Benfica vs Sporting CP

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🕒 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:15 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Antonio Nobre 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 13

Regular Season Table

Benfica 3 · Sporting CP 2

Referee Stats

Antonio Nobre

17 matches · 3.94 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.94
Reds avg	0.18
Penalties avg	0.18
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	65%
Draws	18%
Away wins	18%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 7 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-6-0

Goals For / Against

41 / 13

Avg: 2.41 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 2.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sporting CP (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-0

Goals For / Against

38 / 13

Avg: 2.24 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 2.41

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

2.29

PPG

2.41

2.24

0.76

71%

O2.5

59%

BTTS

71%

65%

Score 1st

59%

League-position context

Benfica rank3rd

Sporting CP rank2nd

Benfica points80

Sporting CP points82

Benfica: #3 · 80 pts · GD +49

2 pts off the top 2. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sporting CP: #2 · 82 pts · GD +65

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 40 pts above the play-off edge. 52 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Benfica last 5 home

D W W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals13-5

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.

Sporting CP last 5 away

W D W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index78

Goals12-5

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 18%

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%

Benfica clean sheet at home41%

Sporting CP score away100%

Sporting CP clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first65%

Benfica win after scoring first73%

Sporting CP score first59%

Sporting CP win after scoring first70%

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

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 28.1' · Sporting CP 29.2'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home2.41 vs 1.50

Benfica concede at home0.76 vs 1.19

Sporting CP score away2.24 vs 1.19

Sporting CP concede away0.76 vs 1.50

Benfica score 61% above league average, while Sporting CP score 88% above league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 36% below league average at home, and Sporting CP are 49% 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: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

16-30 8

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

0-15 5

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

Sporting CP goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

46-60 6

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

0' Pote

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Pote

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Hjulmand

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

H. Sudakov

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Dedić

30'

30' H. Morita

56'

56' L. Barreiro

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ H. Morita

1st substitution · For: Geovany Tcherno Quenda

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Pote

2nd substitution · For: João Simões

65'

65' L. Suárez

67'

67' V. Pavlidis

72'

72' Iván Fresneda

75'

75' M. Araújo

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ H. Sudakov

1st substitution · For: G. Prestianni

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ V. Pavlidis

2nd substitution · For: F. Ivanović

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Trincão

3rd substitution · For: Alisson Santos

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ L. Suárez

4th substitution · For: F. Ioannidis

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ E. Barrenechea

3rd substitution · For: Manu

90'

90' 📺 VAR

G. Prestianni

Card upgrade

90+2'

90+2' G. Prestianni

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

Benfica drew 1-1 with Sporting CP on Friday, 05 December 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Antonio Nobre. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: Pote received a yellow card for Sporting CP during the match. Sporting CP took the lead at 12' when Pote scored, with the assist credited to M. Hjulmand, making the score 0-1. Benfica leveled the score at 27' when H. Sudakov scored, with the assist credited to A. Dedić, making the score 1-1. H. Morita received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 30'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. L. Barreiro received a yellow card for Benfica at 56'. Sporting CP made their 1st substitution at 61', with H. Morita replacing Geovany Tcherno Quenda. Sporting CP made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Pote replacing João Simões. L. Suárez received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 65'. V. Pavlidis received a yellow card for Benfica at 67'. Iván Fresneda received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 72'. M. Araújo received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 75'. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 81', with H. Sudakov replacing G. Prestianni. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 86', with V. Pavlidis replacing F. Ivanović. Sporting CP made their 3rd substitution at 86', with Trincão replacing Alisson Santos. Sporting CP made their 4th substitution at 86', with L. Suárez replacing F. Ioannidis. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 88', with E. Barrenechea replacing Manu. VAR intervened at 90' for Benfica (Card upgrade). G. Prestianni received a red card for Benfica at 90+2'.

Benfica used 3 substitutions while Sporting CP used 4 substitutions. Benfica got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Sporting CP got 5 yellow cards.