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Santa Clara vs Benfica – Lineups & Match Details

Benfica beat Santa Clara 2-1. Goals: V. Pavlidis (16'), Paulo Victor (38' o.g.), Gonçalo Paciência (47'). Santa Clara had 53% possession against Benfica's 47%. Shots on target: 2-3.

Primeira Liga · Regular Season - 22

Friday, 13 February 2026

Santa ClaraSanta Clara

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 2

BenficaBenfica

Referee: Antonio Nobre, Portugal

Lineups

Santa ClaraSanta Clara4-3-3
Gabriel Batista1Gabriel BatistaG
Lucas Soares42Lucas SoaresD
S. Lima23S. LimaD
F. Venancio21F. VenancioD
Paulo Victor64Paulo VictorD
Gustavo Klismahn77Gustavo KlismahnM
P. Ferreira8P. FerreiraM
Serginho35SerginhoM
Vinicius Lopes70Vinicius LopesF
G. Paciencia39G. PacienciaF
Gabriel Silva10Gabriel SilvaF

Substitutes

12NenecaG
2Diogo CalilaD
5Guilherme RomaoD
11BrennerF
26FernandoF
37DarlanM
49Welinton TorraoF
65J. TavaresM
94H. SilvaD
BenficaBenfica4-2-3-1
A. Trubin1A. TrubinG
T. Araujo44T. AraujoD
A. Silva4A. SilvaD
N. Otamendi30N. OtamendiD
S. Dahl26S. DahlD
L. Barreiro18L. BarreiroM
E. Barrenechea5E. BarrenecheaM
G. Prestianni25G. PrestianniM
Rafa Silva27Rafa SilvaM
A. Schjelderup21A. SchjelderupM
V. Pavlidis14V. PavlidisF

Substitutes

50D. FerreiraG
9F. IvanovicF
10G. SudakovM
11D. LukebakioF
15S. Lopes CabralD
16ManuM
58D. BanjaquiD
64G. OliveiraD
72A. CabralF

Match Events

16'G

V. Pavlidis

Assist: Tomás Araújo

38'OG

Paulo Victor

45'Y

Vinícius Lopes

46'S

Paulo Victor

Substitution 1

47'G

Gonçalo Paciência

Assist: Klismahn

59'Y

Gonçalo Paciência

62'S

Gonçalo Paciência

Substitution 2

62'S

Pedro Ferreira

Substitution 3

66'Y

Lucas Soares

68'S

A. Schjelderup

Substitution 1

73'S

Vinícius Lopes

Substitution 4

78'Y

Frederico Venâncio

79'S

Rafa

Substitution 2

84'Y

José Luís Rocha Tavares

86'S

Klismahn

Substitution 5

90'+2Y

Lucas Soares

90'+2R

Lucas Soares

90'+1Y

Tomás Araújo

90'Y

G. Prestianni

90'S

G. Prestianni

Substitution 3

Statistics

Santa Clara
53%47%
Benfica
0.28Expected Goals (xG)1.57
9Total Shots11
2Shots on Target3
1Corners7
23Fouls5
0Offsides1
79Pass Accuracy (%)77
6Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
Match preview

Santa Clara host Benfica on Friday, 13 February 2026 at Estádio de São Miguel. The kick-off time is 18:30 local. The fixture is part of the Primeira Liga schedule. Santa Clara go into the match 13th in the table; Benfica sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Santa Clara have taken 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 4 losses in a row. Benfica have collected 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 12 Sept 2025: Santa Clara 1-1 Benfica; 15 Feb 2025: Santa Clara 0-1 Benfica; 14 Sept 2024: Santa Clara 1-4 Benfica. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Benfica beat Santa Clara 2-1. Santa Clara scored through Gonçalo Paciência 47'. Benfica replied with V. Pavlidis 16', Paulo Victor 38' (o.g.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 47 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Santa Clara held 53% of the ball against 47% for Benfica. Shots on target finished 2-3. Expected goals read 0.28 for Santa Clara, 1.57 for Benfica.

Verdict

Benfica take the three points; Santa Clara look at a thin night for the home crowd. Santa Clara sat 13th and Benfica 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.