Benfica vs Sporting CP

1 - 1

🕒 Sat, 10 May 2025 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Joao Pedro Pinheiro 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

Benfica 2 · Sporting CP 1

Referee Stats

Joao Pedro Pinheiro

16 matches · 4.88 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.88
Reds avg	0.19
Penalties avg	0.94
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	31%
Draws	19%
Away wins	50%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Benfica outshot their opponent (14-7).
Benfica controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-2-1

Goals For / Against

52 / 12

Avg: 3.06 / 0.71

Points

Avg: 2.59

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sporting CP (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-5-1

Goals For / Against

48 / 14

Avg: 2.82 / 0.82

Points

Avg: 2.24

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

2.59

PPG

2.24

3.06

2.82

0.71

0.82

82%

O2.5

76%

47%

BTTS

47%

76%

Score 1st

88%

League-position context

Benfica rank2nd

Sporting CP rank1st

Benfica points80

Sporting CP points82

Benfica: #2 · 80 pts · GD +56

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 35 pts above the play-off edge. 51 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sporting CP: #1 · 82 pts · GD +61

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 37 pts above the play-off edge. 53 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Benfica last 5 home

D W D W W

Points11/15

Weighted index64

Goals15-5

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

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals13-2

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 2.582%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.588%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 29%

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%

Benfica clean sheet at home53%

Sporting CP score away94%

Sporting CP clean sheet away53%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first76%

Benfica win after scoring first92%

Sporting CP score first88%

Sporting CP win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 75% · Sporting CP 100%

Avg first goal minute: Benfica 23.9' · Sporting CP 24.5'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home3.06 vs 1.40

Benfica concede at home0.71 vs 1.17

Sporting CP score away2.82 vs 1.17

Sporting CP concede away0.82 vs 1.40

Benfica score 118% above league average, while Sporting CP score 142% above league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 39% below league average at home, and Sporting CP are 41% 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: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 17

16-30 14

0-15 8

46-60 6

61-75 6

31-45 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

16-30 2

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

Sporting CP goal timing (away)

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

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 15

46-60 11

0-15 9

31-45 8

61-75 7

16-30 6

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

467

318

Passes Accurate

385

244

Passes %

82%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

0' Ricardo Esgaio

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

Trincão

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Gyökeres

15'

15' N. Otamendi

19'

19' M. Hjulmand

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Á. Di María

1st substitution · For: A. Schjelderup

54'

54' Rui Silva

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Z. Debast

1st substitution · For: H. Morita

60'

60' Florentino

63' ⚽

⚽

63' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

K. Aktürkoğlu

Normal Goal · Assist: V. Pavlidis

70'

70' K. Aktürkoğlu

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Tomás Araújo

2nd substitution · For: A. Belotti

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ Pote

2nd substitution · For: Geovany Tcherno Quenda

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Araújo

3rd substitution · For: Matheus Reis

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Trincão

4th substitution · For: C. Harder

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Eduardo Quaresma

5th substitution · For: J. St. Juste

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Álvaro Fernández

3rd substitution · For: Bruma

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ K. Aktürkoğlu

4th substitution · For: S. Dahl

90+1' ↑↓

↑↓

90+1' ⇄ V. Pavlidis

5th substitution · For: Arthur Cabral

90+3'

90+3' O. Kökçü

90+8'

90+8' António Silva

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

Benfica drew 1-1 with Sporting CP on Saturday, 10 May 2025 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Joao Pedro Pinheiro. It was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz).

First half: Ricardo Esgaio received a red card for Sporting CP during the match. Sporting CP took an early lead at 4' when Trincão scored, with the assist credited to V. Gyökeres, making the score 0-1. N. Otamendi received a yellow card for Benfica at 15'. M. Hjulmand received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 19'.

Second half: Benfica made their 1st substitution at 46', with Á. Di María replacing A. Schjelderup. Rui Silva received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 54'. Sporting CP made their 1st substitution at 58', with Z. Debast replacing H. Morita. Florentino received a yellow card for Benfica at 60'. Benfica leveled the score at 63' when K. Aktürkoğlu scored, with the assist credited to V. Pavlidis, making the score 1-1. K. Aktürkoğlu received a yellow card for Benfica at 70'. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Tomás Araújo replacing A. Belotti. Sporting CP made their 2nd substitution at 71', with Pote replacing Geovany Tcherno Quenda. Sporting CP made their 3rd substitution at 81', with M. Araújo replacing Matheus Reis. Sporting CP made their 4th substitution at 82', with Trincão replacing C. Harder. Sporting CP made their 5th substitution at 82', with Eduardo Quaresma replacing J. St. Juste. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Álvaro Fernández replacing Bruma. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 84', with K. Aktürkoğlu replacing S. Dahl. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with V. Pavlidis replacing Arthur Cabral. O. Kökçü received a yellow card for Benfica at 90+3'. António Silva received a yellow card for Benfica at 90+8'.

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