CD Tondela vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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CD Tondela vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio Joao Cardoso.
- CD Tondela 34 games · 28 pts (2025/26)
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Hugo Miguel
- Referee Bruno Jesus
- Referee Antonio Nobre
- Referee Ricardo Santos
- Referee Miguel Nogueira
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 34 | 88 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 34 | 82 |
| 3 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 34 | 80 |
| 4 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 34 | 59 |
| 5 | FC Famalicão | 34 | 56 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 34 | 50 |
| 7 | Moreirense FC | 34 | 43 |
| 8 | FC Arouca | 34 | 42 |
| 9 | Vitória SC | 34 | 42 |
| 10 | GD Estoril Praia | 34 | 39 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 34 | 39 |
| 12 | Rio Ave FC | 34 | 36 |
| 13 | CD Santa Clara | 34 | 36 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 34 | 34 |
| 15 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 34 | 30 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 34 | 30 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 34 | 28 |
| 18 | AVS | 34 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Oct | CD Aves | A | 1–0 | W |
| 27 Sep | Boavista FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 22 Sep | Vitória SC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 15 Sep | Rio Ave FC | A | 4–2 | W |
| 01 Sep | CD Santa Clara | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct | CD Tondela | A | 1–0 | W |
| 23 Oct | Olympique Lyonnais | H | 2–1 | W |
| 02 Oct | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | A | 1–3 | L |
| 28 Sep | Vitoria FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Sep | Moreirense FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 17 Sep | RB Leipzig | H | 1–2 | L |
Season Stats
| CD Tondela | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #3 |
| 28 | Points | 80 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 6 / 10 / 18 | W / D / L | 23 / 11 / 0 |
| 27 | Scored | 74 |
| 55 | Conceded | 25 |
| -28 | GD | +49 |
| 0.82 | PPG | 2.35 |
| 18% | Win % | 68% |
Key Stats
30%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
21%
Clean Sheets
CD Tondela this season
CD Tondela this season
41%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
CD Tondela are 17th (28 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
CD Tondela
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/4
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/3
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
6/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. CD Tondela host Sport Lisboa e Benfica — let the battle begin!
- 5' Filipe Ferreira has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 15' CD Tondela are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
- 19' Ferro is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. CD Tondela needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Florentino Luis.
- 32' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 37' Franco Cervi, a Argentina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sport Lisboa e Benfica winning 50% of all matches.
- 47' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 52' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 57' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 62' CD Tondela is showing some good football. However, CD Tondela are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 66' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Adel Taarabt is withdrawn and Chiquinho gets his opportunity.
- 71' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His CD Tondela side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 74' The CD Tondela manager makes a substitution. Philipe Sampaio departs to be replaced by Richard.
- 79' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 81' Another substitution for CD Tondela to replace Filipe Ferreira by Jonathan Toro on 81 minute.
- 83' Fresh legs for CD Tondela! Tomislav Strkalj comes on to replace Denilson.
- 84' The referee calls foul for Andre Almeida. He receives a Yellow card.
- 87' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 87 minute. Pizzi leaves to be changed by Carlos Vinicius.
- 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joao Pedro on 90 minutes.
- 90' The whistle greets Franco Cervi as he departs to be replaced by Gedson.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sport Lisboa e Benfica to claim maximum points.
Lineups
CD Tondela Lineups
Starting XI
-
9
Denilson ↓ Tomislav Strkalj 83'
- 23
- 15
- 7
- 1
- 18
- 14
-
94
Philipe Sampaio ↓ Richard 74'
- 30
- 8
- 3
Bench
- 17
- 34
- 5
-
77
Richard ↑ 74'
- 99
-
28
Tomislav Strkalj ↑ 83'
-
70
Jonathan Rubio ↑ 81'
Coach
Natxo Gonzalez
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
-
21
Pizzi ↓ Carlos Vinicius 87'
-
11
Franco Cervi ↓ Gedson 90'
- 8
-
49
Adel Taarabt ↓ Chiquinho 66'
- 14
- 3
- 34
- 99
- 97
- 61
Bench
-
19
Chiquinho ↑ 66'
-
95
Carlos Vinicius ↑ 87'
-
83
Gedson ↑ 90'
- 33
- 72
- 73
- 84
Coach
Bruno Nascimento
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Haris Seferovic | 3 |
| Rafa Silva | 2 |
| Darwin Nunez | 2 |
| Everton | 2 |
| Pizzi | 1 |
| Everton | 1 |
| Pizzi | 1 |
| Gilberto | 1 |
Head to Head
CD Tondela Form
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2019-10-27
CD Tondela
0–1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2019-10-23
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–1
Olympique Lyonnais
W
2019-10-02
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
3–1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
L
2019-09-28
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–0
Vitoria FC
W
2019-09-21
Moreirense FC
1–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2019-09-17
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–2
RB Leipzig
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.56
CD Tondela xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.01
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 62% + Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 2.5 | 47% |
|
53% |
| ± 3.5 | 26% |
|
74% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
CD Tondela or Draw
39%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
85%
CD Tondela or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
15.1%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
9.9%
0 – 0
9.4%
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 4
5%
1 – 0
3.5%
1 – 4
3%
2 – 2
2.4%
2 – 1
2.3%
Asian Handicap — CD Tondela
| Handicap | CD Tondela covers | Push | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | 2% | 98% |
| -1.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -1 | 2% | 6% | 92% |
| -0.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| +0.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| +1 | 30% | 25% | 45% |
| +1.5 | 55% | — | 45% |
| +2 | 55% | 22% | 23% |
| +2.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
Clean Sheet
CD Tondela keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
57%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

