Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Benfica vs Santa Clara stats tab covers Primeira Liga (Portugal), Regular Season - 22 on 12 Feb 2022. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Benfica 4, Santa Clara 4; Shots off target: Benfica 9, Santa Clara 2; Possession: Benfica 69%, Santa Clara 31%; Corner kicks: Benfica 7, Santa Clara 2; Fouls: Benfica 11, Santa Clara 17; Yellow cards: Benfica 3, Santa Clara 5. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Benfica had more possession, 69% to 31% over Santa Clara and Benfica led corner kicks, 7 to 2 over Santa Clara. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Santa Clara committed more fouls, 17 to 11 over Benfica and Santa Clara had more yellow cards, 5 to 3 over Benfica. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
