Primeira Liga Gameweek 22 Fri, Feb 13 2026 · 18:30 Estádio de São Miguel, Ponta Delgada, Ilha de São Miguel, Açores
Santa Clara
1–2 Full time · HT 0–2 xG 0.27 – 1.55
Benfica
  • Gonçalo Paciência 47’
  • Lucas Soares 90+2’
  • 16’ V. Pavlidis
  • 38’ (OG) 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.

Benfica beat Santa Clara

Benfica entered as clear favourites and won 2–1 through goals from Pavlidis and an own goal. Santa Clara replied through a Paciência goal. Santa Clara played with ten men from the 90th minute after Soares was sent off. Benfica finished with the higher xG (1.55 vs 0.27).

Santa Clara11%
Draw19%
Benfica ✓69%

Model vs reality

Santa Clara goals
1
Model 0.75 · xG 0.27
Benfica goals
2
Model 2.16 · xG 1.55
Total goals
3
Model 2.91 · xG 1.82
Score 1–2
10%
Most likely 0–2 (13%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 56%
Both scored
Yes
Model 47%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchTomás AraújoBenfica · 1 assist
7.6
  • RefereeAntonio Nobre
  • VenueEstádio de São Miguel
  • Table before kick-offSanta Clara 16th · Benfica 3rd

Timeline

  1. V. Pavlidis 0–1Assist Tomás Araújo
    16’
  2. Paulo Victor (own goal) 0–2
    38’
  3. Vinícius LopesYellow card · Holding
    45’
  4. Half time · 0–2
  5. ⇄ Guilherme RomãoFor Paulo Victor
    46’
  6. Gonçalo Paciência 1–2Assist Gustavo Klismahn
    47’
  7. Gonçalo PaciênciaYellow card · Tripping
    59’
  8. ⇄ FernandoFor Gonçalo Paciência
    62’
  9. ⇄ José TavaresFor Pedro Ferreira
    62’
  10. Lucas SoaresYellow card · Foul
    66’
  11. ⇄ Sidny Lopes CabralFor A. Schjelderup
    68’
  12. ⇄ WelintonFor Vinícius Lopes
    73’
  13. F. Ferrão VenâncioYellow card · Holding
    78’
  14. ⇄ H. SudakovFor Rafa
    79’
  15. José TavaresYellow card · Holding
    84’
  16. ⇄ Brenner Lucas Gonçalves SantosFor Gustavo Klismahn
    86’
  17. G. PrestianniYellow card
    90’
  18. ⇄ ManuFor G. Prestianni
    90’
  19. Tomás AraújoYellow card · Delay of game
    90+1’
  20. Lucas SoaresSecond yellow · Roughing
    90+2’
  21. Full time · 1–2

Team stats

Santa Clara8 shots · 2 in box, 6 outside
Benfica10 shots · 8 in box, 2 outside
Santa ClaraBenfica
53% Possession 47%
0.27 Expected goals (xG) 1.55
0.42 Expected points (xPts) 2.34
8 Shots 10
2 Shots on target 3
1 Shots off target 5
5 Blocked shots 2
2 Shots inside the box 8
6 Shots outside the box 2
427 Passes 363
80% Pass accuracy 77%
1 Corners 6
2 Goalkeeper saves 1
22 Fouls 4
0 Offsides 1
5 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
6.73 Team rating 6.88

Line-ups

Santa Clara 4-3-3

17.3 Gabriel Batista(G)
645.3 Paulo Victor ↓46’ 216.6 F. Ferrão Venâncio 236.9 Sidney Lima 426.7 Lucas Soares
356.6 Serginho 86.2 Pedro Ferreira ↓62’ 777.3 Gustavo Klismahn A↓86’
106.6 Gabriel Silva 397.5 Gonçalo Paciência ↓62’ 706.6 Vinícius Lopes ↓73’
  • 1Gabriel Batista (G)7.3
  • 64Paulo Victor↓46’5.3
  • 21F. Ferrão Venâncio6.6
  • 23Sidney Lima6.9
  • 42Lucas Soares6.7
  • 35Serginho6.6
  • 8Pedro Ferreira↓62’6.2
  • 77Gustavo KlismahnA↓86’7.3
  • 10Gabriel Silva6.6
  • 39Gonçalo Paciência↓62’7.5
  • 70Vinícius Lopes↓73’6.6

Substitutes used

  • 5Guilherme Romão↑46’6.9
  • 65José Tavares↑62’6.3
  • 26Fernando↑62’6.3
  • 49Welinton↑73’6.5
  • 11Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos↑86’

Unused: Neneca, Henrique Silva, Diogo Calila, Darlan

Benfica 4-2-3-1

16.0 A. Trubin(G)
267.0 S. Dahl 307.2 N. Otamendi 46.5 António Silva 447.6★ Tomás Araújo A
57.6 E. Barrenechea 186.7 L. Barreiro
216.7 A. Schjelderup ↓68’ 276.5 Rafa ↓79’ 256.7 G. Prestianni ↓90’
147.3 V. Pavlidis
  • 1A. Trubin (G)6.0
  • 26S. Dahl7.0
  • 30N. Otamendi7.2
  • 4António Silva6.5
  • 44Tomás Araújo ★A7.6
  • 5E. Barrenechea7.6
  • 18L. Barreiro6.7
  • 21A. Schjelderup↓68’6.7
  • 27Rafa↓79’6.5
  • 25G. Prestianni↓90’6.7
  • 14V. Pavlidis7.3

Substitutes used

  • 15Sidny Lopes Cabral↑68’6.3
  • 10H. Sudakov↑79’6.5
  • 16Manu↑90’

Unused: Diogo Ferreira, Gonçalo Oliveira, Daniel Banjaqui, D. Lukébakio, Anísio Cabral, F. Ivanović

Player stats

Top rated
Tomás AraújoBenfica7.6
2nd
E. BarrenecheaBenfica7.6
3rd
Gonçalo PaciênciaSanta Clara7.5

Santa Clara

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Gabriel Batista G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 64% 28 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
Paulo Victor D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 26 1 0 0/0 1/0 5.3
F. Ferrão Venâncio D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 59 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.6
Sidney Lima D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 59 2 1 0/0 0/0 6.9
Lucas Soares D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 86% 43 6 2 0/1 5/1 6.7
Serginho M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 85% 52 4 1 1/1 3/1 6.6
Pedro Ferreira M 62 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 28 0 3 0/1 1/0 6.2
Gustavo Klismahn M 86 0 1 1 (0) 2 71% 24 3 2 4/6 4/0 7.3
Gabriel Silva F 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 55% 31 1 0 2/3 2/1 6.6
Gonçalo Paciência F 62 1 0 1 (1) 0 68% 19 0 0 1/1 1/0 7.5
Vinícius Lopes F 73 0 0 0 (0) 2 80% 15 3 1 1/1 2/1 6.6
Guilherme Romão D 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 21 1 1 0/2 0/0 6.9
José Tavares M 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 15 3 0 0/0 1/0 6.3
Fernando F 28 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
Welinton F 17 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.5
Brenner Lucas Gonçalves Santos F 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Benfica

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
A. Trubin G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 80% 15 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.0
S. Dahl D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 67% 43 2 1 1/1 1/5 7.0
N. Otamendi D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 46 2 1 1/1 0/0 7.2
António Silva D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 78% 37 1 5 0/0 1/0 6.5
Tomás Araújo D 90 0 1 0 (0) 2 68% 40 3 0 0/1 0/0 7.6
E. Barrenechea M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 49 6 5 0/0 0/2 7.6
L. Barreiro M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 77% 31 0 2 0/0 1/3 6.7
A. Schjelderup F 68 0 0 0 (0) 1 65% 17 3 0 0/4 0/2 6.7
Rafa M 79 0 0 3 (2) 0 78% 32 0 0 0/1 0/4 6.5
G. Prestianni F 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 81% 31 2 0 3/4 1/2 6.7
V. Pavlidis F 90 1 0 2 (1) 2 71% 14 1 0 1/2 0/1 7.3
Sidny Lopes Cabral M 22 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/2 0/2 6.3
H. Sudakov M 11 0 0 0 (0) 1 75% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Manu M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

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.