Sporting CP vs Benfica

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🕒 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:15 Europe/London 📍 Estádio José Alvalade 🧑‍⚖️ Joao Pedro Pinheiro 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Sporting CP 2 · Benfica 3

Referee Stats

Joao Pedro Pinheiro

14 matches · 4.21 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.21
Reds avg	0.29
Penalties avg	0.36
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	29%
Draws	21%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Sporting CP outshot their opponent (19-14).
Sporting CP controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Sporting CP (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-2-2

Goals For / Against

51 / 11

Avg: 3.00 / 0.65

Points

Avg: 2.41

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-0

Goals For / Against

33 / 12

Avg: 1.94 / 0.71

Points

Avg: 2.41

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

2.41

PPG

2.41

3.00

1.94

0.65

0.71

82%

O2.5

71%

41%

BTTS

59%

71%

Score 1st

59%

League-position context

Sporting CP rank2nd

Benfica rank3rd

Sporting CP points82

Benfica points80

Sporting CP: #2 · 82 pts · GD +65

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 40 pts above the play-off edge. 52 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Benfica: #3 · 80 pts · GD +49

2 pts off the top 2. 38 pts above the play-off edge. 50 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Sporting CP last 5 home

W W D L W

Points10/15

Weighted index73

Goals15-7

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.

Benfica last 5 away

W D W D W

Points11/15

Weighted index73

Goals10-6

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.582%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 6%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Sporting CP score at home100%

Sporting CP clean sheet at home59%

Benfica score away88%

Benfica clean sheet away41%

First-goal patterns

Sporting CP score first71%

Sporting CP win after scoring first83%

Benfica score first59%

Benfica win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting CP 67% · Benfica 100%

Avg first goal minute: Sporting CP 29.7' · Benfica 36.1'

Vs league average

Sporting CP score at home3.00 vs 1.50

Sporting CP concede at home0.65 vs 1.19

Benfica score away1.94 vs 1.19

Benfica concede away0.71 vs 1.50

Sporting CP score 100% above league average, while Benfica score 64% above league average.

Defensive side: Sporting CP are 45% below league average at home, and Benfica are 53% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Sporting CP goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

31-45 11

16-30 8

46-60 8

61-75 8

0-15 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

0-15 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

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

485

304

Passes Accurate

414

226

Passes %

85%

74%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ VAR

Trincão

Penalty confirmed

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

A. Schjelderup

Penalty

36'

36' M. Hjulmand

53'

53' Rui Silva

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ O. Diomande

1st substitution · For: Z. Debast

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Eduardo Quaresma

2nd substitution · For: G. Vagiannidis

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Pote

3rd substitution · For: Geovany Tcherno Quenda

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

H. Morita

Normal Goal · Assist: Z. Debast

75'

75' A. Trubin

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Schjelderup

1st substitution · For: Rafa

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ G. Prestianni

2nd substitution · For: D. Lukebakio

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ F. Ivanović

3rd substitution · For: V. Pavlidis

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Tomás Araújo

4th substitution · For: António Silva

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ H. Morita

4th substitution · For: Daniel Bragança

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Geny Catamo

5th substitution · For: Rafael Ferreira Nel

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

Rafa

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Barreiro

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ L. Barreiro

5th substitution · For: E. Barrenechea

Sporting CP vs Benfica 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Benfica beat Sporting CP 2-1 on Sunday, 19 April 2026 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Joao Pedro Pinheiro. It was played at Estádio José Alvalade.

First half: VAR intervened at 16' for Sporting CP (Penalty confirmed). Benfica took the lead at 27' when A. Schjelderup scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. M. Hjulmand received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 36'.

Second half: Rui Silva received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 53'. Sporting CP made their 1st substitution at 60', with O. Diomande replacing Z. Debast. Sporting CP made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Eduardo Quaresma replacing G. Vagiannidis. Sporting CP made their 3rd substitution at 68', with Pote replacing Geovany Tcherno Quenda. Sporting CP leveled the score at 72' when H. Morita scored, with the assist credited to Z. Debast, making the score 1-1. A. Trubin received a yellow card for Benfica at 75'. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 78', with A. Schjelderup replacing Rafa. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 78', with G. Prestianni replacing D. Lukebakio. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 78', with F. Ivanović replacing V. Pavlidis. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 78', with Tomás Araújo replacing António Silva. Sporting CP made their 4th substitution at 88', with H. Morita replacing Daniel Bragança. Sporting CP made their 5th substitution at 88', with Geny Catamo replacing Rafael Ferreira Nel. Benfica took the lead at 90' when Rafa scored, with the assist credited to L. Barreiro, making the score 1-2. Benfica made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with L. Barreiro replacing E. Barrenechea.

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