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Santa Clara
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 17
Jan 21, 2023 at 6pm UK
Estádio de São Miguel
Benfica

Santa Clara
0 - 3
Benfica


Italo (30')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Aursnes (9'), Ramos (16'), Guedes (80')
Aursnes (50'), Morato (53')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Portimonense 0-0 Santa Clara
Friday, January 13 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Santa Clara 0-2 Benfica

In the wake of accumulating 41 points from 16 matches this season, we predict that Benfica will emerge victorious with the familiarity of another three points at the Estadio de Sao Miguel on Saturday evening. 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 76.65%. A draw had a probability of 15.4% and a win for Santa Clara had a probability of 7.96%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 0-2 with a probability of 13.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.43%) and 0-3 (11.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.3%), while for a Santa Clara win it was 1-0 (3.03%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with an 11.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.

Result
Santa ClaraDrawBenfica
7.96% (-0.266 -0.27) 15.39% (-0.172 -0.17) 76.65% (0.43599999999999 0.44)
Both teams to score 42.95% (-0.656 -0.66)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.75% (-0.162 -0.16)41.25% (0.16099999999999 0.16)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.35% (-0.164 -0.16)63.65% (0.162 0.16)
Santa Clara Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
47.19% (-0.756 -0.76)52.8% (0.753 0.75)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
13.48% (-0.486 -0.49)86.52% (0.485 0.48)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.01% (0.063000000000002 0.06)8.99% (-0.065999999999999 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
69.36% (0.154 0.15)30.64% (-0.155 -0.16)
Score Analysis
    Santa Clara 7.96%
    Benfica 76.64%
    Draw 15.39%
Santa ClaraDrawBenfica
1-0 @ 3.03% (-0.046 -0.05)
2-1 @ 2.33% (-0.081 -0.08)
2-0 @ 0.97% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 1.63%
Total : 7.96%
1-1 @ 7.3% (-0.088 -0.09)
0-0 @ 4.75% (0.034 0.03)
2-2 @ 2.81% (-0.089 -0.09)
Other @ 0.53%
Total : 15.39%
0-2 @ 13.77% (0.18 0.18)
0-1 @ 11.43% (0.12 0.12)
0-3 @ 11.06% (0.18 0.18)
1-2 @ 8.8% (-0.081000000000001 -0.08)
1-3 @ 7.07% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)
0-4 @ 6.66% (0.126 0.13)
1-4 @ 4.26% (-0.014 -0.01)
0-5 @ 3.21% (0.07 0.07)
2-3 @ 2.26% (-0.065 -0.07)
1-5 @ 2.05%
2-4 @ 1.36% (-0.035 -0.03)
0-6 @ 1.29% (0.032 0.03)
Other @ 3.44%
Total : 76.64%

How you voted: Santa Clara vs Benfica

Santa Clara
8.3%
Draw
5.6%
Benfica
86.1%
36
Head to Head
Feb 12, 2022 6pm
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')
Sep 11, 2021 6pm
Santa Clara
0-5
Benfica

Ramos (45+2'), Mansur (47')
Pinho (42'), Nunez (54', 62'), Silva (58'), Yaremchuk (68')
Vlachodimos (27')
Apr 26, 2021 7pm
Benfica
2-1
Santa Clara
Carlos (25' og.), Chiquinho (73')
Weigl (89'), Otamendi (90+2')
Carvalho (62')
Jan 4, 2021 5pm
Santa Clara
1-1
Benfica
Cardoso (60')
Sagna (26'), Cardoso (78'), Rashid (90+5')
Nunez (33')
Ferro (29')
Jun 23, 2020 7.15pm
Benfica
3-4
Santa Clara
Silva (50'), Vinicius (63', 65')
Gabriel (31'), Dias (81'), Svilar (87')
Carvalho (44'), Sanusi (57'), Crysan (81' pen.), Manuel (90+5')
Carvalho (17')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sporting Lisbon25185267224559
2Benfica24182456183856
3Porto25155549202950
4Braga25155541221950
5Santa ClaraSanta Clara2512492625140
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes2591153427738
7Casa Pia2510693132-136
8Estoril PraiaEstoril259883340-735
9FamalicaoFamalicao2581072826234
10Rio AveRio Ave2578102740-1329
11MoreirenseMoreirense2577113037-728
12AroucaArouca2577112438-1428
13Nacional2575132335-1226
14Gil Vicente2458112436-1223
15Estrela Amadora2558122136-1523
16AVS25411102035-1523
17SC FarenseFarense2538141736-1917
18BoavistaBoavista2536161642-2615


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