CD Santa Clara vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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CD Santa Clara vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Sao Miguel.
- CD Santa Clara 34 games · 36 pts (2025/26)
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 34 | 88 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 34 | 82 |
| 3 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 34 | 80 |
| 4 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 34 | 59 |
| 5 | FC Famalicão | 34 | 56 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Moreirense FC | 34 | 43 |
| 8 | FC Arouca | 34 | 42 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | GD Estoril Praia | 34 | 39 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 34 | 39 |
| 12 | Rio Ave FC | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | CD Santa Clara | 34 | 36 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 34 | 34 |
| 15 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 30 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 34 | 30 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 34 | 28 |
| 18 | AVS | 34 | 21 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #13 | Position | #3 |
| 36 | Points | 80 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 9 / 9 / 16 | W / D / L | 23 / 11 / 0 |
| 32 | Scored | 74 |
| 41 | Conceded | 25 |
| -9 | GD | +49 |
| 1.06 | PPG | 2.35 |
| 26% | Win % | 68% |
Key Stats
64%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
71%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
CD Santa Clara this season
41%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
CD Santa Clara are 13th (36 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CD Santa Clara
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/–
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
6/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: CD Santa Clara gets underway.
- 5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 9' What a moment for Fredrik Aursnes! That strike on 9 puts his side firmly in control.
- 14' Kento Misao, a Japan , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 16' The Portugal Goncalo Ramos breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 0-2!
- 21' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 26' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CD Santa Clara and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 29' The CD Santa Clara manager makes a substitution. Nunes Matheus departs to be replaced by Ricardinho.
- 30' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Italo on 30 minutes.
- 35' Chiquinho is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for CD Santa Clara tonight.
- 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 45' 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.
- 50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Fredrik Aursnes.
- 53' Morato is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
- 58' Alejandro Grimaldo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 64' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Florentino Luis exits the field as David Neres enters on 64.
- 69' It looks surprising CD Santa Clara does not make any changes. Goncalo Guedes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 74' A change in the CD Santa Clara ranks — Ricardinho exits the field as Rildo enters on 74.
- 79' The home supporters are growing impatient. CD Santa Clara must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 80' Goncalo Guedes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 80 minutes.
- 82' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Julian Draxler is replaced by Joao Neves on 82 minute.
- 87' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 90' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Petar Musa comes on to replace Goncalo Ramos.
- 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 |
| Carlos | 3 |
| Anderson Carvalho | 3 |
| Haris Seferovic | 3 |
| Carlos Vinicius | 3 |
| Rodrigo Pinho | 2 |
| Mohammad Mohebi | 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
4 / 4
0.71
CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.32
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for:
Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 65% + Over 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.03
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 3.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
CD Santa Clara or Draw
35%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
85%
CD Santa Clara or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
79%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
12.8%
0 – 1
10.9%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 2
8.9%
1 – 1
8.6%
1 – 3
6.9%
0 – 0
6.3%
0 – 4
5.6%
1 – 4
4.1%
2 – 2
3.2%
1 – 0
2.8%
2 – 1
2.7%
Asian Handicap — CD Santa Clara
| Handicap | CD Santa Clara covers | Push | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| -1.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -1 | 3% | 6% | 91% |
| -0.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| +0.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| +1 | 28% | 23% | 49% |
| +1.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +2 | 51% | 22% | 28% |
| +2.5 | 72% | — | 28% |
Clean Sheet
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
11%
✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
49%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

