Primeira Liga Gameweek 5 Fri, Sep 12 2025 · 20:15 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
Benfica
1–1 Full time · HT 0–0 xG 1.72 – 1.09
Santa Clara
  • V. Pavlidis 59’
  • 90’ Vinícius Lopes
  • 38’ Paulo Victor
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Santa Clara snatch a late draw

Benfica entered as clear favourites and led 1–0 after 59 minutes through a Pavlidis goal. But Lopes scored to rescue a draw for Santa Clara. Santa Clara played with ten men from the 38th minute after Victor was sent off. Benfica finished with the higher xG (1.72 vs 1.09). On the chances created, Benfica deserved more: 1.8 expected points against the 1 point they took.

Benfica80%
Draw ✓14%
Santa Clara6%

Model vs reality

Benfica goals
1
Model 2.62 · xG 1.72
Santa Clara goals
1
Model 0.63 · xG 1.09
Total goals
2
Model 3.25 · xG 2.81
Score 1–1
7%
Most likely 2–0 (13%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 63%
Both scored
Yes
Model 44%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchE. BarrenecheaBenfica
8.2
  • RefereeJoao Pedro Pinheiro
  • VenueEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz)
  • Table before kick-offBenfica 4th · Santa Clara 10th

Timeline

  1. Gabriel SilvaYellow card · Foul
    21’
  2. VAR Paulo VictorCard upgrade
    37’
  3. Paulo VictorRed card · Violent conduct
    38’
  4. Half time · 0–0
  5. ⇄ G. PrestianniFor Tomás Araújo
    46’
  6. E. BarrenecheaYellow card · Argument
    58’
  7. V. Pavlidis 1–0
    59’
  8. ⇄ Diogo CalilaFor Gabriel Silva
    61’
  9. ⇄ Vinícius LopesFor Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos
    61’
  10. ⇄ Henrique AraújoFor F. Ivanović
    72’
  11. ⇄ H. SudakovFor A. Schjelderup
    72’
  12. ⇄ L. BarreiroFor Richard Ríos
    72’
  13. ⇄ Pedro FerreiraFor Adriano
    81’
  14. ⇄ LuquinhasFor Serginho
    81’
  15. ⇄ Anthony CarterFor Matheus Pereira
    81’
  16. Vinícius Lopes 1–1Assist Anthony Carter
    90’
  17. Full time · 1–1

Team stats

Benfica19 shots · 10 in box, 9 outside
Santa Clara9 shots · 6 in box, 3 outside
BenficaSanta Clara
78% Possession 22%
1.72 Expected goals (xG) 1.09
1.80 Expected points (xPts) 0.96
19 Shots 9
7 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 2
10 Shots inside the box 6
9 Shots outside the box 3
725 Passes 211
90% Pass accuracy 66%
4 Corners 5
5 Goalkeeper saves 6
8 Fouls 11
2 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 1
6.95 Team rating 6.86

Line-ups

Benfica 4-4-2

16.7 A. Trubin(G)
266.9 S. Dahl 306.6 N. Otamendi 47.3 António Silva 446.9 Tomás Araújo ↓46’
216.7 A. Schjelderup ↓72’ 58.2★ E. Barrenechea 207.2 Richard Ríos ↓72’ 87.3 F. Aursnes
146.6 V. Pavlidis 96.2 F. Ivanović ↓72’
  • 1A. Trubin (G)6.7
  • 26S. Dahl6.9
  • 30N. Otamendi6.6
  • 4António Silva7.3
  • 44Tomás Araújo↓46’6.9
  • 21A. Schjelderup↓72’6.7
  • 5E. Barrenechea ★8.2
  • 20Richard Ríos↓72’7.2
  • 8F. Aursnes7.3
  • 14V. Pavlidis6.6
  • 9F. Ivanović↓72’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 39Henrique Araújo↑72’6.3
  • 10H. Sudakov↑72’6.9
  • 18L. Barreiro↑72’6.9
  • 25G. Prestianni↑46’6.6

Unused: Leandro Santos, Rafael Obrador, Diogo Prioste, Gonçalo Oliveira, Samuel Soares

Santa Clara 3-4-3

17.3 Gabriel Batista(G)
326.9 MT 217.5 F. Ferrão Venâncio 237.3 Sidney Lima
645.3 Paulo Victor 66.9 Adriano ↓81’ 356.5 Serginho ↓81’ 426.7 Lucas Soares
36.9 Matheus Pereira ↓81’ 106.2 Gabriel Silva ↓61’ 116.7 Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos ↓61’
  • 1Gabriel Batista (G)7.3
  • 32MT6.9
  • 21F. Ferrão Venâncio7.5
  • 23Sidney Lima7.3
  • 64Paulo Victor5.3
  • 6Adriano↓81’6.9
  • 35Serginho↓81’6.5
  • 42Lucas Soares6.7
  • 3Matheus Pereira↓81’6.9
  • 10Gabriel Silva↓61’6.2
  • 11Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos↓61’6.7

Substitutes used

  • 8Pedro Ferreira↑81’6.3
  • 28Luquinhas↑81’6.5
  • 9Anthony CarterA↑81’6.9
  • 2Diogo Calila↑61’6.5
  • 70Vinícius Lopes↑61’7.7

Unused: José Tavares, Luís Rocha, João Costa, Neneca

Player stats

Top rated
E. BarrenecheaBenfica8.2
2nd
Vinícius LopesSanta Clara7.7
3rd
F. Ferrão VenâncioSanta Clara7.5

Benfica

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Trubin G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 100% 8 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
S. Dahl D 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 94% 70 4 0 0/0 1/0 6.9
N. Otamendi D 90 0 0 3 (1) 0 90% 96 0 0 2/2 0/2 6.6
António Silva D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 88% 86 1 2 0/0 1/0 7.3
Tomás Araújo D 46 0 0 0 (0) 1 95% 37 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.9
A. Schjelderup F 72 0 0 0 (0) 3 78% 46 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.7
E. Barrenechea M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 152 2 0 0/0 1/0 8.2
Richard Ríos M 72 0 0 3 (2) 2 90% 59 2 0 0/0 3/2 7.2
F. Aursnes M 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 90% 68 4 0 0/1 1/1 7.3
V. Pavlidis F 90 1 0 3 (2) 0 67% 18 0 0 0/1 1/1 6.6
F. Ivanović F 72 0 0 4 (2) 1 88% 17 2 1 2/4 0/1 6.2
Henrique Araújo F 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
H. Sudakov M 18 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 21 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
L. Barreiro M 18 0 0 1 (0) 1 83% 18 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.9
G. Prestianni F 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 27 0 0 3/6 0/2 6.6

Santa Clara

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Gabriel Batista G 90 0 0 6 sv 1 23% 30 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
MT M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 71% 28 3 3 0/0 0/0 6.9
F. Ferrão Venâncio D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 89% 9 1 1 0/0 0/0 7.5
Sidney Lima D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 94% 16 2 1 0/0 0/1 7.3
Paulo Victor D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 7 0 1 0/0 1/1 5.3
Adriano M 81 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 26 0 1 2/3 0/1 6.9
Serginho M 81 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 25 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.5
Lucas Soares D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 62% 13 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
Matheus Pereira D 81 0 0 1 (1) 0 50% 14 3 1 0/1 3/0 6.9
Gabriel Silva F 61 0 0 2 (1) 0 55% 11 0 0 1/3 2/3 6.2
Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos F 61 0 0 1 (0) 0 33% 6 2 1 0/2 1/1 6.7
Pedro Ferreira M 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
Luquinhas M 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Anthony Carter F 9 0 1 0 (0) 1 57% 7 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
Diogo Calila D 29 0 0 1 (1) 0 67% 6 0 0 0/2 0/0 6.5
Vinícius Lopes F 29 1 0 1 (1) 2 40% 5 1 1 1/1 1/0 7.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.