Benfica vs Santa Clara
Ref: J. PinheiroEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa · 65,647 cap
Match recap
Benfica and Santa Clara drew 1–1 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Pavlidis scored for Benfica; Lopes replied for Santa Clara. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.72 for Benfica versus 1.09 for Santa Clara. Benfica sit 3rd in the Primeira Liga table while Santa Clara are 13th.
First Half
21'
Silva
Yellow Card
37'
VAR
Card upgrade
38'
Paulo Victor
Red Card
Second Half
⇄
Araújo
Barrenechea
Yellow Card
⚽
Pavlidis
61'
⇄
Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos
61'
⇄
Silva
⇄
Ivanović
⇄
Schjelderup
⇄
Rios
81'
⇄
Pereira
81'
⇄
Adriano
81'
⇄
Serginho
90'
⚽
Lopes
Assist: Carter
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 2 |  Sporting CP | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | +65 | 82 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | +49 | 80 |
| 4 |  SC Braga | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +28 | 59 |
| 12 |  Rio Ave | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | -22 | 36 |
| 13 |  Santa Clara | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 |  Nacional | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | -8 | 34 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BenficaSanta Clara
12Won
Statistical edge
12–3
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.72VS1.09
Attack5 · 1 won
19
Shots
9
7
Shots on target
5
10
Shots in the box
6
9
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
2
4
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
78%
Possession
22%
725
Total passes
211
652
Accurate passes
139
90%
Pass accuracy
66%
Discipline2 · 1 won
8
Fouls
11
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
6
5
Blocked shots
2
0.55
Goals prevented
0.55
Benfica
4-4-2
Santa Clara
3-4-3
Benfica
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Anatolii TrubinG
- 4António SilvaD
- 5Enzo BarrenecheaM
- 8Fredrik AursnesM
- 9Franjo IvanovićF
- 14Vangelis PavlidisF
- 20Richard Ríos MontoyaM
- 21Andreas Rædergård SchjelderupM
- 26Samuel Elias DahlD
- 30Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo OtamendiD
- 44Tomás AraújoD
Substitutes
- 3Rafael ObradorD
- 10Heorhii SudakovM
- 18Leandro Barreiro MartinsM
- 24Samuel SoaresG
- 25Gianluca Prestianni GrossF
- 39Henrique AraújoF
- 64Gonçalo OliveiraD
- 71Leandro Henrique Sousa SantosD
- 86Diogo Ferreira PriosteM
Santa Clara
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1Gabriel BatistaG
- 3Matheus PereiraF
- 6AdrianoM
- 10Gabriel SilvaF
- 11Brenner Lucas Gonçalves SantosF
- 21Frederico VenâncioD
- 23Sidney LimaD
- 32Matheus Nunes
- 35SerginhoM
- 42Lucas SoaresM
- 64Paulo VictorM
Substitutes
- 2Diogo CalilaD
- 8Pedro FerreiraM
- 9Anthony Charles CarterF
- 12NenecaG
- 13Luís RochaD
- 17João CostaF
- 28LuquinhasF
- 65José Luís Rocha TavaresM
- 70Vinícius LopesF
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fredrik Aursnes | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| António Silva | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Richard Ríos | M | 72 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Tomás Araújo | D | 46 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Samuel Dahl | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Schjelderup | M | 72 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 90 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | 72 | 6.2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Diogo Prioste | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafael Obrador | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Santos | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Soares | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Oliveira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Georgiy Sudakov | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gianluca Prestianni | F | 51 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/6 |
| Henrique Araújo | F | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Santa Clara
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederico Venâncio | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Gabriel Batista(C) | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sidney Lima | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheus Araújo | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Matheus Pereira | F | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Adriano Firmino | M | 81 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Lucas Soares | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brenner | F | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Serginho | M | 81 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Silva | F | 61 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Paulo Victor | M | 38 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Neneca | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Costa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| José Tavares | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luís Rocha | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vinícius Lopes | F | 29 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Anthony Carter | F | 9 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Luquinhas | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diogo Calila | D | 29 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Pedro Ferreira | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |