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Benfica vs Sporting CP

Benfica
1 - 1
Sporting CP
🕒 Sat, 25 Aug 2018 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) 🧑‍⚖️ Luis Miguel Branco Godinho 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
Benfica 1 · Sporting CP 3
Referee Stats
Luis Miguel Branco Godinho
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 71%
Draws 5%
Away wins 24%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Benfica outshot their opponent (19-11).
  • Benfica controlled possession (66%).

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 14-2-1

Goals For / Against

63 / 17
Avg: 3.71 / 1.00

Points

44
Avg: 2.59

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

0
Sporting CP (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 9-3-5

Goals For / Against

34 / 20
Avg: 2.00 / 1.18

Points

30
Avg: 1.76

Clean Sheets

2

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

2.59
PPG
1.76
3.71
GF
2.00
1.00
GA
1.18
76%
O2.5
65%
59%
BTTS
76%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Benfica rank1st
Sporting CP rank3rd
Benfica points87
Sporting CP points74
Benfica: #1 · 87 pts · GD +72
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 44 pts above the play-off edge. 52 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sporting CP: #3 · 74 pts · GD +39
11 pts off the top 2. 31 pts above the play-off edge. 39 pts clear of the relegation zone.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals20-4
Record5-0-0
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

L W W W W
Points12/15
Weighted index67
Goals16-5
Record4-0-1
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 2.576%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 76% · 1H BTTS 24%

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS76%
BTTS + O2.565%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%
Benfica clean sheet at home41%
Sporting CP score away82%
Sporting CP clean sheet away12%

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 home3.71 vs 1.52
Benfica concede at home1.00 vs 1.18
Sporting CP score away2.00 vs 1.18
Sporting CP concede away1.18 vs 1.52
Benfica score 143% above league average, while Sporting CP score 70% above league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 15% below league average at home, and Sporting CP are 23% 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
10
4
Total Shots
19
11
Shots off Goal
5
5
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
11
5
Shots Outside Box
8
6
Ball Possession
66%
34%
Corner Kicks
11
1
Fouls
14
16
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
4
5
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
3
9
Total Passes
471
247
Passes Accurate
375
159
Passes %
80%
64%

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

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