Santa Clara vs Benfica Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

In Liga Portugal action, Santa Clara met Benfica on February 13. Benfica wrapped up the match with a 1-2 triumph.

The opening goal came on the 16th minute when Vangelis Pavlidis found the net, putting Benfica ahead. Paulo Victor and Goncalo Paciencia added to the score, setting the final scoreline at 1-2.

5 months after their last meeting in Liga Portugal, in what promises to be a thrilling clash, Santa Clara and Benfica square off once more. In their last encounter, neither side could break the deadlock, ending in a 1-1 draw. Approaching this match, Santa Clara find themselves on a poor run, having been defeated by Estrela Amadora, Estoril, Moreirense and Famalicao, leaving them without a victory in their last nine outings. Addressing their defensive shortcomings will be a priority for progress, since their backline has lacked consistency, having conceded goals in each of their last six matches.

After their recent win against Alverca, Benfica, in contrast to their opponent's recent struggles, approach this match with renewed confidence, having maintained an unbeaten streak stretching to four matches.

In this Liga Portugal showdown, the spotlight will fall on the players who have been pivotal for Santa Clara and Benfica throughout the campaign. The attacking efforts of Santa Clara, with Petit at the helm, have been driven by Lopes Vinicius, the team’s primary goal threat, and Gabriel Silva, both of whom have delivered in crucial moments. In Liga Portugal, Vinicius has been Santa Clara’s standout scorer with five goals, while Serginho has been their leading creator in the competition with two assists. Santa Clara’s attacking depth is further showcased by Wendel Silva, Frederico Venancio and Adriano Firmino, who have each made valuable contributions this season.

Meanwhile, Vangelis Pavlidis and Fredrik Aursnes have been pivotal for Benfica’s attack, under the tactical direction of Jose Mourinho, combining to deliver important goals and assists. Pavlidis has already scored nineteen goals in Liga Portugal this season, while also being their most creative player, providing four assists in the league so far. Benfica’s offense has also been strengthened by Andreas Schjelderup, Georgiy Sudakov and Leandro Barreiro, who have provided crucial contributions in the final third.

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Live Streaming

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AI Prediction

Our AI model provides a pre-game prediction for the Santa Clara–Benfica match, then monitors the contest and updates its forecast in real time as the minutes tick by. As for this match-up, our AI model correctly predicted Benfica's win before the match. According to pre-match data, the model suggested that Benfica’s victory leads the probabilities with 77%, while a draw was at 18% and Santa Clara’s victory was at 5%.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Santa Clara - Benfica in real time.

Santa Clara kicked off the game with Gabriel Batista, Paulo Victor who got substituted by Guilherme Romao on the 46th minute, Lima Sidney, Frederico Venancio, Soares Lucas, Pedro Ferreira who got substituted by Jose Tavares on the 62nd minute, Gustavo Klismahn who got substituted by Brenner on the 86th minute, Serginho, Gabriel Silva, Goncalo Paciencia who got substituted by Fernando on the 62nd minute and Lopes Vinicius who got substituted by Welinton Torrao on the 73rd minute as starters, with Neneca, Guilherme Romao, Diogo Calila, Henrique Silva, Welinton Torrao, Darlan, Fernando, Jose Tavares and Brenner on the bench.

Benfica's starting eleven were Anatoliy Trubin, Samuel Dahl, Nicolas Otamendi, Antonio Silva, Tomas Araujo, Leandro Barreiro, Enzo Barrenechea, Andreas Schjelderup who got substituted by Sidny Lopes Cabral on the 68th minute, Rafa who got substituted by Georgiy Sudakov on the 79th minute, Gianluca Prestianni who got substituted by Manuel Jorge Silva on the 90th minute and Vangelis Pavlidis, with Diogo Ferreira, Goncalo Oliveira, Daniel Banjaqui, Sidny Lopes Cabral, Manuel Jorge Silva, Georgiy Sudakov, Dodi Lukebakio, Franjo Ivanovic and Arthur Cabral on the bench.

Stats

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• Expected Goals: 0.26 - 1.43
• Ball Possession: 53 - 47
• Big Scoring Chances: 0 - 4
• Total Attempts: 9 - 11
• Shots On Target: 2 - 3
• Blocked Shots: 6 - 3
• Shots in the Box: 2 - 8
• Shots from Outside the Box: 7 - 3
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 23 - 5
• Corners: 1 - 7
• Throw-Ins: 25 - 27
• Saves: 2 - 1
• Free Kicks: 5 - 23
• Offsides: 0 - 1
• Passes into Final Third: 107 - 111
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 67 - 80
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 11 - 31
• Tackles: 29 - 20
• Completed Tackles: 15 - 7
• Total Crosses: 12 - 17
• Successful Crosses: 1 - 3
• Interceptions: 12 - 14
• Clearances: 33 - 20

Referee showed the yellow card seven times throughout the game. Lopes Vinicius, Goncalo Paciencia, Soares Lucas, Frederico Venancio, Jose Tavares, Gianluca Prestianni and Tomas Araujo were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

Since May 2023, the teams have gone head-to-head five times. Benfica have four victories, while the remaining match ended in draw. The last time these teams met was on September 12, 2025, in the Liga Portugal, concluding in a 1-1 draw. Santa Clara have scored two goals across these five encounters, while Benfica have scored twelve. So, overall, Benfica have the edge in head-to-head matches against Santa Clara in their recent history.

Santa Clara have won four of their 22 matches in Liga Portugal this season, with five draws and thirteen defeats, scoring seventeen goals at an average of 0.77 per match and conceding 28 at a rate of 1.27 per match. In Liga Portugal, Benfica have played 22 matches, winning fifteen, drawing seven and losing zero, scoring 46 goals, averaging 2.09 per match, while conceding thirteen, an average of 0.59 per match.

Recent Form

Santa Clara are on a four-game losing streak, including defeats against Estrela Amadora, Estoril, Moreirense and Famalicao in their last four outings, while Benfica's most recent outing ended in a win against Alverca. Overall, over their most recent nineteen games, Santa Clara have claimed four victories, suffered twelve defeats, and drawn three times, while Benfica have won twelve of their last twenty matches, losing four and drawing four.

Live Standings

As always, Liga Portugal's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Santa Clara are 16th with seventeen points from their 22 games, while Benfica sit 3rd with 52 points from 22 matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Santa Clara and Benfica in real time. You can watch the goals by Vangelis Pavlidis, Paulo Victor and Goncalo Paciencia as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Santa Clara - Benfica are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.