Benfica perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. Santa Clara can look both up and down from their 9th position.
Benfica form and stats
Benfica, who have the most scored goals (52) in Primeira Liga, have performed here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season with 9 wins from 12 Primeira Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.
Benfica shared the glory with Vitória FC in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Moreirense.
A painful moment in the game against Vitória FC was the missed penalty kick from Pizzi in the 76th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
Goals decide football matches and Benfica are scoring many of them at home; 28 on target from 12 league matches. From these home matches, Benfica have conceded only 7 goals.
Santa Clara form and stats
Playing away, Santa Clara have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Primeira Liga this season.
Santa has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Gil Vicente for a Primeira Liga game that ended a draw (1-1). A loss against Porto was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Santa Clara are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Santa Clara - Benfica 1-2, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Benfica won three games, zero matches ended with a draw and Santa Clara has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / oneTop Goalscorers
  C. Alves Morais 15 goals |  L. Fernandes 14 goals |  R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva 5 goals |
Benfica missing players
Santa Clara missing players
| Benfica | Santa Clara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 52 | 28 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 19 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 79% | 83% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 62% |
| 46% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 33% | 42% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 25% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 58% | 58% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 42% | 38% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 38% |
| 7 | 8.8 | 10.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.9 | 5.6 |
| 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 357 | 198 | 70 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 93 | 280 |
| 120 | 67 | 21 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 30 | 77 |
| 43% | 42% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 25% |
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals (14)
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8)
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
- Benfica has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Benfica has the most clean sheets (14)
- Benfica has the most scored goals (28) at home
- Benfica has the most scored goals (52)
- Benfica has the most scored goals in the second half (34)
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+21) at home
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+38)
- 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 more than double the goals of Santa Clara.
- Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Benfica have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Porto | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 60 |
| 2 | Benfica | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 38 | 59 |
| 3 | Sporting Braga | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 46 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 42 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 37 |
| 7 | Famalicao | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 37 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Santa Clara | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 30 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 11 | Boavista | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Vitória FC | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 28 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -19 | 26 |
| 14 | Tondela | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -10 | 25 |
| 15 | Marítimo | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 24 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 22 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 24 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -18 | 16 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -24 | 13 |