Benfica vs Sporting CP

2 - 1

🕒 Sat, 25 Jul 2020 21:15 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2019-2020 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Benfica 2 · Sporting CP 3

Referee Stats

Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo

17 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	47%
Draws	24%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Benfica outshot their opponent (17-12).
Possession was balanced (46%-54%).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-3

Goals For / Against

38 / 13

Avg: 2.24 / 0.76

Points

Avg: 2.24

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sporting CP (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-6

Goals For / Against

23 / 20

Avg: 1.44 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 1.38

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

2.24

PPG

1.38

2.24

1.44

0.76

1.25

53%

O2.5

56%

35%

BTTS

63%

Score 1st

League-position context

Benfica rank2nd

Sporting CP rank3rd

Benfica points77

Sporting CP points59

Benfica: #2 · 77 pts · GD +45

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 34 pts above the play-off edge. 45 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sporting CP: #3 · 59 pts · GD +15

18 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Benfica last 5 home

W W W L D

Points10/15

Weighted index82

Goals10-6

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 L D W D

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals6-7

Record1-2-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.556%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.569%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 44% · 1H BTTS 31%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home82%

Benfica clean sheet at home53%

Sporting CP score away75%

Sporting CP clean sheet away19%

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 home2.24 vs 1.35

Benfica concede at home0.76 vs 1.14

Sporting CP score away1.44 vs 1.14

Sporting CP concede away1.25 vs 1.35

Benfica score 66% above league average, while Sporting CP score 26% above league average.

Defensive side: Benfica are 33% below league average at home, and Sporting CP are 7% 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

46%

54%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

400

458

Passes Accurate

326

374

Passes %

82%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	22
Home Wins	9
Draws	8
Away Wins	5
Over 2.5 Goals	11 (50.0%)
BTTS	15 (68.2%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	11
Home Wins	4
Draws	5
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (63.6%)
BTTS	10 (90.9%)

Benfica vs Sporting CP 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