Benfica vs Sporting CP

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Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
Benfica 2 · Sporting CP 3

Team Overview

Benfica (Home stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 2-1-0

Goals For / Against

7 / 4
Avg: 2.33 / 1.33

Points

7
Avg: 2.33

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0
Sporting CP (Away stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 1-2-0

Goals For / Against

7 / 3
Avg: 2.33 / 1.00

Points

5
Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

0

Match Prediction Angles

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context for this Liga Portugal fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.33
PPG
1.67
2.33
GF
2.33
1.33
GA
1.00
100%
O2.5
67%
100%
BTTS
67%
67%
Score 1st
100%

League-position context

Benfica rank2nd
Sporting CP rank3rd
Benfica points16
Sporting CP points14
Benfica: #2 · 16 pts · GD +17
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sporting CP: #3 · 14 pts · GD +9
2 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 10 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Benfica last 5 home

W W D
Points7/9
Weighted index89
Goals7-4
Record2-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sporting CP last 5 away

D W D
Points5/9
Weighted index56
Goals7-3
Record1-2-0
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 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.533%
1H Over 0.533%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Benfica score at home100%
Benfica clean sheet at home0%
Sporting CP score away100%
Sporting CP clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Benfica score first67%
Benfica win after scoring first50%
Sporting CP score first100%
Sporting CP win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Benfica 100% · Sporting CP 0%
Avg first goal minute: Benfica 25.0' · Sporting CP 26.0'

Vs league average

Benfica score at home2.33 vs 1.38
Benfica concede at home1.33 vs 1.42
Sporting CP score away2.33 vs 1.42
Sporting CP concede away1.00 vs 1.38
Benfica score 69% above league average, while Sporting CP score 65% above league average.
Defensive side: Benfica are 6% below league average at home, and Sporting CP are 27% 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: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 1
31-45 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 1
16-30 0
31-45 0

Sporting CP goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
31-45 1
61-75 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 1
0-15 0
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
76-90+ 0

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