Santa Clara vs Benfica: result 1-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 11Kick-off on November 9, 2019 at 06:00 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 November 9, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 17′Carlos JúniorSanta Clara
- 54′Carlos ViníciusBenfica
- 78′PizziBenfica
Official lineup for Santa Clara vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Santa Clara
4-1-4-1- 13Carlos Júnior
- 14Thiago Santana
- 70Zé Manuel
- 21Nené
- 88Chico Ramos
- 6Osama Rashid
- 3Z. Sanusi
- 2Rafael Ramos
- 5João Afonso
- 12César Martins
- 99Marco Pereira
Benfica
4-4-2- 14H. Seferović
- 61Florentino
- 19Chiquinho
- 11F. Cervi
- 8Gabriel Pires
- 21Pizzi
- 6Rúben Dias
- 3Álex Grimaldo
- 33Jardel
- 34André Almeida
- 99O. Vlachodimos
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Santa Clara have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Benfica have 10, 1 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2019 | Portimonense(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Vitoria Setubal(home) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 28, 2019 | SC Braga(away) | 0-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 20, 2019 | Oliveirense(away) | 3-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Oct 4, 2019 | Chaves(away) | 0-1 | Taça da Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2019 | Lyon(away) | 1-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 2, 2019 | Rio Ave(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 30, 2019 | Portimonense(home) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 27, 2019 | Tondela(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 23, 2019 | Lyon(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Santa Clara wins, 0 draws, 2 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2019 | Benfica 4-1 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 11, 2019 | Santa Clara 0-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Benfica vs Santa Clara on May 18, 2019
How many goals should we expect?
Santa Clara score 0.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.8 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 0.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 3/15 | 2/15 |
| Benfica | 1.8 | 0.8 | 9 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
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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