Benfica vs Sporting CP

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🕒 Sat, 15 May 2021 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Tiago Martins 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 33
Regular Season Table
Benfica 3 · Sporting CP 1
Referee Stats
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 60%
Draws 30%
Away wins 10%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-10).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Benfica had the sharper finishing (9-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 12-3-2

Goals For / Against

31 / 15
Avg: 1.82 / 0.88

Points

39
Avg: 2.29

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

1
Sporting CP (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 13-3-1

Goals For / Against

31 / 10
Avg: 1.82 / 0.59

Points

42
Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

1

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
2.47
1.82
GF
1.82
0.88
GA
0.59
41%
O2.5
35%
53%
BTTS
35%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Benfica rank3rd
Sporting CP rank1st
Benfica points76
Sporting CP points85
Benfica: #3 · 76 pts · GD +42
4 pts off the top 2. 36 pts above the play-off edge. 41 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sporting CP: #1 · 85 pts · GD +45
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 45 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W D W L W
Points10/15
Weighted index69
Goals9-7
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 last 5 away

L W W W D
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-5
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.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.541%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 6%

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.529%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home94%
Benfica clean sheet at home47%
Sporting CP score away94%
Sporting CP clean sheet away65%

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 home1.82 vs 1.27
Benfica concede at home0.88 vs 1.15
Sporting CP score away1.82 vs 1.15
Sporting CP concede away0.59 vs 1.27
Benfica score 44% above league average, while Sporting CP score 59% above league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 23% below league average at home, and Sporting CP are 54% 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
9
5
Total Shots
12
10
Shots off Goal
1
4
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
8
7
Shots Outside Box
4
3
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
5
5
Fouls
20
19
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
6
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
5
Total Passes
422
361
Passes Accurate
333
285
Passes %
79%
79%

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