Updated 13 February 2026, after full time.
Santa Clara 1-2 Benfica in Liga Portugal at Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada on 13 February 2026. Scorers: Gonçalo Paciência for Santa Clara; Vangelis Pavlidis for Benfica. In their last 6 meetings, Santa Clara have won 0, Benfica 5, with 1 draw.
Santa Clara 1-2 Benfica was the final score in Liga Portugal on Friday 13 February 2026 at Estádio de São Miguel. Scorers: Gonçalo Paciência for Santa Clara; Vangelis Pavlidis for Benfica. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Santa Clara vs Benfica was played at Estádio de São Miguel in Ponta Delgada on Friday 13 February 2026, the home ground of Santa Clara, which holds 13,277 people. It finished Santa Clara 1-2 Benfica in Liga Portugal, with kick-off at 18:30 UK time.
Santa Clara have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 4, with results reading D W L W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-2 defeat at home to Gil Vicente in the Liga Portugal on 8 November.
Benfica have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 6, with results reading L W W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 3-2 win away to Estrela in the Liga Portugal on 8 November.
Across the last 6 meetings Santa Clara have won 0, Benfica have won 5 and 1 was drawn, with Santa Clara scoring 3 goals to Benfica's 14. The most recent was Santa Clara 1-2 Benfica on 26 October 2026 in the Liga Portugal.
Djé leads Santa Clara with 15 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 1.5 a game, the most of any Santa Clara player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Santa Clara player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Vangelis Pavlidis leads Benfica with 10 goals across their last 10 games, 1.0 a game, the most of any Benfica player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Benfica player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre refereed Santa Clara vs Benfica, averaging 28.5 fouls and 5.0 yellow cards per game across 2 games this season. That is 0.50 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | Liga Portugal | Santa Clara vs Benfica | 1-2 |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Liga Portugal | Benfica vs Santa Clara | 1-1 |
| 15 Feb 2025 | Liga Portugal | Santa Clara vs Benfica | 0-1 |
| 14 Sep 2024 | Liga Portugal | Benfica vs Santa Clara | 4-1 |
| 27 May 2023 | Liga Portugal | Benfica vs Santa Clara | 3-0 |
| 21 Jan 2023 | Liga Portugal | Santa Clara vs Benfica | 0-3 |
| Stat | Santa Clara | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 53% | 47% |
| Shots | 9 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 3 |
| Corners | 1 | 7 |
| Fouls | 23 | 5 |
| Yellow cards | 6 | 2 |
| Tackles | 29 | 20 |
| Passes | 433 | 382 |
Santa Clara: G. Paciência 47', L. Soares (red card) 90+2'. Benfica: V. Pavlidis 16', P. Victor (own goal) 38'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.6 | 4 of 18 |
| Goals against | 0.7 | 2 of 18 |
| Shots | 12.6 | 8 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 3.5 | 11 of 18 |
| Fouls | 13.9 | 6 of 18 |
| Tackles | 17.5 | 3 of 18 |
| Passes | 379.8 | 12 of 18 |
| Corners | 3.5 | 14 of 18 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.7 | 1 of 18 |
| Goals against | 0.9 | 5 of 18 |
| Shots | 18.3 | 1 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 6.1 | 2 of 18 |
| Fouls | 12.3 | 10 of 18 |
| Tackles | 15.2 | 12 of 18 |
| Passes | 557.2 | 2 of 18 |
| Corners | 7.5 | 1 of 18 |