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Santa Clara
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 17
Jan 21, 2023 at 6pm UK
Estádio de São Miguel
Benfica

Santa Clara
0 - 3
Benfica


Italo (30')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Aursnes (9'), Ramos (16'), Guedes (80')
Aursnes (50'), Morato (53')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Primeira Liga clash between Santa Clara and Benfica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Portimonense 0-0 Santa Clara
Friday, January 13 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Santa Clara 0-2 Benfica

In the wake of accumulating 41 points from 16 matches this season, we predict that Benfica will emerge victorious with the familiarity of another three points at the Estadio de Sao Miguel on Saturday evening. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 76.65%. A draw had a probability of 15.4% and a win for Santa Clara had a probability of 7.96%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 0-2 with a probability of 13.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.43%) and 0-3 (11.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.3%), while for a Santa Clara win it was 1-0 (3.03%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with an 11.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.

Result
Santa ClaraDrawBenfica
7.96% (-0.266 -0.27) 15.39% (-0.172 -0.17) 76.65% (0.43599999999999 0.44)
Both teams to score 42.95% (-0.656 -0.66)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.75% (-0.162 -0.16)41.25% (0.16099999999999 0.16)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.35% (-0.164 -0.16)63.65% (0.162 0.16)
Santa Clara Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
47.19% (-0.756 -0.76)52.8% (0.753 0.75)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
13.48% (-0.486 -0.49)86.52% (0.485 0.48)
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.01% (0.063000000000002 0.06)8.99% (-0.065999999999999 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
69.36% (0.154 0.15)30.64% (-0.155 -0.16)
Score Analysis
    Santa Clara 7.96%
    Benfica 76.64%
    Draw 15.39%
Santa ClaraDrawBenfica
1-0 @ 3.03% (-0.046 -0.05)
2-1 @ 2.33% (-0.081 -0.08)
2-0 @ 0.97% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 1.63%
Total : 7.96%
1-1 @ 7.3% (-0.088 -0.09)
0-0 @ 4.75% (0.034 0.03)
2-2 @ 2.81% (-0.089 -0.09)
Other @ 0.53%
Total : 15.39%
0-2 @ 13.77% (0.18 0.18)
0-1 @ 11.43% (0.12 0.12)
0-3 @ 11.06% (0.18 0.18)
1-2 @ 8.8% (-0.081000000000001 -0.08)
1-3 @ 7.07% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)
0-4 @ 6.66% (0.126 0.13)
1-4 @ 4.26% (-0.014 -0.01)
0-5 @ 3.21% (0.07 0.07)
2-3 @ 2.26% (-0.065 -0.07)
1-5 @ 2.05%
2-4 @ 1.36% (-0.035 -0.03)
0-6 @ 1.29% (0.032 0.03)
Other @ 3.44%
Total : 76.64%

How you voted: Santa Clara vs Benfica

Santa Clara
8.3%
Draw
5.6%
Benfica
86.1%
36
Head to Head
Feb 12, 2022 6pm
Benfica
2-1
Santa Clara
Nunez (60' pen., 62')
Silva (24'), Nunez (40'), Weigl (82')
Mohebi (21')
Mohebi (28'), Morita (32'), Barreto (40'), Pereira (45+1'), Villanueva (58')
Sep 11, 2021 6pm
Santa Clara
0-5
Benfica

Ramos (45+2'), Mansur (47')
Pinho (42'), Nunez (54', 62'), Silva (58'), Yaremchuk (68')
Vlachodimos (27')
Apr 26, 2021 7pm
Benfica
2-1
Santa Clara
Carlos (25' og.), Chiquinho (73')
Weigl (89'), Otamendi (90+2')
Carvalho (62')
Jan 4, 2021 5pm
Santa Clara
1-1
Benfica
Cardoso (60')
Sagna (26'), Cardoso (78'), Rashid (90+5')
Nunez (33')
Ferro (29')
Jun 23, 2020 7.15pm
Benfica
3-4
Santa Clara
Silva (50'), Vinicius (63', 65')
Gabriel (31'), Dias (81'), Svilar (87')
Carvalho (44'), Sanusi (57'), Crysan (81' pen.), Manuel (90+5')
Carvalho (17')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Porto1512123692737
2Sporting Lisbon14120243103336
3Benfica1411213482635
4Santa ClaraSanta Clara149051613327
5Braga147432516925
6Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes146441814422
7Casa Pia155551618-220
8MoreirenseMoreirense156271922-320
9FamalicaoFamalicao154741817119
10Gil Vicente144461724-716
11Rio AveRio Ave144461525-1016
12Estoril PraiaEstoril143561221-914
13AVS152761122-1113
14BoavistaBoavista152671019-912
15Nacional14338819-1112
16Estrela Amadora143381224-1212
17SC FarenseFarense15339921-1212
18AroucaArouca153210926-1711


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