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Santa Clara v Benfica, Primeira Liga, Sat, 21 Jan 2023: statistics and head to head

2022-23. Sat, 21 Jan 2023

Santa ClaraHome
03Full time, half-time 0–2
BenficaAway

Benfica won by 3 goals.

LWLWLLeague form, oldest to newestWWWDW

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

Estádio de São Miguel. Photo: Rasibo, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Santa Clara have 8 scored home results and Benfica 7 scored away results stored in 2022-23. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Santa Clara at home: 1.13 points per match (8 measured matches); Benfica away: 2.29 points per match (7 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Santa Clara scored 1.13 per home match (8 measured matches); Benfica scored 1.57 away (7). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.23 per club appearance across 292 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 7 of 15 pooled club appearances (46.7%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 8. Santa Clara: 1 wins; Benfica: 6 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 half02
Second half01

The match in numbers

Santa ClaraBenfica
  • 8Shots12
  • 1Shots on target5
  • 8Corners9
  • 14Fouls13
  • 1Yellow cards2
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Santa Clara

  • Shots8
  • On target1
  • Goals0

13% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Benfica

  • Shots12
  • On target5
  • Goals3

42% of shots on target, 60% 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.

8 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.

1
Santa Clara wins
1
Draws
6
Benfica wins
Goals / meeting
3.75
30 goals in 8 meetings
Both scored
75%
6 of 8 meetings
Over 1.5
100%
8 of 8 meetings
Over 2.5
75%
6 of 8 meetings
Over 3.5
38%
3 of 8 meetings
Santa Clara clean sheets
0%
0 of 8 meetings
Benfica clean sheets
25%
2 of 8 meetings
Corners / meeting
9.63
8 with corner data
Cards / meeting
4.25
8 with card data
  1. Benfica v Santa ClaraSat, 12 Feb 2022 · Primeira Liga 2021-222–1HT 0–1
  2. Santa Clara v BenficaSat, 11 Sept 2021 · Primeira Liga 2021-220–5HT 0–1
  3. Benfica v Santa ClaraMon, 26 Apr 2021 · Primeira Liga 2020-212–1HT 1–0
  4. Santa Clara v BenficaMon, 4 Jan 2021 · Primeira Liga 2020-211–1HT 0–1
  5. Benfica v Santa ClaraTue, 23 Jun 2020 · Primeira Liga 2019-203–4HT 0–1
  6. Santa Clara v BenficaSat, 9 Nov 2019 · Primeira Liga 2019-201–2HT 1–0
  7. Benfica v Santa ClaraSat, 18 May 2019 · Primeira Liga 2018-194–1HT 3–0
  8. 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
Santa Clara at homeWDWWDD
Benfica awayWWWWLL

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
Santa Clara at home, Benfica away
  • 41%
    Both teams scored
    League 43%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 94%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 94%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 74%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 66%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 53%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 48%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 26%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 25%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 9%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 11%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 2.6
    Avg total goals
    League 2.49
    17 + 17 matches
  • 65%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 67%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 32%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 30%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 11.4
    Corners per match
    League 10.62
    17 + 17 matches
  • 74%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 69%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 62%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 58%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 62%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 47%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 5.1
    Cards per match
    League 5.98
    17 + 17 matches
  • 77%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 82%
    17 + 17 matches
  • 59%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 68%
    17 + 17 matches

Stored season context, 2022-23

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, 2022-23

Home and awayOverall
Santa Clara at home, Benfica away
Santa Clara (home)Benfica (away)
18Position1
LLDWWLast 5, oldest to newestWLWWD
17Played17
1.00Points per match2.41
24%Win %76%
1.06Scored / match2.00
1.71Conceded / match0.47
2.76Avg total goals2.47
65%Both scored18%
12%Clean sheets71%
29%Failed to score18%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

Santa ClaraBenfica
  • 0.351st half scored / match0.82
  • 0.761st half conceded / match0.29
  • 0.712nd half scored / match1.18
  • 0.942nd half conceded / match0.18
  • 24%Leading at half-time47%
  • 71%1st half over 0.559%
  • 29%1st half over 1.535%
  • 82%2nd half over 0.588%
  • 53%2nd half over 1.541%
  • 12%Scored in both halves41%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Santa Clara at home, Benfica away, this season.

Goals

Santa ClaraBenfica
  • 1.06Scored / match2.00
  • 1.71Conceded / match0.47
  • 2.76Match total / match2.47
  • 71%Scored 1+82%
  • 24%Scored 2+59%
  • 88%Conceded 1+29%
  • 53%Conceded 2+12%
  • 82%Match over 1.565%
  • 59%Match over 2.547%
  • 35%Match over 3.518%

Shots and xG

Santa ClaraBenfica
  • 11.53Shots for14.29
  • 12.41Shots against8.76
  • 4.00On target for5.41
  • 4.59On target against2.71
  • 9%Shot conversion14%

Corners

Santa ClaraBenfica
  • 4.53Corners for8.00
  • 6.18Corners against4.12
  • 10.71Match total12.12
  • 77%Over 7.588%
  • 71%Over 8.577%
  • 53%Over 9.571%
  • 53%Over 10.571%
  • 47%Over 11.553%

Cards

Santa ClaraBenfica
  • 2.65Cards for2.06
  • 2.71Cards against2.88
  • 5.35Match total4.94
  • 94%Over 2.588%
  • 82%Over 3.571%
  • 77%Over 4.541%
  • 47%Over 5.529%
  • 15.29Fouls committed13.12

The table, 2022-23

#ClubPGDPts
1Benfica346287
2Porto345185
3Sp Braga344578
16Maritimo34-3126
17Pacos Ferreira34-3623
18Santa Clara34-3222
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