In this week 17 match on Jan 21st, Benfica and Santa Clara will play a match in Ponta Delgada in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Primeira Liga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Santa Clara recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Portimonense. Neither Portimonense nor Santa Clara could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 22 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Santa Clara looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while benfica is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Sporting CP. Francisco Trincão struck first for Sporting CP in the 27th minute, but Goncalo Matias Ramos got the equalizer for Benfica in the 37th minute . Benfica looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Benfica won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Goncalo Matias Ramos has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Benfica. Santa Clara is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Kennedy Boateng and Matheus Babi each only have 1 goal in their last 5.