Sporting CP vs Benfica

2 - 1

🕒 Sat, 06 Apr 2024 22:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio José Alvalade 🧑‍⚖️ Artur Soares Dias 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 28

Regular Season Table

Sporting CP 1 · Benfica 2

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

Shots were tight (14-14).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Physical contest: 11 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Sporting CP (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 17-0-0

Goals For / Against

57 / 11

Avg: 3.35 / 0.65

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-3-4

Goals For / Against

25 / 20

Avg: 1.56 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.88

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

3.00

PPG

1.88

3.35

1.56

0.65

1.25

82%

O2.5

56%

47%

BTTS

50%

88%

Score 1st

75%

League-position context

Sporting CP rank1st

Benfica rank2nd

Sporting CP points87

Benfica points77

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.

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.

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

Sporting CP last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals17-2

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.

Benfica last 5 away

D L W L W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals6-6

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.582%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 24%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 38% · 1H BTTS 19%

Scoring reliability

Sporting CP score at home100%

Sporting CP clean sheet at home53%

Benfica score away81%

Benfica clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Sporting CP score first88%

Sporting CP win after scoring first100%

Benfica score first75%

Benfica win after scoring first75%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting CP 100% · Benfica 25%

Avg first goal minute: Sporting CP 21.3' · Benfica 34.6'

Vs league average

Sporting CP score at home3.35 vs 1.60

Sporting CP concede at home0.65 vs 1.26

Benfica score away1.56 vs 1.26

Benfica concede away1.25 vs 1.60

Sporting CP score 109% above league average, while Benfica score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: Sporting CP are 49% below league average at home, and Benfica are 22% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Sporting CP goal timing (home)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 14

76-90+ 13

61-75 12

0-15 10

16-30 9

31-45 6

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

31-45 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

61-75 5

46-60 4

16-30 2

31-45 2

0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

403

404

Passes Accurate

329

327

Passes %

82%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

0' C. Tengstedt

0' Nuno Santos

1' ⚽

⚽

1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Geny Catamo

Normal Goal

4' Geny Catamo

27'

27' M. Hjulmand

27'

27' N. Otamendi

40'

40' David Neres

45+1'

45+1' A. Bah

45+3' ⚽

⚽

45+3' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Bah

Normal Goal · Assist: Á. Di María

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ H. Morita

1st substitution · For: Daniel Bragança

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ C. Tengstedt

1st substitution · For: Arthur Cabral

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Gonçalo Inácio

2nd substitution · For: O. Diomande

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Pote

3rd substitution · For: M. Edwards

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Trincão

4th substitution · For: Paulinho

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ M. Hjulmand

5th substitution · For: K. Koindredi

86'

86' F. Aursnes

90+1' ⚽

⚽

90+1' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Geny Catamo

Normal Goal

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ Rafa

2nd substitution · For: Marcos Leonardo

90+3' ↑↓

↑↓

90+3' ⇄ David Neres

3rd substitution · For: O. Kökçü

90+6'

90+6' Paulinho

90+8'

90+8' F. Aursnes

90+8'

90+8' F. Aursnes

90+9'

90+9' António Silva

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

Sporting CP beat Benfica 2-1 on Saturday, 06 April 2024 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Artur Soares Dias. It was played at Estádio José Alvalade.

First half: C. Tengstedt received a yellow card for Benfica during the match. Nuno Santos received a yellow card for Sporting CP during the match. Sporting CP took an early lead at 1' when Geny Catamo scored, making the score 1-0. Geny Catamo received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 4'. M. Hjulmand received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 27'. N. Otamendi received a yellow card for Benfica at 27'. David Neres received a yellow card for Benfica at 40'. A. Bah received a yellow card for Benfica at 45+1'. Benfica leveled the score at 45+3' when A. Bah scored, with the assist credited to Á. Di María, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Sporting CP made their 1st substitution at 54', with H. Morita replacing Daniel Bragança. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 71', with C. Tengstedt replacing Arthur Cabral. Sporting CP made their 2nd substitution at 72', with Gonçalo Inácio replacing O. Diomande. Sporting CP made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Pote replacing M. Edwards. Sporting CP made their 4th substitution at 80', with Trincão replacing Paulinho. Sporting CP made their 5th substitution at 80', with M. Hjulmand replacing K. Koindredi. F. Aursnes received a yellow card for Benfica at 86'. Sporting CP took the lead at 90+1' when Geny Catamo scored, making the score 2-1. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 90+3', with Rafa replacing Marcos Leonardo. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 90+3', with David Neres replacing O. Kökçü. Paulinho received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 90+6'. F. Aursnes received a yellow card for Benfica at 90+8'. F. Aursnes received a red card for Benfica at 90+8'. António Silva received a yellow card for Benfica at 90+9'.

Sporting CP used 5 substitutions while Benfica used 3 substitutions. Sporting CP got 4 yellow cards, while Benfica got 7 yellow cards and 1 red card.