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Santa Clara and Benfica meet at Estádio de São Miguel, in a match for the 17th round of the First League. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 18-01-2012 and ended with the score: Benfica (2-0) Santa Clara. Despite being a match between 8th and 3rd of the table, it is actually a match between the 17th classified in home matches and the 2nd as a visitor.
Santa Clara:
The home team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 23 points won, after 6 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Tondela, by (1-2). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Feirense, by (2-2). Interestingly, this is a team that has had better results in away matches than at home, since they have won 14 points in away matches and only 7 at their stadium. In their last 8 home matches for the championship, Santa Clara won 2, tied 1 and lost 5, so they have won 7 points out of 24 possible.
In this competition, he has lost the last 4 home matches. In the matches they played in their stadium there are some results that have been repeated frequently: at halftime 0-0 (3 in 8 games) and 1-1 (3 in 8 matches) and at the end of match 1-2 (3 in 8 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 7 of the last 8 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 16 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback.
The Santa Clara enters this game after a foreign tie, two, in the displacement to the Feirense field. The local team usually acts in a tactical system in 4-4-2, favoring fast transitions and a more offensive style of play. In this tactical drawing, the two players responsible for throwing the panic in the rival area are Stephens and Zé Manuel. The coach will not be able to count on Thiago, Denis Pineda and Marco Rocha, for being injured.
Benfica:
The away team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 35 points won, after 11 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Portimonense, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Rio Ave by (4-2). This is a team little affected by the house factor, since it conquered similar results at home and abroad. For the league, Benfica won 16 points out of 24 possible points, after 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 8 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half-time was 0-1 (4 out of 8 matches). Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for few goals, since in 5 of the last 8 they played there were less than 3 goals. In 16 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 5 times, but have regained the last 2. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (61 ‘) -75 ‘).
Benfica enter this motivated action, after a home victory, by 4-2, in the reception at Rio Ave: Seferovic and João Felix marked the goals of the triumph. The foreign retinue should act in 4-4-2, with the two players whose mission is to launch a panic in the opponent’s defensive João Félix and Seferovic. We believe that Cervi, Salvio, Pizzi and Fejsa will act in the most central area of the terrain. We believe that Benfica will adopt an offensive stance, motivated by the last positive result obtained. The interim coach Bruno Lage will not be able to count on Ebuehi and Rafa, for being injured.
Santa Clara vs Benfica head to head matches
18.01.12 CUP Benfica Santa Clara 2 : 0
13.11.09 CF Santa Clara Benfica 1 : 2 (1 : 1)
22.03.03 PL Benfica Santa Clara 1 : 0
03.11.02 PL Santa Clara Benfica 1 : 2
06.04.02 PL Santa Clara Benfica 0 : 0
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| Prediction: | Benfica to win |
| Selection odds: | 1,41 |
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