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Sporting CP vs Benfica

Sporting CP
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Benfica
🕒 Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:30 Europe/London 📍 Estádio José Alvalade 🧑‍⚖️ Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
Sporting CP 1 · Benfica 2
Referee Stats
Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo
19 matches · 6.42 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 6.42
Reds avg 0.26
Penalties avg 0.37
Over 4.5 cards 89%
Home wins 53%
Draws 16%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-14).
  • Benfica controlled possession (55%).
  • Sporting CP had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sporting CP (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

40 / 13
Avg: 2.35 / 0.76

Points

44
Avg: 2.59

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

1
Benfica (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 11-3-3

Goals For / Against

32 / 16
Avg: 1.88 / 0.94

Points

36
Avg: 2.12

Clean Sheets

6

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

2.59
PPG
2.12
2.35
GF
1.88
0.76
GA
0.94
59%
O2.5
53%
59%
BTTS
53%
88%
Score 1st
65%

League-position context

Sporting CP rank1st
Benfica rank2nd
Sporting CP points82
Benfica points80
Sporting CP: #1 · 82 pts · GD +61
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 37 pts above the play-off edge. 53 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Benfica: #2 · 80 pts · GD +56
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 35 pts above the play-off edge. 51 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sporting CP last 5 home

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals11-4
Record4-1-0
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.

Benfica last 5 away

D W W W W
Points13/15
Weighted index78
Goals13-3
Record4-1-0
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 2.559%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 29%

Benfica 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 24% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Sporting CP score at home94%
Sporting CP clean sheet at home35%
Benfica score away88%
Benfica clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Sporting CP score first88%
Sporting CP win after scoring first87%
Benfica score first65%
Benfica win after scoring first82%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting CP 50% · Benfica 67%
Avg first goal minute: Sporting CP 23.7' · Benfica 22.1'

Vs league average

Sporting CP score at home2.35 vs 1.40
Sporting CP concede at home0.76 vs 1.17
Benfica score away1.88 vs 1.17
Benfica concede away0.94 vs 1.40
Sporting CP score 68% above league average, while Benfica score 61% above league average.
Defensive side: Sporting CP are 34% below league average at home, and Benfica are 33% 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: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
0-15 8
16-30 7
61-75 7
31-45 5
46-60 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
31-45 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 2
0-15 0
61-75 0

Benfica goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 7
76-90+ 7
16-30 5
46-60 5
31-45 4
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 4
16-30 4
46-60 3
31-45 2
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
12
14
Shots off Goal
3
9
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
7
8
Shots Outside Box
5
6
Ball Possession
45%
55%
Corner Kicks
4
8
Fouls
13
14
Offsides
—
—
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
5
Total Passes
400
483
Passes Accurate
337
398
Passes %
84%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
29' ⚽
⚽
29' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
Geny Catamo
Normal Goal · Assist: V. Gyökeres
34'
34' N. Otamendi
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Florentino
1st substitution · For: L. Barreiro
58'
58' A. Bah
59'
59' Matheus Reis
63'
63' F. Israel
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ Geovany Tcherno Quenda
1st substitution · For: M. Araújo
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ H. Morita
2nd substitution · For: João Simões
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ Eduardo Quaresma
3rd substitution · For: Iván Fresneda
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ Z. Amdouni
2nd substitution · For: V. Pavlidis
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ K. Aktürkoğlu
3rd substitution · For: J. Beste
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ Trincão
4th substitution · For: C. Harder
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ F. Aursnes
4th substitution · For: Arthur Cabral
90+3'
90+3' Tomás Araújo

Sporting CP vs Benfica 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sporting CP beat Benfica 1-0 on Sunday, 29 December 2024 in Liga Portugal. The match was refereed by Fabio Jose Costa Verissimo. It was played at Estádio José Alvalade.

First half: Sporting CP took the lead at 29' when Geny Catamo scored, with the assist credited to V. Gyökeres, making the score 1-0. N. Otamendi received a yellow card for Benfica at 34'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Benfica made their 1st substitution at 46', with Florentino replacing L. Barreiro. A. Bah received a yellow card for Benfica at 58'. Matheus Reis received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 59'. F. Israel received a yellow card for Sporting CP at 63'. Sporting CP made their 1st substitution at 72', with Geovany Tcherno Quenda replacing M. Araújo. Sporting CP made their 2nd substitution at 72', with H. Morita replacing João Simões. Sporting CP made their 3rd substitution at 72', with Eduardo Quaresma replacing Iván Fresneda. Benfica made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Z. Amdouni replacing V. Pavlidis. Benfica made their 3rd substitution at 75', with K. Aktürkoğlu replacing J. Beste. Sporting CP made their 4th substitution at 81', with Trincão replacing C. Harder. Benfica made their 4th substitution at 84', with F. Aursnes replacing Arthur Cabral. Tomás Araújo received a yellow card for Benfica at 90+3'.

Sporting CP used 4 substitutions while Benfica used 4 substitutions. Sporting CP got 2 yellow cards, while Benfica got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (12-14).
  • Benfica controlled possession (55%).
  • Sporting CP had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

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