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Benfica v Santa Clara, Primeira Liga, Mon, 26 Apr 2021: statistics and head to head

2020-21. Mon, 26 Apr 2021

BenficaHome
21Full time, half-time 1–0
Santa ClaraAway

Benfica won by 1 goal.

WDWWWLeague form, oldest to newestDLWWW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Estádio da Luz. Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY 3.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Benfica have 14 scored home results and Santa Clara 14 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Benfica at home: 2.29 points per match (14 measured matches); Santa Clara away: 1.21 points per match (14 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Benfica scored 1.71 per home match (14 measured matches); Santa Clara scored 1.07 away (14). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.19 per club appearance across 512 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 15 of 28 pooled club appearances (53.6%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 5. Benfica: 3 wins; Santa Clara: 1 wins; draws: 1.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half10
Second half11

The match in numbers

BenficaSanta Clara
  • 10Shots16
  • 1Shots on target7
  • 5Corners4
  • 14Fouls11
  • 2Yellow cards0
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Benfica

  • Shots10
  • On target1
  • Goals2

10% of shots on target, 200% of those scored.

Santa Clara

  • Shots16
  • On target7
  • Goals1

44% of shots on target, 14% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

5 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

3
Benfica wins
1
Draws
1
Santa Clara wins
Goals / meeting
3.80
19 goals in 5 meetings
Both scored
80%
4 of 5 meetings
Over 1.5
100%
5 of 5 meetings
Over 2.5
60%
3 of 5 meetings
Over 3.5
40%
2 of 5 meetings
Benfica clean sheets
20%
1 of 5 meetings
Santa Clara clean sheets
0%
0 of 5 meetings
Corners / meeting
10.00
5 with corner data
Cards / meeting
4.20
5 with card data
  1. Santa Clara v BenficaMon, 4 Jan 2021 · Primeira Liga 2020-211–1HT 0–1
  2. Benfica v Santa ClaraTue, 23 Jun 2020 · Primeira Liga 2019-203–4HT 0–1
  3. Santa Clara v BenficaSat, 9 Nov 2019 · Primeira Liga 2019-201–2HT 1–0
  4. Benfica v Santa ClaraSat, 18 May 2019 · Primeira Liga 2018-194–1HT 3–0
  5. Santa Clara v BenficaFri, 11 Jan 2019 · Primeira Liga 2018-190–2HT 0–1

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Benfica at homeWWDWWW
Santa Clara awayDLWDWW

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Benfica at home, Santa Clara away
  • 56%
    Both teams scored
    League 45%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 97%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 91%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 79%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 72%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 44%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 44%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 12%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 21%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 9%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 9%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 2.5
    Avg total goals
    League 2.42
    17 + 17 matches
  • 77%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 71%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 18%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 32%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 9.9
    Corners per match
    League 9.66
    17 + 17 matches
  • 65%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 63%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 50%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 48%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 35%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 38%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 4.7
    Cards per match
    League 5.02
    17 + 17 matches
  • 59%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 72%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 47%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 55%
    17 + 17 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2020-21

Home and awayOverall
Benfica at home, Santa Clara away
Benfica (home)Santa Clara (away)
3Position6
WLWDWLast 5, oldest to newestLLLLW
17Played17
2.29Points per match1.18
71%Win %35%
1.82Scored / match1.06
0.88Conceded / match1.18
2.71Avg total goals2.24
53%Both scored59%
47%Clean sheets12%
6%Failed to score29%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

BenficaSanta Clara
  • 0.881st half scored / match0.41
  • 0.241st half conceded / match0.53
  • 0.942nd half scored / match0.65
  • 0.652nd half conceded / match0.65
  • 65%Leading at half-time24%
  • 82%1st half over 0.571%
  • 18%1st half over 1.518%
  • 82%2nd half over 0.582%
  • 47%2nd half over 1.535%
  • 35%Scored in both halves24%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Benfica at home, Santa Clara away, this season.

Goals

BenficaSanta Clara
  • 1.82Scored / match1.06
  • 0.88Conceded / match1.18
  • 2.71Match total / match2.24
  • 94%Scored 1+71%
  • 71%Scored 2+29%
  • 53%Conceded 1+88%
  • 24%Conceded 2+29%
  • 88%Match over 1.571%
  • 41%Match over 2.547%
  • 18%Match over 3.56%

Shots and xG

BenficaSanta Clara
  • 15.18Shots for10.29
  • 9.29Shots against12.53
  • 5.24On target for3.53
  • 3.41On target against3.65
  • 12%Shot conversion10%

Corners

BenficaSanta Clara
  • 6.47Corners for4.29
  • 3.35Corners against5.76
  • 9.82Match total10.06
  • 77%Over 7.577%
  • 71%Over 8.559%
  • 59%Over 9.541%
  • 35%Over 10.535%
  • 18%Over 11.535%

Cards

BenficaSanta Clara
  • 2.35Cards for3.00
  • 1.82Cards against2.29
  • 4.18Match total5.29
  • 65%Over 2.582%
  • 47%Over 3.571%
  • 35%Over 4.559%
  • 29%Over 5.547%
  • 16.12Fouls committed17.59

The table, 2020-21

#ClubPGDPts
1Sp Lisbon344585
2Porto344580
3Benfica344276
4Sp Braga342064
5Pacos Ferreira34-153
6Santa Clara34846
7Moreirense34-643
8Guimaraes34-743
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