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Santa Clara vs Benfica

Santa Clara
1–2FT
Benfica

Venue: Estádio de São Miguel

Santa Clara vs Benfica prediction, team news and preview

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Final score1–2

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1 of 4 insights correct

Predicted score: correct (1–2)

Engine calls · Result · Score · Over/Under 2.5 · BTTS

  • GPT: 3 of 4 calls correct
  • Claude: 3 of 4 calls correct
  • Gemini: 4 of 4 calls correct

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Predicted score

  1. 1–111%
  2. 1–2Correct10%
  3. 0–18%

Many results are possible, so even the most likely exact score rarely passes 20%.

What each engine says

  • GPTMost likely score1–112%
    • Benfica: Correct
    • 1–1: Missed
    • Over 2.5: Correct
    • BTTS: Yes: Correct
    Match result30%Santa Clara28%Draw42%Benfica
    Over 2.5 goals56%
    Both teams to score62%

    Benfica start as favourites — superior attack and strong H2H — but travel and only three days' rest soften their edge. Santa Clara's excellent home defence and eight days' recovery point to a tight, narrow Benfica win or draw.

  • ClaudeMost likely score1–112%
    • Benfica: Correct
    • 1–1: Missed
    • Over 2.5: Correct
    • BTTS: Yes: Correct
    Match result27%Santa Clara27%Draw46%Benfica
    Over 2.5 goals55%
    Both teams to score56%

    Benfica are the stronger side and the lean is toward them, but they are on three days' rest after a midweek Europa League trip. Santa Clara are unbeaten in the league, have a tight defence and are well rested. A close, competitive game with a draw or narrow Benfica win looks most likely.

  • GeminiMost likely score1–211%
    • Benfica: Correct
    • 1–2: Correct
    • Over 2.5: Correct
    • BTTS: Yes: Correct
    Match result24%Santa Clara27%Draw48%Benfica
    Over 2.5 goals54%
    Both teams to score58%

    Santa Clara enter undefeated in the league behind a disciplined defense that has conceded just four goals in eight matches. However, Benfica have won nine of the last ten head-to-head meetings. Despite fixture congestion and travel fatigue from European action, Benfica's prolific attack led by Pavlidis should narrowly secure the points.

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Momentum

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Momentum: Santa Clara 31%, Benfica 69%.

Key moments

  1. Yellow card, 8'Alexander BahYellow card
  2. Yellow card, 10'Marco Alexandre Saraiva da SilvaYellow card
  3. Luis Fernando Santos Oliveira1–0PenaltyPenalty, 32'
  4. Emanuel MoreiraYellow cardYellow card, 36'
  5. Pedro PachecoYellow cardYellow card, 40'
  6. Substitution, 45'On: Andreas SchjelderupSubstitution · Off: Heorhii Sudakov
  7. Substitution, 45'On: Dodi LukebakioSubstitution · Off: Rafa Silva
  8. Half-time 1–0
  9. Yellow card, 59'Vangelis PavlidisYellow card
  10. Goal, 62'Vangelis Pavlidis1–1Assist: Gianluca Prestianni
  11. On: Welinton TorrãoSubstitution · Off: Brenner Lucas Goncalves SantosSubstitution, 67'
  12. Goal, 68'Gianluca Prestianni1–2
  13. Yellow card, 74'Fredrik AursnesYellow card
  14. On: Joao VasconcelosSubstitution · Off: Dani BorgesSubstitution, 75'
  15. Substitution, 82'On: Alessandro CircatiSubstitution · Off: Tomás Araújo
  16. Substitution, 82'On: Jhon DuránSubstitution · Off: Vangelis Pavlidis
  17. On: Léo JacóSubstitution · Off: Lucas SoaresSubstitution, 85'
  18. On: Vitor Hugo Amorim de AssisSubstitution · Off: Pedro FerreiraSubstitution, 85'
  19. Yellow card, 88'Samuel DahlYellow card
  20. Yellow card, 89'Jhon DuránYellow card
  21. Guilherme RomãoYellow cardYellow card, 90'
  22. Substitution, 90+2'On: Manuel SilvaSubstitution · Off: Gianluca Prestianni
  23. Joao VasconcelosYellow cardYellow card, 90+3'
  24. Red card, 90+6'Jhon DuránRed card

Team form

  1. 3 - 2
  2. 0 - 1
  3. 0 - 0
  4. 1 - 2
  5. 4 - 0
  1. 1 - 4
  2. 4 - 1
  3. 2 - 0
  4. 3 - 1
  5. 0 - 2

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Standings
#TeamPWDLGDPts
2Benfica10811+1925
4Santa Clara10631+921

Referee

C. Pereira
Yellow cards5.7 / matchAbove average
Fouls28.0 / matchAbove average
Primeira Liga

Last 3 matches we covered · Primeira Liga average 4.3 cards, 25.3 fouls

VenueEstádio de São MiguelPonta Delgada, Ilha de São Miguel, Açores, Portugal
Capacity
13,277
Surface
Grass

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