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Benfica vs Sporting CP

Benfica
2 - 2
Sporting CP
🕒 Sun, 15 Jan 2023 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Artur Soares Dias 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
Benfica 1 · Sporting CP 4
Referee Stats
Artur Soares Dias
20 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 45%
Draws 15%
Away wins 40%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Benfica outshot their opponent (14-8).
  • Benfica controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 15-1-1

Goals For / Against

48 / 12
Avg: 2.82 / 0.71

Points

46
Avg: 2.71

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

0
Sporting CP (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 10-3-4

Goals For / Against

29 / 20
Avg: 1.71 / 1.18

Points

33
Avg: 1.94

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.71
PPG
1.94
2.82
GF
1.71
0.71
GA
1.18
76%
O2.5
59%
47%
BTTS
47%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Benfica rank1st
Sporting CP rank4th
Benfica points87
Sporting CP points74
Benfica: #1 · 87 pts · GD +62
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 43 pts above the play-off edge. 53 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sporting CP: #4 · 74 pts · GD +39
11 pts off the top 2. 30 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W W W L W
Points12/15
Weighted index87
Goals11-3
Record4-0-1
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 W W W D
Points13/15
Weighted index96
Goals12-4
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 2.576%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 29%

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%
Benfica clean sheet at home53%
Sporting CP score away76%
Sporting CP clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first0%
Benfica win after scoring first0%
Sporting CP score first0%
Sporting CP win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 0% · Sporting CP 0%

Vs league average

Benfica score at home2.82 vs 1.42
Benfica concede at home0.71 vs 1.08
Sporting CP score away1.71 vs 1.08
Sporting CP concede away1.18 vs 1.42
Benfica score 100% above league average, while Sporting CP score 58% above league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 35% below league average at home, and Sporting CP are 17% 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sporting CP goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
2
Total Shots
14
8
Shots off Goal
2
3
Blocked Shots
4
3
Shots Inside Box
7
4
Shots Outside Box
7
4
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
5
2
Fouls
14
16
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
2
5
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
6
Total Passes
500
366
Passes Accurate
423
295
Passes %
85%
81%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins9
Draws8
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals11 (50.0%)
BTTS15 (68.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins4
Draws5
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals7 (63.6%)
BTTS10 (90.9%)

Benfica vs Sporting CP Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
19 Apr 2026 Sporting CP vs Benfica 1 - 2 05 Dec 2025 Benfica vs Sporting CP 1 - 1
2024-2025 Season
10 May 2025 Benfica vs Sporting CP 1 - 1 29 Dec 2024 Sporting CP vs Benfica 1 - 0
2023-2024 Season
06 Apr 2024 Sporting CP vs Benfica 2 - 1 12 Nov 2023 Benfica vs Sporting CP 2 - 1
2022-2023 Season
21 May 2023 Sporting CP vs Benfica 2 - 2 15 Jan 2023 Benfica vs Sporting CP 2 - 2
2021-2022 Season
17 Apr 2022 Sporting CP vs Benfica 0 - 2 03 Dec 2021 Benfica vs Sporting CP 1 - 3
2020-2021 Season
15 May 2021 Benfica vs Sporting CP 4 - 3 01 Feb 2021 Sporting CP vs Benfica 1 - 0
2019-2020 Season
25 Jul 2020 Benfica vs Sporting CP 2 - 1 17 Jan 2020 Sporting CP vs Benfica 0 - 2
2018-2019 Season
03 Feb 2019 Sporting CP vs Benfica 2 - 4 25 Aug 2018 Benfica vs Sporting CP 1 - 1
2017-2018 Season
05 May 2018 Sporting CP vs Benfica 0 - 0 03 Jan 2018 Benfica vs Sporting CP 1 - 1
2016-2017 Season
22 Apr 2017 Sporting CP vs Benfica 1 - 1 11 Dec 2016 Benfica vs Sporting CP 2 - 1
2015-2016 Season
05 Mar 2016 Sporting CP vs Benfica 0 - 1 25 Oct 2015 Benfica vs Sporting CP 0 - 3