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Sporting CP vs Benfica

Sporting CP
1 - 1
Benfica
🕒 Sat, 22 Apr 2017 20:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Artur Soares Dias 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished
Season
2016-2017 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 30
Regular Season Table
Sporting CP 3 · Benfica 1
Referee Stats
Artur Soares Dias
18 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 50%
Draws 33%
Away wins 17%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Shots were tight (6-10).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Team Overview

Sporting CP (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

37 / 14
Avg: 2.18 / 0.82

Points

39
Avg: 2.29

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

1
Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 11-4-2

Goals For / Against

23 / 9
Avg: 1.35 / 0.53

Points

37
Avg: 2.18

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

2

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
2.18
2.18
GF
1.35
0.82
GA
0.53
53%
O2.5
24%
53%
BTTS
35%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Sporting CP rank3rd
Benfica rank1st
Sporting CP points70
Benfica points82
Sporting CP: #3 · 70 pts · GD +32
6 pts off the top 2. 27 pts above the play-off edge. 37 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Benfica: #1 · 82 pts · GD +54
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 39 pts above the play-off edge. 49 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sporting CP last 5 home

W L D W W
Points10/15
Weighted index60
Goals12-5
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 last 5 away

D W D W D
Points9/15
Weighted index60
Goals5-3
Record2-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Sporting CP trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.582%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 6%

Benfica trend breakdown

Over 2.524%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.524%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 59% · Over 3.5 12% · 1H BTTS 6%

Scoring reliability

Sporting CP score at home94%
Sporting CP clean sheet at home41%
Benfica score away88%
Benfica clean sheet away59%

First-goal patterns

Sporting CP score first0%
Sporting CP win after scoring first0%
Benfica score first0%
Benfica win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting CP 0% · Benfica 0%

Vs league average

Sporting CP score at home2.18 vs 1.38
Sporting CP concede at home0.82 vs 1.00
Benfica score away1.35 vs 1.00
Benfica concede away0.53 vs 1.38
Sporting CP score 57% above league average, while Benfica score 36% above league average.
Defensive side: Sporting CP are 17% below league average at home, and Benfica are 62% 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Benfica goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
4
Total Shots
6
10
Shots off Goal
3
4
Blocked Shots
2
2
Shots Inside Box
5
5
Shots Outside Box
1
5
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
3
3
Fouls
25
23
Offsides
5
5
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
3
0
Total Passes
395
392
Passes Accurate
284
275
Passes %
72%
70%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games22
Home Wins5
Draws8
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals11 (50.0%)
BTTS15 (68.2%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals4 (36.4%)
BTTS5 (45.5%)

Sporting CP vs Benfica 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