1–2
Full TimeMon, 26th Oct 266:45pm GMT · 2:45pm ETGW9Primeira LigaEstádio de São MiguelReferee: C. Pereira
FULL SQUADS AND PREDICTED XIS
FULL TIME · MATCH REPORT
Santa Clara 1–2 Benfica match report
Team news
Santa Clara
Changes vs last Primeira Liga lineup vs Casa Pia 10 Oct 2026
- Unchanged goalkeeper line for the 9th Primeira Liga game in a row.
- França started their 9th consecutive Primeira Liga match.
- Pacheco started their 9th consecutive Primeira Liga match.
- Romão started their 9th consecutive Primeira Liga match.
- Ferreira started their 9th consecutive Primeira Liga match.
- Lopes started their 9th consecutive Primeira Liga match.
Benfica
Changes vs last Primeira Liga lineup vs Vitória SC 11 Oct 2026
- 4-2-3-1 formation used for the 9th Primeira Liga game in a row.
- Unchanged goalkeeper line for the 9th Primeira Liga game in a row.
- Soares started their 9th consecutive Primeira Liga match.
- Araújo started their 9th consecutive Primeira Liga match.
- Dahl started their 9th consecutive Primeira Liga match.
- Rafa started their 9th consecutive Primeira Liga match.
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL COMPETITIONS
Santa Clara vs Benfica record
1
Santa Clara wins
2
Draws
13
Benfica wins
16 meetings on record
Santa Clara
- Lucas Soares started all 3 of our recorded meetings vs Benfica
Benfica
- Tomás Araújo started all 3 of our recorded meetings vs Santa Clara
- S. Dahl started all 3 of our recorded meetings vs Santa Clara
LAST MEETINGS
- 26 Oct 2026Primeira LigaSanta Clara 1–2 BenficaPrimeira Liga
- 13 Feb 2026Primeira LigaSanta Clara 1–2 BenficaPrimeira Liga
- 12 Sept 2025Primeira LigaBenfica 1–1 Santa ClaraPrimeira Liga
- 15 Feb 2025Primeira LigaSanta Clara 0–1 BenficaPrimeira Liga
- 30 Oct 2024Taça da LigaBenfica 3–0 Santa ClaraTaça da Liga
- 14 Sept 2024Primeira LigaBenfica 4–1 Santa ClaraPrimeira Liga
- 27 May 2023Primeira LigaBenfica 3–0 Santa ClaraPrimeira Liga
- 21 Jan 2023Primeira LigaSanta Clara 0–3 BenficaPrimeira Liga
- 12 Feb 2022Primeira LigaBenfica 2–1 Santa ClaraPrimeira Liga
- 11 Sept 2021Primeira LigaSanta Clara 0–5 BenficaPrimeira Liga
Fan predictions
1 lineupTop fan accuracy
Anonymous10/11on Benfica
Benfica
1 predictionAvg 10.0/11Best 10/11
100% called the 4-2-3-1 shape ✓
Nobody saw H. Sudakov starting
100% backed Schjelderup, left on the bench
About this match
Santa Clara vs Benfica lineups
Updated
Confirmed lineups for Santa Clara vs Benfica in the Primeira Liga on 26 Oct 2026. See both teams' starting XIs, formations, who came off the bench and how the crowd predicted it.
Santa Clara confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): França; Soares, Pacheco, Fernandes, Romão; Ferreira, Borges; Lopes, Ribeiro, Santos; Oliveira.
Benfica confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Soares; Bah, Araújo, Lenglet, Dahl; Aursnes, Palhinha; Rafa, Sudakov, Prestianni; Pavlidis.
- How did Santa Clara and Benfica line up?
- Santa Clara confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): França; Soares, Pacheco, Fernandes, Romão; Ferreira, Borges; Lopes, Ribeiro, Santos; Oliveira. Benfica confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Soares; Bah, Araújo, Lenglet, Dahl; Aursnes, Palhinha; Rafa, Sudakov, Prestianni; Pavlidis. Both confirmed starting XIs, formations and substitutes for Santa Clara vs Benfica are shown above.
- What was the score in Santa Clara vs Benfica?
- Santa Clara vs Benfica finished 1–2 on 26 Oct 2026.