Santa Clara vs Benfica: result 1-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 22Kick-off on February 13, 2026 at 06:30 PM (UTC)Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Ilha de São Miguel, Açores
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What was the result of Santa Clara vs Benfica?
Benfica won 1-2 on February 13, 2026.
Goalscorers
- 16′V. PavlidisBenfica
- 38′Paulo VictorBenfica (o.g.)
- 47′Gonçalo PaciênciaSanta Clara
Official lineup for Santa Clara vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Santa Clara
4-3-3- 10Gabriel Silva
- 39Gonçalo Paciência
- 70Vinícius Lopes
- 35Serginho
- 8Pedro Ferreira
- 77Klismahn
- 64Paulo Victor
- 21Frederico Venâncio
- 23Sidney Lima
- 42Lucas Soares
- 1Gabriel Batista
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 14V. Pavlidis
- 21A. Schjelderup
- 27Rafa
- 25G. Prestianni
- 5E. Barrenechea
- 18L. Barreiro
- 26S. Dahl
- 30N. Otamendi
- 4António Silva
- 44Tomás Araújo
- 1A. Trubin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Santa Clara have 2 wins, 3 draws and 10 defeats; Benfica have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2026 | Estrela(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 31, 2026 | Estoril(home) | 2-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Moreirense(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 18, 2026 | Famalicao(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 11, 2026 | Nacional(away) | 3-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2026 | Alverca(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 1, 2026 | Tondela(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 28, 2026 | Real Madrid(home) | 4-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Jan 25, 2026 | Estrela(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Juventus(away) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Santa Clara wins, 1 draw, 5 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | Benfica 1-1 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| 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 |
Last archived meeting: Benfica vs Santa Clara on Sep 12, 2025
How many goals should we expect?
Santa Clara score 0.9 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.9 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| Benfica | 1.9 | 0.9 | 7 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Santa Clara sit 4th in Primeira Liga (18 points from 8 matches) and Benfica sit 2nd (19 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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