Santa Clara vs Benfica: result 0-3 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 17Kick-off on January 21, 2023 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 0-3 on January 21, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 9′F. AursnesBenfica
- 16′Gonçalo RamosBenfica
- 80′Gonçalo GuedesBenfica
Official lineup for Santa Clara vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Santa Clara
4-4-2- 39Matheus Babi
- 19Bruno Almeida
- 49Gabriel Silva
- 40K. Misao
- 20Adriano
- 32MT
- 16Paulo Henrique
- 44Ítalo
- 4K. Boateng
- 13Diogo Calila
- 12Gabriel Batista
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 88Gonçalo Ramos
- 8F. Aursnes
- 93J. Draxler
- 20João Mário
- 13E. Fernández
- 61Florentino
- 3Álex Grimaldo
- 91Morato
- 66António Silva
- 6A. Bah
- 99O. Vlachodimos
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Santa Clara have 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats; Benfica have 11, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2023 | Portimonense(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 5, 2023 | SC Braga(home) | 0-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 29, 2022 | GIL Vicente(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Arouca(home) | 1-2 | Taça da Liga |
| Dec 8, 2022 | Feirense(away) | 3-4 | Taça da Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2023 | Sporting CP(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 10, 2023 | Varzim(away) | 2-0 | Taça de Portugal |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Portimonense(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 30, 2022 | SC Braga(away) | 0-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Moreirense(away) | 1-1 | Taça da Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Santa Clara win, 1 draw, 4 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 23, 2020 | Benfica 3-4 Santa Clara | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 9, 2019 | Santa Clara 1-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Benfica vs Santa Clara on Feb 12, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
Santa Clara score 0.9 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.4 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3 | 8/15 | 6/15 |
| Benfica | 2.4 | 1.0 | 6 | 7/15 | 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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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