Benfica vs Santa Clara: result 4-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 14, 2024 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
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What was the result of Benfica vs Santa Clara?
Benfica won 4-1 on September 14, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 1′Vinícius LopesSanta Clara
- 27′K. AktürkoğluBenfica
- 34′FlorentinoBenfica
- 47′António SilvaBenfica
- 58′Á. Di MaríaBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs Santa Clara
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 14V. Pavlidis
- 17K. Aktürkoğlu
- 32B. Rollheiser
- 11Á. Di María
- 10O. Kökçü
- 61Florentino
- 3Álvaro Fernández
- 30N. Otamendi
- 4António Silva
- 6A. Bah
- 1A. Trubin
Santa Clara
3-4-3- 11Gabriel Silva
- 9Alisson Safira
- 70Vinícius Lopes
- 32MT
- 6Adriano
- 8Pedro Ferreira
- 42Lucas Soares
- 21Frederico Venâncio
- 13Luís Rocha
- 23Sidney Lima
- 1Gabriel Batista
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Santa Clara have 12, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2024 | Moreirense(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Estrela(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 17, 2024 | Casa Pia(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 11, 2024 | Famalicao(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Fulham(home) | 0-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2024 | AVS(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Casa Pia(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 16, 2024 | FC Porto(home) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 11, 2024 | Estoril(away) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 3, 2024 | Benfica B(away) | 3-1 | Friendlies Clubs |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Benfica wins, 1 draw, 0 Santa Clara wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2023 | Benfica 3-0 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 21, 2023 | Santa Clara 0-3 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Benfica 2-1 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| Sep 11, 2021 | Santa Clara 0-5 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 26, 2021 | Benfica 2-1 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 4, 2021 | Santa Clara 1-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Benfica vs Santa Clara on May 27, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Santa Clara score 2.2 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.2 | 0.9 | 5 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Santa Clara | 2.2 | 0.8 | 6 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Benfica sit 2nd in Primeira Liga (19 points from 8 matches) and Santa Clara sit 4th (18 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Benfica | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 18 |
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