Benfica vs Santa Clara: result 1-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 5Kick-off on September 12, 2025 at 07:15 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Benfica vs Santa Clara?
Benfica and Santa Clara drew 1-1 on September 12, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 59′V. PavlidisBenfica
- 90′Vinícius LopesSanta Clara
Official lineup for Benfica vs Santa Clara
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
4-4-2- 14V. Pavlidis
- 9F. Ivanović
- 21A. Schjelderup
- 5E. Barrenechea
- 20R. Rios
- 8F. Aursnes
- 26S. Dahl
- 30N. Otamendi
- 4António Silva
- 44Tomás Araújo
- 1A. Trubin
Santa Clara
3-4-3- 3Matheus Pereira
- 10Gabriel Silva
- 11Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos
- 64Paulo Victor
- 6Adriano
- 35Serginho
- 42Lucas Soares
- 32Matheus Nunes
- 21Frederico Venâncio
- 23Sidney Lima
- 1Gabriel Batista
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Santa Clara have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2025 | Alverca(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Fenerbahçe(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 23, 2025 | Tondela(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Fenerbahçe(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 16, 2025 | Estrela(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2025 | Estoril(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 31, 2025 | Estrela(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 28, 2025 | Shamrock Rovers(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Shamrock Rovers(home) | 1-2 | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Aug 17, 2025 | Moreirense(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 6 Benfica wins, 0 draws, 0 Santa Clara wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2025 | Santa Clara 0-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Benfica 3-0 Santa Clara | Taça da Liga |
| Sep 14, 2024 | Benfica 4-1 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| 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 |
Last archived meeting: Santa Clara vs Benfica on Feb 15, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 1.8 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Santa Clara score 1.1 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 1.8 | 0.9 | 9 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
| Santa Clara | 1.1 | 0.8 | 7 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
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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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy