Santa Clara vs Benfica — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2025/2026

Santa ClaraRank 13

13 FEB

1:2

BenficaRank 3

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal16'

Vangelis Pavlidis (assist: Tomás Araújo) · Header 0-1

GOAL

Own goal38'

Paulo Victor · Right foot shot 0-2

GOAL

AST

Goal47'

Gonçalo Paciência (assist: Gustavo Klismahn) · Header 1-2

Man of the match

Enzo BarrenecheaBenfica7.4

Expected goals (xG)

Santa ClaraxGBenfica

0.302.08

Trends

season

Win %

26%68%

Over 1.5 %

56%88%

Over 2.5 %

35%71%

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Venue

Estádio de São MiguelPonta Delgada · 13,277 seats

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Conditions

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RefereeAntónio Emanuel Carvalho Nobre
1st AssistantNélson Filipe Vila Pereira
2nd AssistantFrancisco João Serra Jorge Pereira
4th OfficialLuís Carlos Mateus Filipe

Pressure index

Santa ClaraBenfica

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal16'

Vangelis Pavlidis (assist: Tomás Araújo) · Header 0-1

GOAL

Own goal38'

Paulo Victor · Right foot shot 0-2

PLAYER

Yellow card45'

Vinícius Lopes

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Guilherme Romão · Out: Paulo Victor

GOAL

AST

Goal47'

Gonçalo Paciência (assist: Gustavo Klismahn) · Header 1-2

PLAYER

Yellow card59'

Gonçalo Paciência

OUT

Substitution62'

In: Fernando · Out: Gonçalo Paciência

OUT

Substitution62'

In: Djé · Out: Pedro Ferreira

PLAYER

Yellow card66'

Lucas Soares

OUT

Substitution68'

In: Sidny Lopes Cabral · Out: Andreas Schjelderup

OUT

Substitution73'

In: Welinton Torrão · Out: Vinícius Lopes

PLAYER

Yellow card78'

Frederico Venâncio

OUT

Substitution79'

In: Georgiy Sudakov · Out: Rafa Silva

PLAYER

Yellow card84'

Djé

Yellow card85'

OUT

Substitution86'

In: Brenner · Out: Gustavo Klismahn

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Gianluca Prestianni

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Manu Silva · Out: Gianluca Prestianni

Yellow card90'

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Tomás Araújo

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Lucas Soares

Ball positions

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Commentary

109

That's it! The match has come to an end with Santa Clara losing 1-2 to Benfica.
90+6′The second half has concluded with the final score: Santa Clara 1, Benfica 2.
90+5′Brenner from Santa Clara committed a foul.
90+5′Anatoliy Trubin from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
90+5′The attempt is thwarted. José Tavares from Santa Clara takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Sidney Lima.Penalty
90+4′José Tavares from Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
90+4′Manu Silva from Benfica committed a foul.
90+3′Corner awarded to Benfica after Welinton Torrão allowed the ball to go out.
90+3′A shot has been deflected. Sidny Cabral from Benfica attempted a right-footed strike from outside the penalty area, but it was blocked. The assist came from Manu Silva.Penalty
90+2′Lucas Soares of Santa Clara receives his second yellow card for committing a foul.
90+2′Leandro Barreiro from Benfica was awarded a free kick on the left side of the pitch.
90+2′Foul committed by Lucas Soares of Santa Clara.
90+1′Tomás Araújo from Benfica has been shown a yellow card.
90′The fourth official has indicated that there will be 5 minutes of stoppage time.
90′Substitution for Benfica: Manu Silva comes on to replace Gianluca Prestianni.
90′Gianluca Prestianni of Benfica has been shown a yellow card.
86′Substitution for Santa Clara: Brenner is coming on to replace Gustavo Klismahn.
86′Missed opportunity. Leandro Barreiro of Benfica attempted a left-footed shot from the center of the box but sent it wide to the left.
86′The attempt is thwarted. Heorhii Sudakov from Benfica takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's successfully blocked.Penalty
84′José Tavares of Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
84′Gianluca Prestianni from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in an offensive position.
84′José Tavares from Santa Clara committed a foul.
83′The attempt is thwarted. António Silva from Benfica heads the ball from the center of the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Heorhii Sudakov, who delivered a cross.Penalty
82′Corner awarded to Benfica after Lucas Soares allowed the ball to go out.
82′Lucas Soares from Santa Clara committed a handball.
80′Sidny Cabral of Benfica was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
80′Foul committed by Lucas Soares of Santa Clara.
79′Substitution for Benfica: Heorhii Sudakov is coming on to replace Rafa.
78′Frederico Venâncio of Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
78′Rafa from Benfica earned a free kick in an offensive position.
78′Frederico Venâncio from Santa Clara committed a foul.
76′Sidny Cabral from Benfica was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
76′Sidny Cabral from Benfica earned a free kick in the defensive area.
75′Gustavo Klismahn from Santa Clara committed a foul.
75′Enzo Barrenechea from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
73′Substitution for Santa Clara: Welinton Torrão is coming on to replace Vinícius Lopes.
70′Missed opportunity! Sidny Cabral from Benfica took a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area that narrowly went wide to the left. The assist came from António Silva.Penalty
68′Substitution for Benfica: Sidny Cabral replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
67′Samuel Dahl from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in an offensive position.
67′Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara committed a foul.
66′Lucas Soares from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
66′Foul committed by Lucas Soares of Santa Clara.
66′Serginho committed a foul against a player from Santa Clara.
64′Opportunity wasted. Gustavo Klismahn from Santa Clara attempted a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it went wide to the left.Penalty
63′Corner awarded to Benfica after a play that resulted in a deflection off Sidney Lima.
62′Substitution for Santa Clara: José Tavares comes on to replace Pedro Ferreira.
62′Substitution for Santa Clara: Fernando comes on to replace Gonçalo Paciência.
60′Corner awarded to Benfica after Pedro Ferreira allowed the ball to go out.
59′Samuel Dahl from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
59′Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara committed a foul.
59′Gonçalo Paciência from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
58′Leandro Barreiro from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
58′Gonçalo Paciência committed a foul against Santa Clara.
55′Rafa from Benfica was awarded a free kick in the attacking zone.
55′Vinícius Lopes from Santa Clara committed a foul.
54′Foul committed by Lucas Soares of Santa Clara.
54′Andreas Schjelderup from Benfica earned a free kick in the defensive area.
54′A new offensive play unfolds as Lucas Soares from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area. The attempt is thwarted by goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin of Benfica, who makes a save right in the middle of the goal. The assist for this play comes from Serginho.Penalty
52′Rafa from Benfica has earned a free kick in the attacking zone.
52′Gustavo Klismahn from Santa Clara committed a foul.
49′Vinícius Lopes from Santa Clara has earned a free kick in an offensive position.
49′António Silva from Benfica is involved in a risky challenge.
47′Goal! Santa Clara 1, Benfica 2. Gonçalo Paciência scores for Santa Clara with a header from the middle of the box into the center of the net. The assist came from Gustavo Klismahn, who delivered a cross following a corner kick.
47′Corner awarded to Santa Clara after Nicolás Otamendi allowed the ball to go out of play.
47′The attempt is thwarted. Gustavo Klismahn from Santa Clara takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Vinícius Lopes.Penalty
45′Substitution for Santa Clara: Guilherme Romão comes on to replace Paulo Victor.
45+2′The first half has concluded with a score of Santa Clara 0, Benfica 2.
45+2′The first half has concluded with the scoreline reading Santa Clara 0, Benfica 2.
45′The attempt is thwarted. Vinícius Lopes from Santa Clara takes a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist came from Gustavo Klismahn.Penalty
45′The fourth official has indicated that there will be 2 minutes of stoppage time.
45′Vinícius Lopes from Santa Clara has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
45′Samuel Dahl from Benfica earned a free kick in the defensive area.
43′Vinícius Lopes from Santa Clara committed a foul.
38′Opportunity wasted! Vangelis Pavlidis of Benfica had a close-range header but couldn't convert it.
38′Paulo Victor of Santa Clara accidentally scored an own goal, bringing the score to Santa Clara 0, Benfica 2.
37′Gianluca Prestianni from Benfica has been awarded a free kick on the right side of the pitch.
37′Paulo Victor from Santa Clara committed a foul.
36′Lucas Soares from Santa Clara has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
36′Samuel Dahl from Benfica committed a foul.
36′Vangelis Pavlidis of Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
36′Serginho committed a foul against a player from Santa Clara.
33′Opportunity wasted! Rafa from Benfica took a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it went just wide. The assist came from Gianluca Prestianni.
31′Corner awarded to Benfica after Pedro Ferreira's defensive play.
26′Gustavo Klismahn from Santa Clara committed a foul.
26′Enzo Barrenechea from Benfica has been awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
25′Corner awarded to Benfica after a play that resulted in a deflection off Gabriel Batista.
25′A fresh offensive effort unfolds. Rafa from Benfica takes a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but Gabriel Batista from Santa Clara makes a save in the left corner. The assist came from Tomás Araújo.
24′The attempt is thwarted. Serginho from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it's blocked. The assist was provided by Gabriel Silva.Penalty
23′The pause has ended. They are set to resume play.
22′Match is currently on hold due to an injury to Tomás Araújo from Benfica.
20′Samuel Dahl from Benfica was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
20′Vinícius Lopes of Santa Clara committed a foul.
18′Offside call against Benfica. Samuel Dahl is caught in an offside position.
16′Goal! Santa Clara 0, Benfica 1. Vangelis Pavlidis scores for Benfica with a close-range header!
12′Samuel Dahl from Benfica earned a free kick in the defensive area.
12′Gustavo Klismahn from Santa Clara committed a foul.
11′The attempt is thwarted. Pedro Ferreira from Santa Clara takes a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Vinícius Lopes.Penalty
10′The attempt is thwarted. Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara takes a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but it gets blocked. The assist came from Lucas Soares.Penalty
9′Gabriel Silva from Santa Clara earned a free kick in the defensive area.
9′Gianluca Prestianni from Benfica committed a foul.
9′Corner awarded to Benfica after Frederico Venâncio allowed the ball to go out.
5′A fresh offensive effort unfolds as Rafa from Benfica heads the ball from close range, but Gabriel Batista from Santa Clara makes a fantastic save, denying the attempt at the top center of the goal. The assist came from Vangelis Pavlidis, who delivered a precise cross.
5′Rafa from Benfica has earned a free kick in an offensive position.
5′Pedro Ferreira from Santa Clara committed a foul.
3′Serginho from Santa Clara was awarded a free kick in the defensive area.
3′Leandro Barreiro from Benfica committed a foul.
2′Leandro Barreiro from Benfica was awarded a free kick on the right side of the field.
2′Serginho from Santa Clara committed a foul.
The opening half begins...

Match statistics

CDSCSLB

Possession and passing

53%Possession47%

80%Pass accuracy77%

440Passes385

350Successful Passes298

33Ball Safe29

8Key Passes9

5 more

64Long Passes44

50%Long-pass accuracy36%

5Substitutions3

32Successful Long Passes16

25Throw-ins27

Attack

1Goals2

9Shots Total11

2Shots On Target3

0Big Chances Created3

1Corners7

35Dangerous Attacks49

13 more

1Accurate Crosses3

103Attacks107

0Big Chances Missed2

17Dribble Attempts16

1Goal Attempts3

0Offsides1

6Shots Blocked3

2Shots inside the box8

1Shots Off Target5

7Shots outside the box3

53%Successful dribbles38%

9Successful Dribbles6

12Total Crosses16

Defence and discipline

2Saves1

28Tackles20

11Interceptions14

23Fouls5

6Yellow cards2

1Red cards0

2 more

5Free Kicks23

9Goal Kicks2

Other

17Successful Headers19

1Assists1

1Yellowred Cards0

0Injuries2

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

A. Carvalho NobrePer-match averages this season · 17 matches · career: 138

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	5.65	2.65	3.00	5.48
Red cards	0.24	0.18	0.06	0.20
Second yellows	0.18	0.12	0.06	0.17
Penalties	0.29	0.29	0.00	0.36

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Santa ClaraxGBenfica

0.302.08

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.452.20

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.302.08

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.161.96

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.140.11

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.080.05

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.04

Expected Points (xPTS)

0.292.55

Form

Santa ClaraLLLLD

7 FEBaway

Estrela Amadora

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 21

31 JANhome

Santa Clara

Estoril

Liga PortugalRound 20

24 JANaway

Moreirense

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 19

18 JANhome

Santa Clara

Famalicão

Liga PortugalRound 18

11 JANaway

Nacional

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 16

4 JANhome

Santa Clara

Porto

Liga PortugalRound 17

21 DEChome

Santa Clara

Arouca

Liga PortugalRound 15

15 DECaway

Sporting Braga

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 14

6 DEChome

Santa Clara

Casa Pia

Liga PortugalRound 13

30 NOVaway

Rio Ave

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 12

8 NOVhome

Santa Clara

Sporting CP

Liga PortugalRound 11

3 NOVaway

Gil Vicente

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 10

25 OCThome

Santa Clara

AVS

Liga PortugalRound 9

4 OCTaway

Vitória Guimarães

Santa Clara

Liga PortugalRound 8

27 SEPThome

Santa Clara

Tondela

Liga PortugalRound 7

BenficaWDWWL

8 FEBhome

Benfica

Alverca

Liga PortugalRound 21

1 FEBaway

Tondela

Benfica

Liga PortugalRound 20

28 JANhome

Benfica

Real Madrid

Champions LeagueRound 8

25 JANhome

Benfica

Estrela Amadora

Liga PortugalRound 19

21 JANaway

Juventus

Benfica

Champions LeagueRound 7

17 JANaway

Rio Ave

Benfica

Liga PortugalRound 18

3 JANhome

Benfica

Estoril

Liga PortugalRound 17

28 DECaway

Sporting Braga

Benfica

Liga PortugalRound 16

22 DEChome

Benfica

Famalicão

Liga PortugalRound 15

14 DECaway

Moreirense

Benfica

Liga PortugalRound 14

10 DEChome

Benfica

Napoli

Champions LeagueRound 6

5 DEChome

Benfica

Sporting CP

Liga PortugalRound 13

29 NOVaway

Nacional

Benfica

Liga PortugalRound 12

25 NOVaway

Ajax

Benfica

Champions LeagueRound 5

9 NOVhome

Benfica

Casa Pia

Liga PortugalRound 11

Head-to-head

1Wins

2Draws

11Wins

The two sides have met 14 times.

13 FEB2026

Santa Clara

Benfica

Liga Portugal

12 SEPT2025

Benfica

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

15 FEB2025

Santa Clara

Benfica

Liga Portugal

14 SEPT2024

Benfica

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

27 MAY2023

Benfica

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

21 JAN2023

Santa Clara

Benfica

Liga Portugal

12 FEB2022

Benfica

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

11 SEPT2021

Santa Clara

Benfica

Liga Portugal

26 APR2021

Benfica

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

4 JAN2021

Santa Clara

Benfica

Liga Portugal

23 JUN2020

Benfica

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

9 NOV2019

Santa Clara

Benfica

Liga Portugal

18 MAY2019

Benfica

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal

11 JAN2019

Santa Clara

Benfica

Liga Portugal

Trends

Win %

26%68%

Over 1.5 %

56%88%

Over 2.5 %

35%71%

Over 3.5 %

15%32%

BTTS %

41%59%

Failed to score %

38%6%

Clean sheets %

29%41%

Share of this season's matches where it happened — a win, over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals, both teams scoring, failing to score, a clean sheet.

Season comparison

Goals / match

0.942.18

Conceded / match

1.210.74

Possession %

48.5357.79

Corners / match

4.627.21

Yellow cards / match

3.442

Team rating

6.767

Starting XI

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Santa Clara€7.7Mstarting XI · 6/11€8.4Mwith bench · 9/20

Benfica€120Mstarting XI · 9/11€190Mwith bench · 14/20

Benfica's starting XI cost €112M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Santa Clara — bench

Diogo CalilaDefender · €85K (2026)5

Guilherme RomãoDefender6.8 11

BrennerAttacker12

NenecaGoalkeeper · €20K (2026)26

FernandoAttacker6.3 37

DarlanMidfielder · €650K (2024)49

Welinton TorrãoAttacker6.4 65

DjéMidfielder6.7 94

Henrique SilvaDefender

Benfica — bench

Franjo IvanovićAttacker · €23M (2025)10

Georgiy SudakovMidfielder · €20M (2026)6.3 11

Dodi LukébakioAttacker · €20M (2025)15

Sidny Lopes CabralDefender · €7M (2026)6.5 16

Manu SilvaMidfielder · €500K (2023)6.5 50

Diogo FerreiraGoalkeeper58

Daniel BanjaquiDefender64

Gonçalo OliveiraDefender72

Anísio CabralAttacker

Player statistics

Santa Clara starters then subs, by rating

Gustavo Klismahn#77 · Midfielder · 86′7.2

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Shots: 1
Shots on target: 0
Expected goals (xG): 0.01
xGoT: 0.00

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 18/26
Pass accuracy: 71%
Key passes: 2
Passes in final third: 7
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/4
Long balls (won/total): 4/5

Possession & duels

Touches: 44
Duels (won/total): 8/15
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 4/5
Dispossessed: 1
Possession lost: 13
Ball recoveries: 3

Defence

Tackles: 3
Interceptions: 2
Clearances: 1
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 4

Player	Reason	Back
Alexander Bah🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	14 Feb 2026
Henrique Araújo🩹 injury · Muscle Injury	injury · Muscle Injury	10 Feb 2026
Richard Ríos🩹 injury · Shoulder Injury	injury · Shoulder Injury	15 Feb 2026
João Veloso🩹 injury · Shoulder Injury	injury · Shoulder Injury	5 May 2026

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Santa Clara	6.0016.67%	7.0014.29%
Draw	3.6027.78%	3.9525.32%
Benfica	1.6161.92%	1.4967.11%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Santa Clara or Draw	2.6238.1%	2.4341.15%
Santa Clara or Benfica	1.2580%	1.2083.33%
Draw or Benfica	1.1090.91%	1.0892.59%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.3474.63%
0–1 goals	–	2.9034.48%
3+ goals	2.0748.19%	2.0648.54%
0–2 goals	1.7257.9%	1.6759.88%
4+ goals	–	3.6527.4%
0–3 goals	–	1.2381.3%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Santa Clara	7.5013.33%	6.7514.81%
Draw	2.2045.45%	2.2843.86%
Benfica	2.0548.78%	2.0249.5%

Outcome	bet365
CDSC → CDSC	12.008.33%
CDSC → X	19.005.26%
CDSC → SLB	26.003.85%
X → CDSC	13.007.69%
X → X	5.5018.18%
X → SLB	4.0025%
SLB → CDSC	41.002.44%
SLB → X	17.005.88%
SLB → SLB	2.3043.48%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	5.0020%
6 - 8	2.8734.78%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	8.0012.5%
Over 14	13.007.69%

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Santa Clara — bench

Benfica — bench

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