Benfica vs Santa Clara

1 - 1

🕒 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:15 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Joao Pedro Pinheiro 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Benfica 3 · Santa Clara 12

Referee Stats

Joao Pedro Pinheiro

14 matches · 4.21 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.21
Reds avg	0.29
Penalties avg	0.36
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	29%
Draws	21%
Away wins	50%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 2 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-0

Goals For / Against

41 / 13

Avg: 2.41 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 2.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Santa Clara (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-7-8

Goals For / Against

15 / 24

Avg: 0.88 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 0.76

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.29

PPG

0.76

2.41

0.88

0.76

1.41

71%

O2.5

35%

59%

BTTS

47%

65%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

Benfica rank3rd

Santa Clara rank12th

Benfica points80

Santa Clara points36

Benfica: #3 · 80 pts · GD +49

2 pts off the top 2. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Santa Clara: #12 · 36 pts · GD -9

46 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

44-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

D W W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals13-5

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Santa Clara last 5 away

L D D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals5-7

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Santa Clara trend breakdown

Over 2.535%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.559%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%

Benfica clean sheet at home41%

Santa Clara score away59%

Santa Clara clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first65%

Benfica win after scoring first73%

Santa Clara score first29%

Santa Clara win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 100% · Santa Clara 44%

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 28.1' · Santa Clara 39.8'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home2.41 vs 1.50

Benfica concede at home0.76 vs 1.19

Santa Clara score away0.88 vs 1.19

Santa Clara concede away1.41 vs 1.50

Benfica score 61% above league average, while Santa Clara score 26% below league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 36% below league average at home, and Santa Clara are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Benfica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

16-30 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

0-15 5

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

Santa Clara goal timing (away)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

46-60 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 3

31-45 3

46-60 3

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21'

21' Gabriel Silva

37'

37' 📺 VAR

Paulo Victor

Card upgrade

38'

38' Paulo Victor

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Tomás Araújo

1st substitution · For: G. Prestianni

58'

58' E. Barrenechea

59' ⚽

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59' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

V. Pavlidis

Normal Goal

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Gabriel Silva

1st substitution · For: Diogo Calila

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos

2nd substitution · For: Vinícius Lopes

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Schjelderup

2nd substitution · For: H. Sudakov

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ R. Rios

3rd substitution · For: L. Barreiro

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ F. Ivanović

4th substitution · For: Henrique Araújo

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Adriano

3rd substitution · For: Pedro Ferreira

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Matheus Pereira

4th substitution · For: A. Carter

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Serginho

5th substitution · For: Luquinhas

90' ⚽

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90' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Vinícius Lopes

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Carter

Benfica vs Santa Clara 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica drew 1-1 with Santa Clara on Friday, 12 September 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Joao Pedro Pinheiro. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Gabriel Silva received a yellow card for Santa Clara at 21'. VAR intervened at 37' for Santa Clara (Card upgrade). Paulo Victor received a red card for Santa Clara at 38'.

Second half: Benfica made their 1st substitution at 46', with Tomás Araújo replacing G. Prestianni. E. Barrenechea received a yellow card for Benfica at 58'. Benfica took the lead at 59' when V. Pavlidis scored, making the score 1-0. Santa Clara made their 1st substitution at 61', with Gabriel Silva replacing Diogo Calila. Santa Clara made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos replacing Vinícius Lopes. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 72', with A. Schjelderup replacing H. Sudakov. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 72', with R. Rios replacing L. Barreiro. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 72', with F. Ivanović replacing Henrique Araújo. Santa Clara made their 3rd substitution at 81', with Adriano replacing Pedro Ferreira. Santa Clara made their 4th substitution at 81', with Matheus Pereira replacing A. Carter. Santa Clara made their 5th substitution at 81', with Serginho replacing Luquinhas. Santa Clara found a late equaliser at 90' when Vinícius Lopes scored, with the assist credited to A. Carter, making the score 1-1.

Benfica used 4 substitutions while Santa Clara used 5 substitutions. Benfica got 1 yellow card, while Santa Clara got 1 yellow card and 1 red card.