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Arouca
Benfica
Boavista
Braga
Casa Pia
Estoril
Estrela Amadora
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Gil Vicente logo
Moreirense
Nacional
Porto
Rio Ave
Farense logo
Santa Clara
Sporting Lisbon
Vitoria de Guimaraes
Benfica
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 5
Sep 14, 2024 at 8.30pm UK
Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Santa Clara

Benfica
4 - 1
Santa Clara

Akturkoglu (27'), Luis (34'), Silva (47'), di Maria (58')
Silva (74')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Lopes (1')
Safira (30'), Rocha (72'), Serginho (90')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Primeira Liga clash between Benfica and Santa Clara, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Benfica

All competitions
Primeira Liga
Last Game: Moreirense 1-1 Benfica
Friday, August 30 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga

Santa Clara

All competitions
Primeira Liga
Last Game: Santa Clara 2-1 AVS
Saturday, August 31 at 3.30pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Benfica 2-1 Santa Clara

 While Santa Clara have already shown their goalscoring threat since returning to the big time, facing Benfica on the road is a different challenge despite the Eagles' managerial change. Thus, we are backing Lage for a marginal win on his return to the Stadium of Light. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 68.06%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for Santa Clara had a probability of 12.63%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.87%) and 2-1 (9.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.18%), while for a Santa Clara win it was 0-1 (4.38%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.

Result
BenficaDrawSanta Clara
68.06% (0.598 0.6) 19.31% (-0.166 -0.17) 12.63% (-0.431 -0.43)
Both teams to score 47.27% (-0.71599999999999 -0.72)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.77% (-0.286 -0.29)45.23% (0.288 0.29)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.42% (-0.273 -0.27)67.58% (0.27699999999999 0.28)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.74% (0.084000000000003 0.08)12.26% (-0.081 -0.08)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
62.01% (0.175 0.17)37.99% (-0.173 -0.17)
Santa Clara Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
53.87% (-0.867 -0.87)46.13% (0.869 0.87)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
18.18% (-0.679 -0.68)81.82% (0.682 0.68)
Score Analysis
    Benfica 68.05%
    Santa Clara 12.63%
    Draw 19.31%
BenficaDrawSanta Clara
2-0 @ 12.45% (0.23 0.23)
1-0 @ 11.87% (0.19 0.19)
2-1 @ 9.64% (-0.054 -0.05)
3-0 @ 8.71% (0.189 0.19)
3-1 @ 6.74% (-0.016 -0.02)
4-0 @ 4.57% (0.113 0.11)
4-1 @ 3.54% (0.0029999999999997 0)
3-2 @ 2.61% (-0.07 -0.07)
5-0 @ 1.92% (0.053 0.05)
5-1 @ 1.49% (0.006 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.37% (-0.032 -0.03)
Other @ 3.14%
Total : 68.05%
1-1 @ 9.18% (-0.081000000000001 -0.08)
0-0 @ 5.66% (0.069 0.07)
2-2 @ 3.73% (-0.113 -0.11)
Other @ 0.75%
Total : 19.31%
0-1 @ 4.38% (-0.052 -0.05)
1-2 @ 3.55% (-0.12 -0.12)
0-2 @ 1.69% (-0.062 -0.06)
2-3 @ 0.96% (-0.053 -0.05)
1-3 @ 0.92% (-0.055 -0.05)
Other @ 1.13%
Total : 12.63%

How you voted: Benfica vs Santa Clara

Benfica
86.1%
Draw
11.1%
Santa Clara
2.8%
36
Head to Head
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Benfica
3-0
Santa Clara
Ramos (7'), Silva (28'), Grimaldo (60' pen.)
Grimaldo (61')

Adriano (90+1')
> Match Report
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Santa Clara
0-3
Benfica
Aursnes (9'), Ramos (16'), Guedes (80')
> Preview
Feb 12, 2022 6pm
Gameweek 22
Benfica
2-1
Santa Clara
Nunez (60' pen., 62')
Silva (24'), Nunez (40'), Weigl (82')
Mohebi (21')
Mohebi (28'), Morita (32'), Barreto (40'), Pereira (45+1'), Villanueva (58')
> Preview
Sep 11, 2021 6pm
Gameweek 5
Santa Clara
0-5
Benfica

Ramos (45+2'), Mansur (47')
Pinho (42'), Nunez (54', 62'), Silva (58'), Yaremchuk (68')
Vlachodimos (27')
> Preview
Apr 26, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 29
Benfica
2-1
Santa Clara
Carlos (25' og.), Chiquinho (73')
Weigl (89'), Otamendi (90+2')
Carvalho (62')
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rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon14120243103336
2Porto1411123392434
3Benfica1310213282432
4Santa ClaraSanta Clara149051613327
5Braga147432516925
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes146441814422
7MoreirenseMoreirense146261919020
8FamalicaoFamalicao144731715219
9Casa Pia144551317-417
10Gil Vicente144461724-716
11Rio AveRio Ave144461525-1016
12Estoril PraiaEstoril143561221-914
13Nacional13337817-912
14AVS142661122-1112
15Estrela Amadora143381224-1212
16BoavistaBoavista142571019-911
17AroucaArouca14329823-1511
18SC FarenseFarense14239720-139
> Primeira Liga Full Table


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