CD Santa Clara vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
CD Santa Clara vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Sao Miguel.
- CD Santa Clara 11 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 11 | 28 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 11 | 24 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 11 | 20 |
| 6 | Académico de Viseu FC | 11 | 20 |
| 7 | Gil Vicente FC | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 11 | 17 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | FC Famalicão | 11 | 13 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 11 | 12 |
| 12 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | CD Nacional | 11 | 10 |
| 14 | Vitória SC | 11 | 9 |
| 15 | CS Marítimo | 10 | 8 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 11 | 8 |
| 17 | Rio Ave FC | 11 | 7 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 10 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 0–3 | L |
| 13 Jan | Portimonense SC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 05 Jan | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 0–4 | L |
| 29 Dec | Gil Vicente FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 14 Nov | GD Estoril Praia | H | 3–1 | W |
| 07 Nov | GD Chaves | A | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan | CD Santa Clara | A | 3–0 | W |
| 15 Jan | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 2–2 | D |
| 06 Jan | Portimonense SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 30 Dec | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 0–3 | L |
| 13 Nov | Gil Vicente FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 06 Nov | GD Estoril Praia | A | 5–1 | W |
Season Stats
| CD Santa Clara | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #2 |
| 21 | Points | 28 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 6 / 3 / 2 | W / D / L | 9 / 1 / 1 |
| 16 | Scored | 30 |
| 8 | Conceded | 10 |
| +8 | GD | +20 |
| 1.91 | PPG | 2.55 |
| 55% | Win % | 82% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
73%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
55%
Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
CD Santa Clara this season
45%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
CD Santa Clara are 4th (21 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (28 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
–/3
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
9/4
61-75
6/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
| Goncalo Paciencia | 5 G | 1 A |
| Vinicius | 2 G | 1 A |
| Tiago Ribeiro | 2 G | |
| Luis Fernando | 2 G | |
| Brenner | 2 G |
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 11 G | 3 A |
| Gianluca Prestianni | 7 G | 4 A |
| Leandro Barreiro Martins | 2 G | 1 A |
| Rafa Silva | 1 G | 2 A |
| Jhon Duran | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! CD Santa Clara welcome Sport Lisboa e Benfica for this crunch clash at Estadio do Sao Miguel.
- 5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 9' Magnificent from Fredrik Aursnes! That is 16 goals in 83 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 14' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CD Santa Clara needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 16' Brilliant from the forward! Goncalo Ramos makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 16.
- 21' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
- 29' A tactical swap from CD Santa Clara — Ricardinho on, Nunes Matheus off on 29 minutes.
- 30' The referee has no hesitation. Italo is booked for CD Santa Clara — Yellow card on 30.
- 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. CD Santa Clara and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 45' It looks surprising CD Santa Clara does not make any changes. Italo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' Fredrik Aursnes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 53' Morato is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
- 58' Odisseas Vlachodimos is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
- 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 64' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Florentino Luis by David Neres on 64 minute.
- 69' With 1 assists to his name this season, Chiquinho is clearly more than just a goal scorer for CD Santa Clara.
- 74' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Ricardinho by Rildo on 74 minute.
- 79' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 80' What a moment for Goncalo Guedes! That strike on 80 puts his side firmly in control.
- 82' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Neves is hanging Julian Draxler on the field on 82 minute.
- 87' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both CD Santa Clara and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 90' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Goncalo Ramos is replaced by Petar Musa.
- Full Time. Sport Lisboa e Benfica beats CD Santa Clara
Lineups
CD Santa Clara Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
- 16
-
40
Kento Misao ↓ Victor Bobsin 64'
- 13
- 20
- 49
-
39
Matheus ↓ Kyosuke Tagawa 64'
- 4
- 44
-
19
Bruno Almeida ↓ Costinha 74'
-
32
Nunes Matheus ↓ Ricardinho 29'
Bench
- 3
- 6
-
11
Costinha ↑ 74'
-
9
Kyosuke Tagawa ↑ 64'
- 1
- 43
- 37
-
80
Victor Bobsin ↑ 64'
-
10
Ricardinho ↑ 29'
Coach
Jorge Simao
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
-
93
Julian Draxler ↓ Joao Neves 82'
-
20
Joao Mario ↓ Chiquinho 64'
- 3
- 99
- 8
- 13
- 91
-
88
Goncalo Ramos ↓ Petar Musa 90'
- 6
-
61
Florentino Luis ↓ David Neres 64'
- 66
Bench
- 2
- 31
-
7
David Neres ↑ 64'
-
15
Goncalo Guedes ↑ 64'
-
22
Chiquinho ↑ 64'
- 4
-
33
Petar Musa ↑ 90'
- 24
-
87
Joao Neves ↑ 82'
Coach
Roger Schmidt
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Darwin Nunez | 6 |
| Rafa Silva | 4 |
| Haris Seferovic | 3 |
| Carlos Vinicius | 3 |
| Carlos | 3 |
| Anderson Carvalho | 3 |
| Goncalo Ramos | 2 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | 2 |
Head to Head
CD Santa Clara Form
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2023-01-21
CD Santa Clara
0–3
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2023-01-15
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–2
Sporting Clube de Portugal
D
2023-01-06
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–0
Portimonense SC
W
2022-12-30
Sporting Clube de Braga
3–0
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
L
2022-11-13
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–1
Gil Vicente FC
W
2022-11-06
GD Estoril Praia
1–5
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.99
CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 59% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
CD Santa Clara or Draw
43%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
80%
CD Santa Clara or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
0 – 2
9.9%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 1
8.9%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 1
4.5%
1 – 0
3.8%
1 – 4
3.6%
0 – 4
3.6%
Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara
| Handicap | CD Santa Clara covers | Push | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 4% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 10% | 84% |
| -0.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| +0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +1 | 39% | 23% | 39% |
| +1.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +2 | 61% | 19% | 20% |
| +2.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
Clean Sheet
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
38%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

