CD Santa Clara vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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CD Santa Clara vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio de 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 0–1 | L |
| 08 Feb | AVS | A | 2–1 | W |
| 01 Feb | Casa Pia AC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Jan | FC Porto | A | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Jan | GD Estoril Praia | H | 2–3 | L |
| 05 Jan | SC Farense | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb | CD Santa Clara | A | 1–0 | W |
| 12 Feb | AS Monaco FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Feb | Moreirense FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 02 Feb | CF Estrela da Amadora | A | 3–2 | W |
| 29 Jan | Juventus FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 25 Jan | Casa Pia AC | A | 1–3 | L |
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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and CD Santa Clara launch into their encounter with Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Italy international Andrea Belotti has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 25' 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.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sport Lisboa e Benfica that had 467 games and scored 818 goals.
- 35' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both CD Santa Clara and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 46' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Orkun Kokcu comes on to replace Florentino.
- 49' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a card in front of him.
- 54' CD Santa Clara currently sit 5 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 55' Bruma adds to his 0 season tally! Sport Lisboa e Benfica lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
- 58' Vinicius was booked on 58.
- 59' Luis Rocha catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 59.
- 62' It’s a booking for CD Santa Clara player. Sidney Lima gets a card.
- 67' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 70' The supporters are chanting for Pedro Ferreira. He replaces Serginho on 70 minute.
- 71' The CD Santa Clara manager makes a substitution. Luis Rocha departs to be replaced by Matheus Pereira.
- 76' The referee shows CD Santa Clara player a card on 76.
- 77' Controversy at the stadium! Diogo Calila argues furiously but the card stands.
- 80' CD Santa Clara make a change. Vinicius trudges off to be replaced by Joao Costa on 80 minutes.
- 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Florentino, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio de Sao Miguel with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 86' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Joao Rego comes on to replace Leandro Santos.
- 87' Pedro Ferreira was booked on 87.
- 87' Daniel is replacing Ricardinho for the CD Santa Clara side.
- 90' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
- The points are shared — CD Santa Clara 0-1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Honours even.
Lineups
CD Santa Clara Lineups
5-4-1Starting XI
- 1
-
35
Serginho ↓ Pedro Ferreira 70'
-
13
Luis Rocha ↓ Matheus Pereira 71'
-
70
Vinicius ↓ Joao Costa 80'
- 6
- 42
- 11
-
10
Ricardinho ↓ Daniel 87'
- 2
- 32
- 23
Bench
-
21
Frederico Venancio ↑ 80'
- 27
-
3
Matheus Pereira ↑ 71'
- 7
- 28
- 12
-
8
Pedro Ferreira ↑ 70'
-
41
Daniel ↑ 87'
-
17
Joao Costa ↑ 80'
Coach
Vasco Matos
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 30
- 18
-
27
Bruma ↓ Nuno Felix 86'
- 19
-
61
Florentino ↓ Orkun Kokcu 46'
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 7
- 26
-
71
Leandro Santos ↓ Joao Rego 86'
Bench
- 9
-
10
Orkun Kokcu ↑ 46'
-
14
Vangelis Pavlidis ↑ 71'
- 17
- 24
- 76
- 81
-
84
Joao Rego ↑ 86'
-
60
Nuno Felix ↑ 86'
Coach
Bruno Nascimento
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Darwin Nunez | 6 |
| Rafa Silva | 4 |
| Carlos Vinicius | 3 |
| Carlos | 3 |
| Anderson Carvalho | 3 |
| Haris Seferovic | 3 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | 2 |
| Carlos | 2 |
Head to Head
CD Santa Clara Form
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2025-02-15
CD Santa Clara
0–1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2025-02-12
AS Monaco FC
0–1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2025-02-08
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–2
Moreirense FC
W
2025-02-02
CF Estrela da Amadora
2–3
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2025-01-29
Juventus FC
0–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2025-01-25
Casa Pia AC
3–1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.65
CD Santa Clara xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.9
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for:
Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
CD Santa Clara or Draw
39%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
84%
CD Santa Clara or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
13.8%
1 – 1
10.3%
0 – 0
9.7%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 3
8.5%
1 – 3
5.7%
1 – 0
4.2%
0 – 4
4.1%
2 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.9%
1 – 4
2.8%
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% | 8% | 89% |
| -0.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| +0.5 | 34% | — | 66% |
| +1 | 34% | 25% | 40% |
| +1.5 | 60% | — | 40% |
| +2 | 60% | 21% | 20% |
| +2.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
Clean Sheet
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
53%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

