Santa Clara will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 14 points behind Benfica.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Champions League game only four days ago. That game, against Olympique Lyonnais, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Benfica.
Santa Clara form and stats
Santa Clara have played 5 Primeira Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Santa Clara drew their last game, 1-1 away at Portimonense (placed 16th). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Vitoria Setubal that ended 1-1.
Santa Clara have scored 4 league goals here from 5 matches, not a lot. Santa Clara have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Benfica form and stats
As the visiting team in Primeira Liga matches, Benfica, who have the most scored goals (23) in Primeira Liga, have produced an overall stat of 4-0-0 so far. Benfica have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of seven victories in a row regardless of arena. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Benfica's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Belenenses game.
Benfica play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Olympique Lyonnais. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Rio Ave.
Benfica have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 9 goals from 4 away matches. Benfica are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: 0 - 0 - 2 (Santa Clara wins - draws - Benfica wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
Pizzi
7 goals
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H. Seferović
2 goals
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Rafa Silva
2 goals
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Santa Clara missing players
Benfica missing players
| Santa Clara | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 80% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 10% |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 75% | 80% |
| 50% | 40% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 7 | 8.4 | 14 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.8 | 7.2 |
| 5.6 | 4.8 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Benfica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Benfica have scored more than double the goals of Santa Clara.
- Benfica have won all their away games so far.
- Benfica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | Benfica | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 27 |
| 2 | Porto | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 25 |
| 3 | Famalicao | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Boavista | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Tondela | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 9 | Sporting Braga | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | Vitoria Setubal | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 | Rio Ave | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 11 |
| 13 | Moreirense | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Maritimo | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Portimonense | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 7 |
| 17 | Pacos de Ferreira | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -11 | 5 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 3 |