Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs CD Santa Clara, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs CD Santa Clara — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Luz.
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- CD Santa Clara 11 games · 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May | CD Santa Clara | H | 3–0 | W |
| 21 May | Sporting Clube de Portugal | A | 2–2 | D |
| 13 May | Portimonense SC | A | 5–1 | W |
| 06 May | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 1–0 | W |
| 29 Apr | Gil Vicente FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Apr | GD Estoril Praia | H | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 0–3 | L |
| 20 May | Portimonense SC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 14 May | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 3–5 | L |
| 06 May | Gil Vicente FC | H | 3–2 | W |
| 30 Apr | GD Estoril Praia | A | 0–3 | L |
| 23 Apr | GD Chaves | H | 1–1 | D |
Season Stats
| Sport Lisboa e Benfica | CD Santa Clara | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #4 |
| 28 | Points | 21 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 9 / 1 / 1 | W / D / L | 6 / 3 / 2 |
| 30 | Scored | 16 |
| 10 | Conceded | 8 |
| +20 | GD | +8 |
| 2.55 | PPG | 1.91 |
| 82% | Win % | 55% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
H2H (15 games)
73%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
45%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
55%
Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season
CD Santa Clara this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (28 pts). CD Santa Clara are 4th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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
Top Scorers (This Season)
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 |
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 |
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Estadio da Luz. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Gabriel Batista has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 7' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is taking the lead after the goal scored by Goncalo Ramos on 7.
- 12' Nunes Matheus, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 17' CD Santa Clara seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kento Misao, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 27' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 28' What a moment for Rafa Silva! That strike on 28 puts his side firmly in control.
- 33' Joao Neves is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
- 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sport Lisboa e Benfica winning 100% of all matches.
- 43' A quiet spell here at Estadio da Luz. Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 46' A tactical swap from CD Santa Clara — Kento Misao on, Bruno Almeida off on 46 minutes.
- 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 59' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alejandro Grimaldo makes no mistake. 3-0!
- 60' What a moment for Alejandro Grimaldo! That strike on 60 puts his side firmly in control.
- 61' Alejandro Grimaldo was booked on 61.
- 66' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joao Mario suffering a number of foals already.
- 68' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! David Neres comes on to replace Rafa Silva.
- 72' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Florentino Luis by Chiquinho on 72 minute.
- 73' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Florentino Luis departs to be replaced by Chiquinho.
- 74' The CD Santa Clara manager makes a substitution. Pierre Sagna departs to be replaced by Diogo Cabral.
- 76' CD Santa Clara ring the changes. Andrezinho has done his job and it is now time for Allano to step up.
- 81' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luis Morgado might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 82' The whistle greets Bruno Jordao as he departs to be replaced by Rildo.
- 83' The supporters are chanting for Paulo Godinho. He replaces Italo on 83 minute.
- 88' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Odisseas Vlachodimos departs to be replaced by Samuel Soares.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Adriano.
- What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3-0 CD Santa Clara.
Lineups
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 20
- 3
-
27
Rafa Silva ↓ David Neres 68'
- 99
- 8
- 91
-
88
Goncalo Ramos ↓ Petar Musa 68'
-
6
Alexander Bah ↓ Gilberto 72'
-
61
Florentino Luis ↓ Chiquinho 72'
- 87
Bench
-
2
Gilberto ↑ 72'
-
7
David Neres ↑ 68'
-
22
Chiquinho ↑ 72'
- 4
- 23
-
33
Petar Musa ↑ 68'
-
24
Samuel Soares ↑ 88'
- 21
- 19
Coach
Roger Schmidt
CD Santa Clara Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
-
6
Bruno Jordao ↓ Rildo 83'
-
95
Pierre Sagna ↓ Diogo Cabral 74'
- 20
- 2
- 39
- 10
-
21
Andrezinho ↓ Allano 76'
-
44
Italo ↓ Paulo Godinho 83'
-
19
Bruno Almeida ↓ Kento Misao 46'
- 32
Bench
-
7
Allano ↑ 76'
- 16
-
40
Kento Misao ↑ 46'
- 9
-
13
Diogo Cabral ↑ 74'
-
43
Paulo Godinho ↑ 83'
-
37
Rildo ↑ 83'
- 80
- 74
Coach
Luis Morgado
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Darwin Nunez | 6 |
| Rafa Silva | 4 |
| Anderson Carvalho | 3 |
| Haris Seferovic | 3 |
| Carlos Vinicius | 3 |
| Carlos | 3 |
| Mohammad Mohebi | 2 |
| Goncalo Ramos | 2 |
Head to Head
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2023-05-27
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–0
CD Santa Clara
W
2023-05-21
Sporting Clube de Portugal
2–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
D
2023-05-13
Portimonense SC
1–5
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2023-05-06
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–0
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
2023-04-29
Gil Vicente FC
0–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2023-04-23
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–0
GD Estoril Praia
W
CD Santa Clara Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.36
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72
CD Santa Clara xG
I would bet for:
Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
90%
Draw or CD Santa Clara
28%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or CD Santa Clara
82%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.7%
1 – 0
10.6%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6.1%
4 – 0
5.7%
4 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
3.2%
5 – 0
2.8%
0 – 1
2.7%
Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| Handicap | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers | Push | CD Santa Clara covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 29% | — | 71% |
| -2 | 29% | 22% | 50% |
| -1.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| -1 | 50% | 22% | 27% |
| -0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +0.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +1 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 2% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
49%
✗
CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

