moreirense
20-04-19 PL Porto 1 - 0 Santa Clara
27-04-19 PL Santa Clara 0 - 0 Vitória Setúbal
05-05-19 PL Tondela 1 - 3 Santa Clara
11-05-19 PL Santa Clara 4 - 4 Feirense
19-05-19 PL Benfica 15:00 Santa Clara

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Benfica 33 27 3 3 99 30 16 13 2 1 59 16 17 14 1 2 40 14 69 84
2 Porto 33 26 4 3 72 19 16 14 0 2 39 8 17 12 4 1 33 11 53 82
3 Sporting CP 33 23 5 5 71 31 17 14 2 1 38 13 16 9 3 4 33 18 40 74
4 Sporting Braga 33 20 4 9 54 37 16 12 1 3 30 15 17 8 3 6 24 22 17 64
5 Moreirense 33 16 4 13 38 41 16 8 3 5 17 16 17 8 1 8 21 25 -3 52
6 Vitória Guimarães 33 14 7 12 43 33 17 10 4 3 27 12 16 4 3 9 16 21 10 49
7 Santa Clara 33 11 9 13 42 41 17 5 5 7 24 26 16 6 4 6 18 15 1 42
8 Rio Ave 33 11 9 13 47 51 17 5 6 6 26 28 16 6 3 7 21 23 -4 42
9 Boavista 33 12 5 16 33 40 17 10 1 6 20 13 16 2 4 10 13 27 -7 41
10 Belenenses 33 9 13 11 39 51 16 5 5 6 22 26 17 4 8 5 17 25 -12 40
11 Portimonense 33 11 6 16 44 57 17 8 4 5 29 24 16 3 2 11 15 33 -13 39
12 Marítimo 33 12 3 18 26 43 16 8 2 6 17 16 17 4 1 12 9 27 -17 39
13 Vitória Setúbal 33 8 12 13 27 36 16 4 6 6 12 15 17 4 6 7 15 21 -9 36
14 Desportivo Aves 33 10 6 17 34 47 17 5 3 9 20 23 16 5 3 8 14 24 -13 36
15 Tondela 33 8 8 17 35 52 16 6 3 7 17 22 17 2 5 10 18 30 -17 32
16 Chaves 33 8 8 17 32 52 17 4 6 7 20 23 16 4 2 10 12 29 -20 32
17 Nacional 33 7 7 19 33 70 17 5 3 9 12 22 16 2 4 10 21 48 -37 28
18 Feirense 33 2 11 20 25 63 16 1 6 9 17 30 17 1 5 11 8 33 -38 17

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