ExperimentalBenfica to score first
Santa Clara – Benfica
Benfica beat Santa Clara 2–1 (Primeira Liga, 26 Oct 2026). Goals: Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira 32' (penalty), V. Pavlidis 62', G. Prestianni 68'. Cards: 10 yellow, 1 red. Below: the match report, then the table, form and head-to-head before kick-off.
Santa ClaraFinal score: 1–2
BenficaOur goal stat
- Experimental model view, tested in public
- No mark: plain statistics (form, table, what to watch)
Goals and cards
Santa ClaraBenfica8'yellow card A. Bah
10'yellow card Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva
Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira (penalty)32'
yellow card Emanuel Fernandes36'
yellow card Pedro Pacheco40'
59'yellow card V. Pavlidis
62'V. Pavlidis (assist G. Prestianni)
68'G. Prestianni
74'yellow card F. Aursnes
88'yellow card S. Dahl
89'yellow card J. Durán
yellow card Guilherme Romão90'
yellow card João Vasconcelos90+3'
90+6'red card J. Durán
Line-ups
Santa Clara
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Petit
- Lucas França
- Lucas Soares
- Pedro Pacheco
- Emanuel Fernandes
- Guilherme Romão
- Pedro Ferreira
- Daniel Borges
- Vinícius Lopes
- Tiago Ribeiro
- Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos
- Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira
Substitutes used
- 67' Welinton Torrão (for Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos)
- 75' João Vasconcelos (for Daniel Borges)
- 85' Léo Jacó (for Lucas Soares)
- 85' Vitinho (for Pedro Ferreira)
Benfica
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Marco Silva
- Samuel Soares
- A. Bah
- Tomás Araújo
- C. Lenglet
- S. Dahl
- F. Aursnes
- João Palhinha
- Rafa
- H. Sudakov
- G. Prestianni
- V. Pavlidis
Substitutes used
- 45' A. Schjelderup (for H. Sudakov)
- 45' D. Lukebakio (for Rafa)
- 82' A. Circati (for Tomás Araújo)
- 82' J. Durán (for V. Pavlidis)
- 90+2' Manu (for G. Prestianni)
Match numbers
Santa ClaraBenfica4Yellow cards6
0Red cards1
13Shots16
6Shots on target3
2Corners3
38%Possession62%
17Fouls13
0Offsides3
1.60Expected goals (xG)1.83
Top ratings
Santa Clara
- Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira 90 min7.4
- Lucas Soares 85 min6.8
- Vinícius Lopes 90 min6.3
Benfica
- G. Prestianni 89 min8.2
- V. Pavlidis 82 min7.6
- Samuel Soares 90 min7.3
Match ratings from the match data; players on the pitch for 60 minutes or more.
In the table
Full table| Team | Pos | Played | Points | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 4th | 8 | 18 | Form: draw, win, win, draw, win. |
| Benfica | 2nd | 8 | 19 | Form: win, win, win, loss, win. |
Santa ClaraBenfica
1.5Scored per match3.0
0.5Conceded per match0.9
3 / 8Games with 3+ goals7 / 8
3 / 8Games both teams scored in4 / 8
5.3Cards per match5.1
From this season's league games before this match, not a prediction.
Form: the last 5 league games
Santa Clara
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct | Casa Pia – Santa Clara | 0–1 Form: win. |
| 20 Sep | Santa Clara – Braga | 0–0 Form: draw. |
| 13 Sep | Arouca – Santa Clara | 1–2 Form: win. |
| 6 Sep | Santa Clara – Rio Ave | 4–0 Form: win. |
| 29 Aug | Alverca – Santa Clara | 1–1 Form: draw. |
Benfica
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct | Benfica – Vitória de Guimarães | 2–0 Form: win. |
| 20 Sep | Porto – Benfica | 3–1 Form: loss. |
| 13 Sep | Benfica – Gil Vicente | 3–1 Form: win. |
| 9 Sep | Moreirense – Benfica | 0–4 Form: win. |
| 5 Sep | Marítimo – Benfica | 0–3 Form: win. |
Head-to-head
14 meetings in the league: Santa Clara 1 win, Benfica 11 wins, 2 draws.
The last 5 meetings
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2026 | Santa Clara – Benfica | 1–2 |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Benfica – Santa Clara | 1–1 |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Santa Clara – Benfica | 0–1 |
| 14 Sep 2024 | Benfica – Santa Clara | 4–1 |
| 27 May 2023 | Benfica – Santa Clara | 3–0 |
See also
Santa Clara: club page Benfica: club page Primeira Liga: table and matches All coming matches
League games from our data: the table, the form and the head-to-head before this match. History only, never a prediction.
Check it yourself
Every pick was posted in our public Telegram channel before kick-off and is marked hit or miss automatically from the published match data.
