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Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 9 October 26, 2026 19:45 Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada
Santa Clara
#4 · 18 pts
1 – 2
Final score
Benfica
#2 · 22 pts
Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira 32' (pen.)
62' (ast. Gianluca Prestianni) Vangelis Pavlidis
68' Gianluca Prestianni
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The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Benfica a 48% win probability (draw 26%, Santa Clara 25%). The final result was Santa Clara 1–2 Benfica. In 2 previous meetings, Santa Clara have won 0 times, with 1 draws and 1 wins for Benfica.

Match statistics
13
Total shots
16
6
Shots on target
3
1.60
Actual xG
1.83
2
Saves
5
38%
Possession
62%
2
Corners
3
19
Tackles
14
4
🟨 Yellow cards
5
0
🟥 Red cards
1
Match Events
8'
Alexander Bah
10'
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva
⚽Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira (pen.)
32'
Emanuel Moreira
36'
Pedro Pacheco
40'
45'
Andreas Schjelderup / Heorhii Sudakov ↕
45'
Dodi Lukebakio / Rafa Silva ↕
59'
Vangelis Pavlidis
62'
ast. Gianluca Prestianni · Vangelis Pavlidis⚽
↕ Brenner Lucas Goncalves Santos / Welinton Torrão
67'
68'
Gianluca Prestianni⚽
74'
Fredrik Aursnes
↕ Dani Borges / Joao Vasconcelos
75'
82'
Alessandro Circati / Tomás Araújo ↕
82'
Jhon Durán / Vangelis Pavlidis ↕
↕ Lucas Soares / Léo Jacó
85'
↕ Pedro Ferreira / Vitor Hugo Amorim de Assis
85'
88'
Samuel Dahl
89'
Jhon Durán
90'+2
Manuel Silva / Gianluca Prestianni ↕
Joao Vasconcelos
90'+3
90'+6
Jhon Durán
Guilherme Romão
90'
Pre-match prediction
25.02%
Santa
26.71%
X
48.28%
Benfica ←
we assigned to the actual result (Benfica) 48.28% (medium confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Santa
0.89
1.60
+0.71
Benfica
1.81
1.83
+0.02
xG dominance was balanced (1.60 – 1.83). The final result does not reflect the playing dominance. The model's xG estimates diverged from reality.
League Table
#Team GPts
1 FC Porto FC Porto 9 27
2 Benfica Benfica 9 22
3 Sporting CP Sporting CP 9 18
4 Santa Clara Santa Clara 9 18
5 Arouca Arouca 9 17
6 Academico Viseu Academico Viseu 9 17
7 GIL Vicente GIL Vicente 9 14
8 Alverca Alverca 9 11
9 SC Braga SC Braga 9 11
10 Moreirense Moreirense 9 11
11 Famalicao Famalicao 9 10
12 Estrela Estrela 9 10
13 Vitória SC Vitória SC 9 8
14 Maritimo Maritimo 9 8
15 Nacional Nacional 9 7
16 Casa Pia Casa Pia 9 7
17 Rio Ave Rio Ave 9 7
18 Estoril Estoril 9 2
Lineups
Santa Clara Santa Clara 4-2-3-1
1 Lucas França Lucas França G 5.97
5 Guilherme Romão Guilherme Romão D 5.34
21 Emanuel Fernandes Emanuel Fernandes D 5.92
4 Pedro Pacheco Pedro Pacheco D 5.88
42 Lucas Soares Lucas Soares 85' D 6.80
41 Daniel Borges Daniel Borges 75' M 5.30
6 Pedro Ferreira Pedro Ferreira 85' M 5.68
10 Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos 67' M 6.07
20 Tiago Ribeiro Tiago Ribeiro M 5.74
70 Vinícius Lopes Vinícius Lopes M 6.34
7 Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira 1 ⚽ F 7.39
Bench
18 A. Duarte A. Duarte F 0.00
25 F. Medeiros F. Medeiros M 0.00
3 Henrique Silva Henrique Silva D 0.00
17 João Vasconcelos João Vasconcelos 15' M 5.82
73 Léo Jacó Léo Jacó 5' F 6.30
12 Neneca Neneca G 0.00
81 Seydou Fofana Seydou Fofana M 0.00
99 Sorriso Sorriso F 0.00
22 Vitinho Vitinho 5' M 6.18
11 Welinton Torrão Welinton Torrão 23' F 6.16
Benfica Benfica 4-2-3-1
24 Samuel Soares Samuel Soares G 7.35
26 S. Dahl S. Dahl D 6.77
2 C. Lenglet C. Lenglet D 6.69
44 Tomás Araújo Tomás Araújo 82' D 6.15
6 A. Bah A. Bah D 5.64
36 João Palhinha João Palhinha M 6.24
8 F. Aursnes F. Aursnes M 6.43
25 G. Prestianni G. Prestianni 1 ⚽ 1 👟 89' M 8.24
10 H. Sudakov H. Sudakov 45' M 6.26
27 Rafa Rafa 45' M 6.48
14 V. Pavlidis V. Pavlidis 1 ⚽ 82' F 7.63
Bench
72 A. Cabral A. Cabral F 0.00
3 A. Circati A. Circati 8' D 6.29
21 A. Schjelderup A. Schjelderup 45' F 7.20
1 A. Trubin A. Trubin G 0.00
30 C. Echeverri C. Echeverri M 0.00
11 D. Lukebakio D. Lukebakio 45' F 6.57
33 Gabriel Indio Gabriel Indio D 0.00
22 J. Durán J. Durán 14' F 6.40
62 J. Neto J. Neto D 0.00
16 Manu Manu 1' M 0.00
34 S. El Karouani S. El Karouani D 0.00
Best on the pitch
G. Prestianni
G. Prestianni
M · Benfica
8.24
1 ⚽ 1 👟
2 shots · 35 pass
V. Pavlidis
V. Pavlidis
F · Benfica
7.63
1 ⚽
2 shots · 22 pass
Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira
Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira
F · Santa
7.39
1 ⚽
3 shots · 28 pass
Samuel Soares
Samuel Soares
G · Benfica
7.35
· 27 pass
A. Schjelderup
A. Schjelderup
F · Benfica
7.20
2 shots · 11 pass
Lucas Soares
Lucas Soares
D · Santa
6.80
2 shots · 29 pass
Santa Clara Santa Clara — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
Lucas França G 90 5.97 — — 0 17 8% 0 — —
Guilherme Romão D 90 5.34 — — 0 26 15% 3 1 —
Emanuel Fernandes D 90 5.92 — — 0 32 25% 2 1 —
Pedro Pacheco D 90 5.88 — — 1 44 35% 0 1 —
Lucas Soares D 85 6.80 — — 2 29 27% 1 — —
Daniel Borges M 75 5.30 — — 0 24 15% 1 — —
Pedro Ferreira M 85 5.68 — — 0 28 17% 4 — —
Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos M 67 6.07 — — 2 13 12% 1 — —
Tiago Ribeiro M 90 5.74 — — 4 27 16% 1 — —
Vinícius Lopes M 90 6.34 — — 1 24 20% 2 — —
Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira F 90 7.39 1 — 3 28 21% 3 — —
João Vasconcelos M 15 5.82 — — 0 5 3% 0 1 —
Léo Jacó F 5 6.30 — — 0 0 0% 0 — —
Vitinho M 5 6.18 — — 0 3 3% 1 — —
Welinton Torrão F 23 6.16 — — 0 6 4% 0 — —
Benfica Benfica — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
Samuel Soares G 90 7.35 — — 0 27 18% 0 — —
S. Dahl D 90 6.77 — — 0 46 39% 5 1 —
C. Lenglet D 90 6.69 — — 0 87 78% 1 — —
Tomás Araújo D 82 6.15 — — 0 70 59% 0 — —
A. Bah D 90 5.64 — — 1 46 29% 1 1 —
João Palhinha M 90 6.24 — — 3 34 27% 2 — —
F. Aursnes M 90 6.43 — — 1 51 46% 0 1 —
G. Prestianni M 89 8.24 1 1 2 35 27% 0 — —
H. Sudakov M 45 6.26 — — 0 18 17% 0 — —
Rafa M 45 6.48 — — 0 12 9% 0 — —
V. Pavlidis F 82 7.63 1 — 2 22 12% 2 1 —
A. Circati D 8 6.29 — — 0 10 9% 0 — —
A. Schjelderup F 45 7.20 — — 2 11 9% 1 — —
D. Lukebakio F 45 6.57 — — 1 11 9% 2 — —
J. Durán F 14 6.40 — — 3 2 2% 0 1 1
Manu M 1 0.00 — — 1 1 1% 0 — —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Santa Clara vs Benfica?
The final score was Santa Clara 1–2 Benfica.
What did the model predict before Santa Clara vs Benfica?
The model assigned 25% probability to a Santa Clara win, 26% to a draw, and 48% to an Benfica win.