Santa Clara vs Benfica predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Petit will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Portugal League 9th round, where  Santa Clara will face Benfica at São Miguel stadium on 26 October at 18:45.

The home team, Santa Clara is currently in 4º position in the tournament with 18 points, while Benfica is currently in 2º position with 19.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Santa Clara vs Benfica.

Santa Clara

Santa Clara comes from playing against Mafra and finished the match with a result of 3-2, with loss for Santa Clara. After this loss they will try to get back to winning ways against Benfica. In that last match between Santa Clara and Mafra, Azoreans team achieved a 0% possession of the ball, with 0 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by J. Tavares and Fernando.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Petit has achieved 5 wins, 2 draws y 1 defeat. Santa Clara average number of goals per game is 1.5 goals, while they concede an average of 0.6 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 match conceding at least one goal. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 12 goals while conceding 5 goals.

Latest statistics in Santa Clara matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 3/8
• First to score: 6/8
• Half-time winner: 4/8
• Draw at half-time: 4/8

Benfica

The team coached by Marco Silva heads into this match on the back of a recent 4-1 win over Celtic FC. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the The Lisbon team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Santa Clara.

In that match between Benfica and Celtic FC, the The Lisbon team achieved 53% ball possession, getting 7 shots on goal, 4 of which were goals. The goals were scored by A. Bah, J. Durán (x2) and V. Pavlidis.

Analysing the last 8 matches, Marco Silva's team has won 7, and lost 1, and is on a run of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 29 matches. Benfica average 2.6 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.8 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 official match without a clean sheet. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 21 goals while conceding 6 goals.

Latest statistics in Benfica matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 4/8
• First to score: 6/8
• Half-time winner: 6/8

Santa Clara vs Benfica: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

We always analyse previous H2H to spot trends that help us make a more accurate Santa Clara vs Benfica prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Portugal League competition, in an event that took place at the São Miguel stadium on 13-02-2026 with the result of 1-2, with Benfica winning.

The last 5 meetings between Santa Clara and Benfica have resulted in , 4 wins for Benfica, and 1 draw. In those matches, Santa Clara managed to score 3 goals, while Benfica scored 11 goals against Santa Clara.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 3/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals