Santa Clara vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal
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by Devesh Jaganath | in Liga Portugal Predictions
Matchday 9 in Liga Portugal will close with Santa Clara facing Benfica at Estádio de São Miguel on Monday night. As Águias won this fixture 2-1 in February, and we are going for a similar outcome here, as our match prediction.
After finishing 13th last season, Santa Clara have enjoyed an impressive start to this campaign, currently fourth in the standings with 18 points after their first eight matches this term.
Os Açoreanos edged Casa Pia 1-0 last week. They are now one of only three teams still unbeaten in the league this season, and have the joint-best defensive record with just four goals conceded.
The hosts have won two and drawn two of their four home games this season and kept clean sheets in each of the last three ahead of this one.
Meanwhile, Benfica return from Europe here after back-to-back 4-1 wins against Celtic and Omonia. They are second in the league standings with 19 points, five points behind Porto.
The Eagles beat Vitoria Guimaraes 2-0 at home in their last league match and are the highest-scoring team in the top flight this term with 24 goals, averaging three per 90 minutes.
The visitors lost their last away game 3-1 to Porto, but they won the preceding three on the road, scoring 14 goals while conceding none.
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Santa Clara v Benfica Lisbon Best Betting Odds
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus |
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8.60 | 4.80 | 1.34 |
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9.75 | 4.99 | 1.37 |
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9.50 | 4.88 | 1.34 |
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9.50 | 4.88 | 1.34 |
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9.50 | 4.88 | 1.34 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Santa Clara and Benfica Lisbon?
Our prediction for the Santa Clara vs Benfica Lisbon match is: Benfica wins & over 1.5 goals.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 26/10/2026 between Santa Clara and Benfica Lisbon in Liga Portugal :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 30.33% for a win of Santa Clara against Benfica Lisbon with odds of 9.75 at 1xbet.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Santa Clara vs Benfica Lisbon is 15.98% with odds of 4.99 at 1xbet.
- Our prediction model gives a 53.7% chance ⭐ for a win of Benfica Lisbon vs Santa Clara with odds of 1.38 at Shangrila.
Santa Clara vs Benfica Lisbon Form
Santa Clara and Benfica Lisbon's standings in the Liga Portugal
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2
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19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | +17 |
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4
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18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | +8 |
Santa Clara and Benfica Lisbon Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
18 Oct 2026 - Taca de Portugal
10 Oct 2026 - Liga Portugal
20 Sept 2026 - Liga Portugal
13 Sept 2026 - Liga Portugal
6 Sept 2026 - Liga Portugal
29 Aug 2026 - Liga Portugal
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
20 Sept 2026 - Liga Portugal
6 Sept 2026 - Liga Portugal
23 Aug 2026 - Liga Portugal
10 Aug 2026 - Liga Portugal
11 May 2026 - Liga Portugal
26 Apr 2026 - Liga Portugal
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
18 Oct 2026 - Taca de Portugal
10 Oct 2026 - Liga Portugal
13 Sept 2026 - Liga Portugal
29 Aug 2026 - Liga Portugal
15 Aug 2026 - Liga Portugal
22 Jul 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
22 Oct 2026 - Europa League
15 Oct 2026 - Europa League
11 Oct 2026 - Liga Portugal
20 Sept 2026 - Liga Portugal
16 Sept 2026 - Europa League
13 Sept 2026 - Liga Portugal
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
15 Oct 2026 - Europa League
11 Oct 2026 - Liga Portugal
13 Sept 2026 - Liga Portugal
31 Aug 2026 - Liga Portugal
20 Aug 2026 - Europa League
9 Aug 2026 - Liga Portugal
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
22 Oct 2026 - Europa League
20 Sept 2026 - Liga Portugal
16 Sept 2026 - Europa League
9 Sept 2026 - Liga Portugal
5 Sept 2026 - Liga Portugal
27 Aug 2026 - Europa League
Santa Clara vs Benfica Lisbon Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
0 %
17 %
83 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
13 Feb 2026 - Liga Portugal
12 Sept 2025 - Liga Portugal
15 Feb 2025 - Liga Portugal
30 Oct 2024 - Portugal League Cup
14 Sept 2024 - Liga Portugal
27 May 2023 - Liga Portugal
Missing players
MT
L. Barreiro
E. Barrenechea
R. Rios
F. Ivanovic
ForwardJ. Kaminski
J. Duran
J. Rego
J. Umeh
Most goals and assists
Santa Clara
Benfica Lisbon
G. Paciencia
(5 Goals)
V. Pavlidis
(8 Goals)
D. Calila
(1 Assists)
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Sorriso
(1 Assists)
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W. Macedo dos Santos
(1 Assists)
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G. Paciencia
(1 Assists)
,
V. Lopes
(1 Assists)
,
P. Pacheco
(1 Assists)
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L. Soares de Almeida
(1 Assists)
G. Prestianni
(3 Assists)
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V. Pavlidis
(3 Assists)
Santa Clara and Benfica Lisbon Stats in Liga Portugal
Santa Clara - Benfica Lisbon Key Points
- Santa Clara are averaging 1.75 goals per home game this season.
- Benfica are the highest-scoring team in the league this season.
- Benfica are averaging 3.5 goals per away game this season.
- Benfica are unbeaten in their last 10 league matches against this opponent.
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Our Santa Clara vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction
Santa Clara have made an extremely impressive start to the season and could end MD9 in the top two, but this is easily their toughest opponent of the campaign, and they will know that keeping their unbeaten record intact will be a huge ask.
Benfica have been rampant in attack this season, now averaging three goals per league match. The Eagles have not lost to this opponent since June 2020, and we fancy them to take all three points from this match. Our Santa Clara vs Benfica prediction is Benfica wins & over 1.5 goals.
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