Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs CD Santa Clara, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2024-25

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

4 – 1

Full Time

CD Santa Clara

Sat 14 Sep 2024 · 19:30 UTC Estadio da Luz 60,145 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 1' Vinicius

Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu 27' 1–1

Florentino 34' 2–1

Antonio Silva 47' 3–1

Angel di Maria 58' 4–1

Y 30' Alisson Safira

Y 72' Luis Rocha

Antonio Silva 74' Y

Y 90' Serginho

Overview

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs CD Santa Clara — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Luz.

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
CD Santa Clara 34 games · 36 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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 14 games · Avg 3.4 goals CD Santa Clara

Last 5 meetings

2024-09-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 CD Santa Clara 2023-05-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 CD Santa Clara 2023-01-21 CD Santa Clara 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2022-02-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 CD Santa Clara 2021-09-11 CD Santa Clara 0–5 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	CD Santa Clara	H	4–1	W
30 Aug	Moreirense FC	A	1–1	D
24 Aug	CF Estrela da Amadora	H	1–0	W
17 Aug	Casa Pia AC	H	3–0	W
11 Aug	FC Famalicão	A	0–2	L
17 May	Rio Ave FC	A	1–1	D

CD Santa Clara

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	1–4	L
31 Aug	AVS	H	2–1	W
24 Aug	Casa Pia AC	A	2–0	W
16 Aug	FC Porto	H	0–2	L
11 Aug	GD Estoril Praia	A	4–1	W
27 May	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

Sport Lisboa e Benfica		CD Santa Clara
#3	Position	#13
80	Points	36
34	Played	34
23 / 11 / 0	W / D / L	9 / 9 / 16
74	Scored	32
25	Conceded	41
+49	GD	-9
2.35	PPG	1.06
68%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

71% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

29% Clean Sheets
CD Santa Clara this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts). CD Santa Clara are 13th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

CD Santa Clara

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

–/2

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/–

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Estadio da Luz. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sport Lisboa e Benfica and CD Santa Clara.
1' A goal from the Brazil international Vinicius! He fires home on 1 to make it 0-1!
6' 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 Angel di Maria suffering a number of foals already.
11' Serginho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
26' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
27' A goal from the Turkey international Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu! He fires home on 27 to make it 1-1!
30' Alisson Safira has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 30.
34' Florentino adds to his 1 season tally! Sport Lisboa e Benfica lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and CD Santa Clara are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anatolii Trubin made 203 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Vinicius by Ricardinho on 46 minute.
47' GOAL! Antonio Silva scores on 47. Assisted by Orkun Kokcu
52' It is a cagey affair so far. Sport Lisboa e Benfica in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past CD Santa Clara's compact 3-4-3.
57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
58' Angel di Maria doubles the advantage! 4-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
62' The supporters are chanting for Matheus Pereira. He replaces Pedro Ferreira on 62 minute.
67' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Benjamin Rollheiser is replaced by Zeki Amdouni on 67 minute.
72' CD Santa Clara receives a card for a hard tackle on 72.
73' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu trudges off to be replaced by Andreas Schjelderup on 73 minutes.
74' The referee has no hesitation. Antonio Silva is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — card on 74.
75' Another change for CD Santa Clara made on 75 minute. Alisson Safira leaves to be changed by Joao Costa.
80' It’s high time Bruno Nascimento made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
81' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Orkun Kokcu is replaced by Leandro Barreiro Martins on 81 minute.
82' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Vangelis Pavlidis trudges off to be replaced by Arthur Cabral on 82 minutes.
84' Another substitution for CD Santa Clara to replace Adriano Firmino by Serginho on 84 minute.
89' A quiet spell here at Estadio da Luz. Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
90' That is a card for CD Santa Clara. Serginho will be fuming at that decision.
4-1 the final result. CD Santa Clara will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

30
Nicolas Otamendi
10
Orkun Kokcu ↓ Leandro Barreiro Martins 81'
11
Angel di Maria ↓ Gianluca Prestianni 73'
14
Vangelis Pavlidis ↓ Arthur Cabral 82'
61
Florentino
1
Anatolii Trubin
32
Benjamin Rollheiser ↓ Zeki Amdouni 67'
6
Alexander Bah
17
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu ↓ Andreas Schjelderup 73'
3
Alvaro Carreras
4
Antonio Silva

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

CD Santa Clara Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

35
Serginho ↑ 84'
27
Guilherme Ramos
3
Matheus Pereira ↑ 62'
10
Ricardinho ↑ 46'
2
Diogo Calila
77
Klismahn ↑ 62'
19
Bruno Almeida
12
Neneca
17
Joao Costa ↑ 75'

Coach Vasco Matos

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Darwin Nunez	6
Rafa Silva	4
Carlos Vinicius	3
Carlos	3
Anderson Carvalho	3
Haris Seferovic	3
Rodrigo Pinho	2
Mohammad Mohebi	2

Head to Head

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2024-09-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 CD Santa Clara W 2024-08-30 Moreirense FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2024-08-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 CF Estrela da Amadora W 2024-08-17 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Casa Pia AC W 2024-08-11 FC Famalicão 2–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-05-17 Rio Ave FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D

CD Santa Clara Form

2024-09-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 CD Santa Clara L 2024-08-31 CD Santa Clara 2–1 AVS W 2024-08-24 Casa Pia AC 0–2 CD Santa Clara W 2024-08-16 CD Santa Clara 0–2 FC Porto L 2024-08-11 GD Estoril Praia 1–4 CD Santa Clara W 2023-05-27 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 CD Santa Clara L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.6 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.67 CD Santa Clara xG

I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica73% Draw17% CD Santa Clara10%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

90%

Draw or CD Santa Clara

27%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or CD Santa Clara

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica57% Draw36% CD Santa Clara7%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.9%

3 – 0

10.8%

1 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 1

7.2%

3 – 1

7.2%

4 – 0

0 – 0

5.2%

4 – 1

Actual

5 – 0

3.7%

2 – 2

2.7%

5 – 1

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	CD Santa Clara covers
-2.5	34%	—	66%
-2	34%	22%	44%
-1.5	56%	—	44%
-1	56%	21%	22%
-0.5	78%	—	22%
+0.5	93%	—	7%
+1	93%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

52% ✗

CD Santa Clara keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.