Santa Clara vs Benfica Prediction, Lineups & Odds

We Can’t Resist Betting Benfica to Win

Benfica look a good wager to defeat Santa Clara on the Full-Time Result market. You can secure odds of 1.67 that the visitors bag a win and this looks like a value proposition based on the information available.

Benfica Are 7 From 9 on the H2H

Santa Clara have triumphed in back-to-back games. The latest was on the road where AVS were beaten 2-1 at Estadio do CD Aves. The Azores side ended up with just 36% possession and had four shots on target, with Ricardinho and Aderllan Santos (own goal) scoring one goal each.

Benfica beat Moreirense in their previous game, making it back-to-back wins. It was a 3-2 home victory at Estadio da Luz. Bruno Lage's team had the lion’s share of the ball enjoying 55% possession and six shots on goal, with Vangelis Pavlidis on the scoresheet twice and Nicolas Otamendi also finding the net.

Benfica have six straight wins against Santa Clara. In their last clash, Benfica banked a 4-1 home victory at Estadio da Luz. The previous 9 H2H games have involved seven Benfica triumphs, one Santa Clara win and one draw.

Primeira Liga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
2	Benfica	31	24	3	4	80	25	55	80:25	75
6	Santa Clara	31	15	5	11	31	29	2	31:29	50

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Santa Clara have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.1 goals from 3.9 shots on goal and 9.1 attempts. The Azoreans have averaged 41.8% possession, 320.8 passes and 4.6 corners per match, with their opponents getting 1.0 goals from 3.2 shots on goal, 10.7 attempts and 3.7 corners.

Gabriel Silva and Vinicius lead the way with 3 goals, while Ricardinho has 1. Klismahn is the leading assists maker with 3, while goalie Gabriel Batista has 3 clean sheets.

Benfica have 6 victories, 3 defeats and 1 draw, with an average of 1.9 goals from 14.2 attempts and 5.7 shots on goal. The Lisbon club average 58.8% possession, 505.0 passes, 6.9 corners awarded and 3.0 corners against them, while conceding 1.1 goals from 8.4 attempts and 3.0 shots on goal.

Vangelis Pavlidis has top scored with 4, while Angel Di Maria, Leandro Barreiro and Zeki Amdouni are next on 3. Vangelis Pavlidis has been chief assist maker on 3, with Anatolii Trubin recording 4 clean sheets in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Santa Clara confirmed lineup (3-2-4-1): Gabriel Batista (GK), Sidney Lima, Luis Rocha, Matheus Nunes, Lucas Soares, Diogo Calila, Vinicius, Sergio Araujo, Adriano, Ricardinho, Gabriel Silva.

Benfica confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Anatoliy Trubin (GK), Leandro Santos, Antonio Silva, Nicolas Otamendi, Alvaro Carreras, Zeki Amdouni, Leandro Barreiro, Florentino Luis, Samuel Dahl, Andrea Belotti, Bruma.

Expert Primeira Liga Analysis

Knowing the players that are injured give us a helping hand when putting together football betting tips. Once we’ve also looked at the form guide, we use the available stats and make predictions.

Key Santa Clara vs Benfica league stats:

• Benfica have won 15 of their last 20 games.
• Benfica have won 6 of their last 10 games.
• Benfica have won 2 consecutive games.
• Santa Clara have lost their last 6 games against Benfica.

Santa Clara vs Benfica Prediction

It’s great to get a value price of 1.67 for an away win in this Primeira Liga clash. Benfica are expected to be superior and this could be the best route to achieving a payout.

One way of banking a bigger price for the Benfica triumphing is by taking them on the Double Result market. This requires them to be in front at half-time and when the game has finished.

Benfica to Win Probability

The bookies make it a 60% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. However, we think that the probability is close to 70% taking all factors into consideration. That means we’re regarding it as a value bet.

Our Pick

Benfica To Win @ 1.67 Bet Now

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Correct Score Prediction

Santa Clara 0 - 2 Benfica

We’re taking a chance on Benfica to achieve a 2-0 winning scoreline. Odds of 6.75 means we can place a smaller stake and still achieve a nice return.

Corners Prediction

Benfica Over 5.5 Corners 2.10

Benfica have covered the 5.5 corners line in six consecutive matches. There’s everything to like about the Benfica Team Corners line which looks low and we’d expect them to go over at 2.10.

Corner Stats

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Santa Clara

Total

8.30 4.60 3.70

Home

8.40 5.70 2.70

Away

7.50 3.10 4.40

Benfica

Total

9.90 6.90 3.00

Home

9.80 6.90 2.90

Away

9.40 7.20 2.20

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

2.10

Under 9.5

1.67

Santa Clara Corners

Over 3.5

1.91

Under 3.5

1.80

Benfica Corners

Over 5.5

2.00

Under 5.5

1.73

Most Corners

1

2.48

X

6.75

2

1.66

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Santa Clara vs Benfica Odds

The bookies have Benfica at 1.95 in the Full-Time Result market, implying the market leaders are 51% likely to win this Primeira Liga match according to the latest betting odds. Santa Clara are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and they can be backed at 4.10.

The game is predicted to be a low-scoring one and that is borne out by Under 2.5 Goals trading at short odds. Both Teams to Score No is available at 1.57 for anyone expecting at least one side to draw a blank.

The football betting sites offer a Draw No Bet market for all Primeira Liga matches and you can back Santa Clara at 2.75 and Benfica at 1.40.

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Team Stats

Team News

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