Santa Clara 1-2 Benfica - Result & Match Stats (Liga Portugal)

Santa Clara vs Benfica - result

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score in Santa Clara vs Benfica?

Santa Clara 1-2 Benfica in Liga Portugal on Friday 13 February 2026 at Estádio de São Miguel. Scorers: Gonçalo Paciência for Santa Clara; Vangelis Pavlidis for Benfica.

Where was Santa Clara vs Benfica played?

Santa Clara vs Benfica was played at Estádio de São Miguel in Ponta Delgada, the home ground of Santa Clara.

What is Santa Clara's recent form?

Santa Clara's last five results read D L L L L (oldest to newest): 1 draw and 4 losses.

What is Benfica's recent form?

Benfica's last five results read L W W D W (oldest to newest): 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

What is the head-to-head record between Santa Clara and Benfica?

Across the last 6 meetings Santa Clara have won 0, Benfica have won 5 and 1 was drawn. The most recent was Benfica 1-1 Santa Clara on 12 September 2025 in the Liga Portugal.

Who is the standout player for Santa Clara?

Gonçalo Paciência leads Santa Clara with 5 goals across their last 10 games.

Who is the standout player for Benfica?

Vangelis Pavlidis leads Benfica with 9 goals across their last 10 games.

Who is the referee for Santa Clara vs Benfica?

António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre refereed Santa Clara vs Benfica, averaging 28.5 fouls and 5.0 yellow cards per game this season.

Santa Clara vs Benfica - previous meetings

Date	Competition	Match	Score
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
12 Feb 2022	Liga Portugal	Benfica vs Santa Clara	2-1

Santa Clara 1-2 Benfica: match stats

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 vs Benfica goals and red cards

Santa Clara: G. Paciência 47', L. Soares (red card) 90+2'. Benfica: V. Pavlidis 16', P. Victor (own goal) 38'.

Santa Clara season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	1.8	5 of 18
Goals against	0.6	2 of 18
Shots	13.1	6 of 18
Shots on target	3.7	11 of 18
Fouls	13.1	7 of 18
Tackles	18.3	3 of 18
Passes	366	14 of 18
Corners	3.7	12 of 18

Santa Clara player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Gonçalo Paciência (5), Brenner (2), Tiago Ribeiro (1).
Assists: Gonçalo Paciência (1), Pedro Pacheco (1), Diogo Calila (1).
Shots: Gonçalo Paciência (22), Vinícius Lopes (12), Brenner (10).
Fouls: Gonçalo Paciência (11), Vinícius Lopes (10), Pedro Ferreira (9).

Benfica season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	3.1	1 of 18
Goals against	1	5 of 18
Shots	19.1	1 of 18
Shots on target	7.1	1 of 18
Fouls	12.9	9 of 18
Tackles	14.9	11 of 18
Passes	563.9	3 of 18
Corners	7.3	1 of 18

Benfica player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Vangelis Pavlidis (15), Gianluca Prestianni (8), Rafa Silva (5).
Assists: Vangelis Pavlidis (4), Alexander Bah (3), Rafa Silva (3).
Shots: Vangelis Pavlidis (47), Gianluca Prestianni (44), Leandro Barreiro (29).
Fouls: Leandro Barreiro (23), Vangelis Pavlidis (16), Clément Lenglet (14).