Match preview for Primeira Liga: Santa Clara - Benfica

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sun 12.September
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)

Benfica have travelled here for an action-packed battle against the home side Santa Clara. Get ready for the fixture with this in-depth Primeira Liga preview!

Insights:
  • Benfica is in the best form (4-0-0)

Both participants have had plenty of rest since their previous match. Let's aim for an active fixture!

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Santa Clara form and stats

Only two Primeira Liga home games for Santa Clara so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

A nice win for Santa last time playing, versus Gil Vicente. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Rui Costa scoring for the victors. Defender Mikel Villanueva got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.64/10. Villanueva hit one key pass and won 5 of 5 duels.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Boavista (0-2).

Santa Clara has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Benfica form and stats

Benfica are yet to lose a point on their Primeira Liga travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.

The supporters enjoyed Benfica's previous game versus Tondela (placed 14th), a Primeira Liga 2-1 win played at home. Midfield player João Mário was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.43/10. Mário hit six key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 79 successful passes (of 86 total). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager J. Pinheiro de Jesus when Gilberto scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.

Before that, Benfica travelled to PSV and returned home with a draw after the Champions League game finished 0-0.

The schedule is very tough for Benfica now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Champions League game at Dynamo Kyiv is waiting in only three days.

Benfica have the goal stats of 4-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the former six meetings): Santa Clara won one game, one match ended with a tie and Benfica got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / two

Top Goalscorers

BenficaL. Verissimo da Silva
L. Verissimo da Silva
2 goals
SantaR. Silva Costa
R. Silva Costa
1 goals
BenficaG. Moraes Junior
G. Moraes Junior
1 goals

Santa Clara missing players

Benfica missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Santa Clara Benfica
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 1 2 4
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 3 0 Scored S 2 4 8
7 2 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
25% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 50%
50% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 9 7.5 7.5
4 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 1.5 1.2
3.5 4 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3 2.2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
15.2 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 23 16.5 18.8
4 3.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 10 7 7.2
19% 43% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 29% 28%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Benfica is in the best form (4-0-0)
Santa Clara Last season Benfica
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
13 7   Won W   11 23
7 5   Drew D   4 7
14 5   Lost L   2 4
44 26   Scored S   38 69
36 16   Conceded C   12 27
94% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
71% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   88% 88%
44% 41%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 47%
15% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 24%
6% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 18%
47% 35%   BTTS BTTS   47% 50%
29% 47%   Clean Sheets C S   41% 44%
29% 29%   Failed to Score F T   18% 12%
 
4.4 4.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 6.1
5.5 5.2   Corners against (avg) C A   3.6 3.5
2.9 2.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.4
4 2   Red cards R C   0 0
 
10.9 11.4   Shots (avg) S (   12.3 13.7
3.7 3.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.1 5.1
35% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   44% 40%

  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 4 4 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 12
2 Porto 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 10
3 Sporting CP 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 10
4 Estoril 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 5 10
5 Boavista 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 7
6 Sporting Braga 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 7
7 Portimonense 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 6
8 Gil Vicente 4 2 0 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
9 Paços de Ferreira 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 6
10 Vitória SC 4 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 5
11 Marítimo 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 4
12 Santa Clara 4 1 1 2 3 7 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 4
13 Vizela 4 1 1 2 3 9 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 7 -6 4
14 Tondela 4 1 0 3 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
15 Arouca 4 1 0 3 2 8 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 3
16 Moreirense 4 0 2 2 6 8 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 2
17 Famalicão 4 0 1 3 3 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -4 1
18 Belenenses 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sporting CP 34 26 7 1 65 20 17 13 4 0 34 10 17 13 3 1 31 10 45 85
2 Porto 34 24 8 2 74 29 17 13 3 1 40 15 17 11 5 1 34 14 45 80
3 Benfica 34 23 7 4 69 27 17 12 3 2 31 15 17 11 4 2 38 12 42 76
4 Sporting Braga 34 19 7 8 53 33 17 11 3 3 27 15 17 8 4 5 26 18 20 64
5 Paços de Ferreira 34 15 8 11 40 41 17 10 3 4 23 19 17 5 5 7 17 22 -1 53
6 Santa Clara 34 13 7 14 44 36 17 7 5 5 26 16 17 6 2 9 18 20 8 46
7 Vitória SC 34 12 7 15 37 44 17 7 1 9 21 27 17 5 6 6 16 17 -7 43
8 Moreirense 34 10 13 11 37 43 17 4 10 3 24 23 17 6 3 8 13 20 -6 43
9 Famalicão 34 10 10 14 40 48 17 4 7 6 19 24 17 6 3 8 21 24 -8 40
10 Belenenses 34 9 13 12 25 35 17 6 5 6 15 18 17 3 8 6 10 17 -10 40
11 Gil Vicente 34 11 6 17 33 42 17 4 4 9 13 20 17 7 2 8 20 22 -9 39
12 Tondela 34 10 6 18 36 57 17 8 2 7 18 21 17 2 4 11 18 36 -21 36
13 Boavista 34 8 12 14 39 49 17 5 4 8 17 22 17 3 8 6 22 27 -10 36
14 Portimonense 34 9 8 17 34 41 17 6 5 6 20 17 17 3 3 11 14 24 -7 35
15 Marítimo 34 10 5 19 27 47 17 5 3 9 10 21 17 5 2 10 17 26 -20 35
16 Rio Ave 34 7 13 14 25 40 17 4 6 7 12 18 17 3 7 7 13 22 -15 34
17 Farense 34 7 10 17 31 48 17 4 6 7 19 20 17 3 4 10 12 28 -17 31
18 Nacional 34 6 7 21 30 59 17 4 3 10 19 30 17 2 4 11 11 29 -29 25

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 4 4 0 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 12
2 Porto 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 10
3 Sporting CP 4 3 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 10
4 Estoril 4 3 1 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 5 10
5 Boavista 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 7
6 Sporting Braga 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 2 7
7 Portimonense 4 2 0 2 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 6
8 Gil Vicente 4 2 0 2 4 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
9 Paços de Ferreira 4 2 0 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 6
10 Vitória SC 4 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 3 5
11 Marítimo 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 4
12 Santa Clara 4 1 1 2 3 7 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 4
13 Vizela 4 1 1 2 3 9 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 7 -6 4
14 Tondela 4 1 0 3 5 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 3
15 Arouca 4 1 0 3 2 8 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 5 -6 3
16 Moreirense 4 0 2 2 6 8 2 0 0 2 3 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 2
17 Famalicão 4 0 1 3 3 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -4 1
18 Belenenses 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 1

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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.