Primeira Liga · Matchday 9

Santa Clara vs Benfica prediction: 1X2, correct score, goals, HT/FT

Santa Clara
WDWWD
1 - 2
HT 1-0
Benfica
WLWWW

Kick-off (UTC): · Model data as of 2026-10-26

Pre-match probabilities (computed from information available before kick-off): Santa Clara win 12%, draw 19%, Benfica win 69%; the final score was 1:2.

Full time: Santa Clara 1-2 Benfica. The pre-match pick (market consensus) was "Benfica" — correct.

Post-match check: pre-match probabilities vs the result

MarketResultPre-match probabilityRank
Full-time resultBenfica68.5%most likely
Correct score1:29.7%#3 of 31
Total goals3 goals22.4%#2 of 8
Over/under 2.5Over 2.558.6%most likely
Half-time/full-timeH/A3.2%#8 of 9

A single match says little about a forecast's quality — see the league track record for the full picture. Probabilities are for reference only.

AI picks

Market consensusConfidence: High
1X2 (match result)Hit
Benfica
69%
Handicap 1X2 · Home +1Miss
Benfica
45%
Correct scoreMiss
0:2 / 0:1
22%
Total goalsHit
2 / 3 goals
45%
Half-time / full-timeMiss
A/A
44%
Over / under 2.5Hit
Over
59%

The top choice for each market — for reference only, no guarantee; any bet you place on it is at your own risk. For matches with bookmaker prices the pick equals the top option of the margin-free market consensus; without prices it is the statistical model.

Pre-match template read (from pre-match data)
  • The published probabilities favour Benfica (69%); expected goals Santa Clara 0.83 – 2.21 Benfica.
  • Goals look likely: 3.04 expected in total, 59% for over 2.5 and 51% for both teams to score.
  • The single most likely score is 0:2 (12%) — any exact score is a long shot by nature; the likeliest HT/FT path is A/A (44%).
  • Last five: Santa Clara WDWWD (3 wins), Benfica WLWWW (4 wins).

Probabilities include the bookmaker consensus, which already reflects public team news; the statistical-model part uses results, scores and the closing prices of past matches, not team news directly. Check official club news before kick-off.

1X2 (match result)

Santa Clara 12%Draw 19%Benfica 69%

1X2 and over/under 2.5 on this page equal the margin-free consensus of the closing prices recorded for this match (football-data.co.uk) (the backtest found the market more accurate than our model, so the model weight is currently 0); every other market comes from the same score matrix.

Expected goals · Santa Clara
0.83
Expected goals · Benfica
2.21
Most likely score
0:2 (12%)
Half-time result
13% / 37% / 49%

Handicap 1X2

Handicap 1X2Santa ClaraDrawBenfica
Home -30.2%0.7%99.1%
Home -20.9%2.9%96.2%
Home -13.8%8.6%87.7%
Home +1≈31.5%23.4%45.1%
Home +254.9%20.7%24.5%
Home +375.5%13.4%11.1%

Model's balanced line: Home +1

Correct score

Santa Clara · Home
  • 1:03.6%
  • 2:01.6%
  • 2:13.6%
  • 3:00.5%
  • 3:11.0%
  • 3:21.1%
  • 4:00.1%
  • 4:10.2%
  • 4:20.2%
  • 5:00.0%
  • 5:10.0%
  • 5:20.0%
  • Other home win0.2%
Draw
  • 0:05.1%
  • 1:19.1%
  • 2:24.0%
  • 3:30.8%
  • Other draw0.1%
Benfica · Away
  • 0:110.2%
  • 0:211.7%
  • 1:29.7%
  • 0:38.6%
  • 1:37.1%
  • 2:33.0%
  • 0:44.8%
  • 1:44.0%
  • 2:41.6%
  • 0:52.1%
  • 1:51.7%
  • 2:50.7%
  • Other away win3.2%

Scores outside the grid are pooled into "other home win / draw / away win".

Total goals (0–7+)

0
5.1%
1
13.9%
2
22.4%
3
22.4%
4
17.0%
5
10.4%
6
5.2%
7+
3.6%
Over / under1.52.53.54.5
Over81.0%58.6%36.2%19.2%
Under19.0%41.4%63.8%80.8%

Goals parity (3+ goals = over)

Over, odd
35.4%
Over, even
23.2%
Under, odd
13.9%
Under, even
27.6%

Both teams to score · Clean-sheet probability

Both teams to score: Yes
50.5%
Both teams to score: No
49.5%
Clean-sheet probability · Santa Clara
10.9%
Clean-sheet probability · Benfica
43.7%

Goals per team (0–3+)

Team0123+
Santa Clara43.7%36.2%15.0%5.2%
Benfica10.9%24.2%26.8%38.1%

Half-time / full-time

HT ↓ / FT →HomeDrawAway
Home
H/H
6.4%
H/D
3.8%
H/A
3.2%
Draw
D/H
5.0%
D/D
11.5%
D/A
20.9%
Away
A/H
0.9%
A/D
3.8%
A/A
44.4%

First letter = half-time result, second = full-time result (H home, D draw, A away).

Club profiles

Santa Clara

Santa Clara, from Ponta Delgada in the Azores, is the only Azorean club to have played in Portugal's top flight.

City
Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Stadium
Estádio de São Miguel
Founded
1921
Head coach
Petit

Benfica

Lisbon-based Portuguese giant and one of the "Big Three" in the Primeira Liga, known for its youth development and attacking football; it finished third in the league last season and is now coached by Marco Silva.

City
Lisbon, Portugal
Stadium
Estádio da Luz
Founded
1904
Head coach
Marco Silva

Compiled by Claude with a web search (checked 2026-11-06); may contain errors — the clubs' own channels are authoritative.

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