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Sporting CP vs Benfica

Sporting CP
2 - 2
Benfica
🕒 Sun, 21 May 2023 20:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio José Alvalade 🧑‍⚖️ Joao Pedro Pinheiro 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 33
Regular Season Table
Sporting CP 4 · Benfica 1
Referee Stats
Joao Pedro Pinheiro
21 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 48%
Draws 14%
Away wins 38%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (14-18).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

Team Overview

Sporting CP (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 13-2-2

Goals For / Against

42 / 12
Avg: 2.47 / 0.71

Points

41
Avg: 2.41

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

1
Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 13-2-2

Goals For / Against

34 / 8
Avg: 2.00 / 0.47

Points

41
Avg: 2.41

Clean Sheets

12

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.41
PPG
2.41
2.47
GF
2.00
0.71
GA
0.47
82%
O2.5
47%
47%
BTTS
18%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Sporting CP rank4th
Benfica rank1st
Sporting CP points74
Benfica points87
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.
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.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sporting CP last 5 home

D W W D W
Points11/15
Weighted index69
Goals10-5
Record3-2-0
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 W W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index64
Goals10-4
Record3-1-1
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.582%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS18%
BTTS + O2.518%
1H Over 0.559%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Sporting CP score at home94%
Sporting CP clean sheet at home47%
Benfica score away82%
Benfica clean sheet away71%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Sporting CP score at home2.47 vs 1.42
Sporting CP concede at home0.71 vs 1.08
Benfica score away2.00 vs 1.08
Benfica concede away0.47 vs 1.42
Sporting CP score 75% above league average, while Benfica score 85% above league average.
Defensive side: Sporting CP are 35% below league average at home, and Benfica are 67% 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)

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

Benfica goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
5
Total Shots
14
18
Shots off Goal
5
7
Blocked Shots
2
6
Shots Inside Box
12
14
Shots Outside Box
2
4
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
7
7
Fouls
14
16
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
465
434
Passes Accurate
384
361
Passes %
83%
83%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins5
Draws8
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals11 (50.0%)
BTTS15 (68.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals4 (36.4%)
BTTS5 (45.5%)

Sporting CP vs Benfica 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