Benfica vs Santa Clara Prediction and Betting Tips | September 14th 2024

Benfica will host Santa Clara at Estadio da Luz on Saturday in another round of the 2024-25 Primeira Liga campaign. The home side have had a mixed start to their league campaign and now sit seventh in the league table with seven points, five behind rivals Sporting at the top of the pile.

They were held to a 1-1 draw by Moreirense in their game before the international break and had looked set to be headed toward defeat following a late goal from their opponents before Marcos Leonardo rescued a point for the Eagles from the spot at the death.

Meanwhile, Santa Clara have enjoyed a brilliant return to the Portuguese top flight and have pulled clear of the drop zone early in the season. They beat fellow new boys AVS 2-1 in their last match, with Gabriel Silva and Allison Safira getting on the scoresheet in either half to clinch maximum points for Vasco Matos' side.

The visitors now sit fourth in the league standings with nine points from an obtainable 12 and will be looking to add to that tally this Saturday.

Benfica vs Santa Clara Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

There have been 17 meetings between Benfica and Santa Clara. The hosts have won 14 of those games while the visitors have won just once, with their other two matchups ending in draws.
The hosts have won their last five games in this fixture and are undefeated in their last six.
The visitors are without a clean sheet in their last 13 games in this fixture, a run dating back to 2002.
The newly-promoted side have scored eight goals in the Primeira Liga this season. Only league leaders Sporting (16) have scored more.

Benfica vs Santa Clara Prediction

Benfica are undefeated in their last three games and have lost just one of their last six league games. They have won their last six home games on the bounce and will be looking to extend that streak on Saturday.

Santa Clara are on a run of back-to-back victories and have lost just one of their last 10 competitive outings. They have, however, struggled for results in this fixture historically and could see defeat here.

Prediction: Benfica 3-0 Santa Clara

Benfica vs Santa Clara Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Benfica to win

Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Each of the last five matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of their last four matchups)