Benfica vs Sporting CP

2 - 1

🕒 Sun, 12 Nov 2023 21:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Artur Soares Dias 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Benfica 2 · Sporting CP 1

Referee Stats

Artur Soares Dias

10 matches · 6.40 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.40
Reds avg	0.60
Penalties avg	0.60
Over 4.5 cards	80%
Home wins	60%
Draws	10%
Away wins	30%

How the match was won

Benfica outshot their opponent (14-8).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Physical contest: 8 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-2-0

Goals For / Against

48 / 7

Avg: 2.82 / 0.41

Points

Avg: 2.76

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sporting CP (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-2

Goals For / Against

37 / 17

Avg: 2.31 / 1.06

Points

Avg: 2.25

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.76

PPG

2.25

2.82

2.31

0.41

1.06

65%

O2.5

69%

41%

BTTS

56%

65%

Score 1st

81%

League-position context

Benfica rank2nd

Sporting CP rank1st

Benfica points77

Sporting CP points87

Benfica: #2 · 77 pts · GD +46

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 39 pts above the play-off edge. 46 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sporting CP: #1 · 87 pts · GD +66

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 49 pts above the play-off edge. 56 pts clear of the relegation zone.

10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals15-2

Record5-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sporting CP last 5 away

W D W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index82

Goals11-2

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 12%

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.569%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%

Benfica clean sheet at home59%

Sporting CP score away100%

Sporting CP clean sheet away44%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first65%

Benfica win after scoring first91%

Sporting CP score first81%

Sporting CP win after scoring first77%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 100% · Sporting CP 100%

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 32.5' · Sporting CP 31.2'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home2.82 vs 1.60

Benfica concede at home0.41 vs 1.26

Sporting CP score away2.31 vs 1.26

Sporting CP concede away1.06 vs 1.60

Benfica score 76% above league average, while Sporting CP score 84% above league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 67% below league average at home, and Sporting CP are 34% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Benfica goal timing (home)

1H scored: 28% 2H scored: 72% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 16

46-60 13

61-75 9

16-30 7

31-45 6

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

61-75 0

Sporting CP goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

31-45 8

46-60 7

0-15 5

16-30 5

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

16-30 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

421

382

Passes Accurate

345

298

Passes %

82%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

0' Luís Neto

15'

15' S. Coates

22'

22' Gonçalo Inácio

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

V. Gyökeres

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Edwards

51'

51' Gonçalo Inácio

51'

51' Gonçalo Inácio

57'

57' M. Edwards

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ M. Edwards

1st substitution · For: J. St. Juste

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ Florentino

1st substitution · For: C. Tengstedt

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ P. Musa

2nd substitution · For: Arthur Cabral

66'

66' João Mário

69'

69' M. Hjulmand

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Matheus Reis

2nd substitution · For: Nuno Santos

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Pote

3rd substitution · For: Trincão

75'

75' João Neves

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ H. Morita

4th substitution · For: Paulinho

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ João Mário

3rd substitution · For: Gonçalo Guedes

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

João Neves

Normal Goal · Assist: Morato

90+7' ⚽

⚽

90+7' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

C. Tengstedt

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Aursnes

90+9' ⚽

⚽

90+9' ⚽ VAR

C. Tengstedt

Goal confirmed

Benfica vs Sporting CP 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Sporting CP 2-1 on Sunday, 12 November 2023 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Artur Soares Dias. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: Luís Neto received a yellow card for Sporting CP during the match. S. Coates received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 15'. Gonçalo Inácio received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 22'. Sporting CP took the lead at 45' when V. Gyökeres scored, with the assist credited to M. Edwards, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Gonçalo Inácio received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 51'. Gonçalo Inácio received a red card for Sporting CP at 51'. M. Edwards received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 57'. Sporting CP made their 1st substitution at 57', with M. Edwards replacing J. St. Juste. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 64', with Florentino replacing C. Tengstedt. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 64', with P. Musa replacing Arthur Cabral. João Mário received a yellow card for Benfica at 66'. M. Hjulmand received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 69'. Sporting CP made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Matheus Reis replacing Nuno Santos. Sporting CP made their 3rd substitution at 73', with Pote replacing Trincão. João Neves received a yellow card for Benfica at 75'. Sporting CP made their 4th substitution at 85', with H. Morita replacing Paulinho. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 87', with João Mário replacing Gonçalo Guedes. Benfica found a late equaliser at 90+4' when João Neves scored, with the assist credited to Morato, making the score 1-1. Benfica took the lead at 90+7' when C. Tengstedt scored, with the assist credited to F. Aursnes, making the score 2-1. VAR intervened at 90+9' for Benfica (Goal confirmed).

Benfica used 3 substitutions while Sporting CP used 4 substitutions. Benfica got 2 yellow cards, while Sporting CP got 6 yellow cards and 1 red card.