Santa Clara 1–2 Benfica — Primeira Liga 2025/26 Match Stats

Primeira Liga · 2025Fri, 13 Feb 2026, 18:30 UTCEstádio de São Miguel

Santa Clara

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1–2Historical match

Benfica

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A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Benfica won 1–2.

Shots: 911
Shots on target: 23
Expected goals: 0.281.57
Possession: 53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Benfica beat Santa Clara 2–1. Recorded in this match (Santa Clara – Benfica): shots 9–11, shots on target 2–3, expected goals 0.28–1.57, possession 53%–47%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Santa Clara's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Santa Clara's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.83 goals/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

Metric	Last 5	Season	Baseline
Goals for	0.6 goals/match	0.83 goals/match	1.3 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Santa Clara show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Santa Clara's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

12.4 shots/match ▲ShotsSanta Clara · Benfica16.8 shots/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Santa Clara	Benfica	Baseline
Shots	12.4 shots/match	16.8 shots/match	12.4 shots/match
Shots against	9.26 shots/match	8.09 shots/match	12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

Both teams have elevated corners records

weak

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

4.74 corners/matchCornersSanta Clara · Benfica● 6.13 corners/match

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

Metric	Santa Clara	Benfica	Baseline
Corners	4.74 corners/match	6.13 corners/match	4.14 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

Shots9 shots11 shotsSanta Clara 9 shots, Benfica 11 shots
Shots on target2 shots3 shotsSanta Clara 2 shots, Benfica 3 shots
Expected goals0.28 xG1.57 xGSanta Clara 0.28 xG, Benfica 1.57 xG
Possession53%47%Santa Clara 53%, Benfica 47%
Corners1 corner7 cornersSanta Clara 1 corner, Benfica 7 corners
Fouls23 fouls5 foulsSanta Clara 23 fouls, Benfica 5 fouls
Yellow cards6 cards2 cardsSanta Clara 6 cards, Benfica 2 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
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Santa Clara: 9 shots, 2 on target, 0.28 xG. Benfica: 12 shots, 4 on target, 1.70 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Santa Clara 0.28 xG · Benfica 1.70 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Santa Clara

1Draws

4Benfica

12 Sept 2025Benfica — Santa Clara · Primeira Liga1–1

15 Feb 2025Santa Clara — Benfica · Primeira Liga0–1

14 Sept 2024Benfica — Santa Clara · Primeira Liga4–1

27 May 2023Benfica — Santa Clara · Primeira Liga3–0

21 Jan 2023Santa Clara — Benfica · Primeira Liga0–3

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Santa Clara favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Benfica in 11

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Santa Clara23 matchesBenfica23 matches

0.83 goals/matchGoals scored23/23▲ 2.13 goals/match

1.22 goals/matchGoals allowed23/23▲ 0.57 goals/match

1.11 xG/matchExpected goals22/22▲ 1.9 xG/match

12.4 shots/matchShots23/23▲ 16.8 shots/match

3.48 shots/matchShots on target23/23▲ 6.17 shots/match

48.8%Possession23/23● 59.2%

4.74 corners/matchCorners23/23● 6.13 corners/match

3.45 cards/matchCards22/222.18 cards/match

14.8 fouls/matchFouls23/2311.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited

Season samples23 / 23home / away teams

Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

The fixture is outside the configured active season.
Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.

Analysis cutoff: Fri, 13 Feb 2026, 22:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Primeira Liga

Goals per match ranking xG per match ranking Shots per match ranking

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Match at a glance

What the match recorded

Santa Clara's recent record differs from the season