FC Famalicao vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Famalicao vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Municipal 22 de Junho.
- FC Famalicao 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | CD Santa Clara | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | FC Arouca | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Academico de Viseu FC | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Moreirense FC | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Gil Vicente FC | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | CS Maritimo | 7 | 8 |
| 12 | FC Alverca | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | FC Famalicao | 7 | 7 |
| 14 | Vitoria SC | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | CD Nacional | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Rio Ave FC | 7 | 4 |
| 17 | Casa Pia AC | 7 | 4 |
| 18 | GD Estoril Praia | 7 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 0–1 | L |
| 04 Sep | Portimonense SC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 28 Aug | CD Santa Clara | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Aug | Gil Vicente FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 12 Aug | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 0–3 | L |
| 06 Aug | GD Estoril Praia | A | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep | FC Famalicao | A | 1–0 | W |
| 06 Sep | Maccabi Haifa FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 02 Sep | FC Vizela | H | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Aug | FC Paços de Ferreira | H | 3–2 | W |
| 27 Aug | Boavista FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 23 Aug | FK Dynamo Kyiv | H | 3–0 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Famalicao | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | |
|---|---|---|
| #13 | Position | #2 |
| 7 | Points | 16 |
| 7 | Played | 7 |
| 1 / 4 / 2 | W / D / L | 5 / 1 / 1 |
| 9 | Scored | 22 |
| 7 | Conceded | 7 |
| +2 | GD | +15 |
| 1.00 | PPG | 2.29 |
| 14% | Win % | 71% |
Key Stats
29%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
43%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
FC Famalicao this season
FC Famalicao this season
43%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
FC Famalicao are 13th (7 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Famalicao
0-15
4/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
8/3
61-75
3/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Famalicao
| Georgios Koutsias | 5 G | |
| Marcos Vinicios | 2 G | 1 A |
| Finn van Breemen | 1 G |
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 8 G | 2 A |
| Gianluca Prestianni | 5 G | 3 A |
| Leandro Barreiro Martins | 2 G | 1 A |
| Rafa Silva | 1 G | 2 A |
| Jhon Duran | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Famalicão and Sport Lisboa e Benfica get this one started.
- 5' Alejandro Grimaldo is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
- 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Famalicão and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 20' It looks surprising FC Famalicão does not make any changes. Riccieli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 30' Florentino Luis, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 35' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Famalicão and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Santiago Colombatto suffering a number of foals already.
- 46' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Julian Draxler departs to be replaced by Diogo Goncalves.
- 51' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 56' The FC Famalicao bench stirs into life. Moura is withdrawn and Junior Kadile gets his opportunity.
- 61' Chiquinho has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 63' Goal! Rafa Silva scores his 92 goal in 470 matches.
- 64' Rodrigo Pinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Petar Musa at the 64 minute mark.
- 69' FC Famalicão currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 73' Pedro Brazao is replacing Pele for the FC Famalicao side.
- 74' Rui Fonte gets the nod from FC Famalicao. He replaces Alejandro Millan and will look to change the dynamic.
- 79' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 82' A change in the FC Famalicao ranks — Zaydou Youssouf exits the field as Gustavo Sa enters on 82.
- 85' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Enzo Fernandez is replaced by Fredrik Aursnes.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Santiago Colombatto. He receives a Yellow card.
- Another three points for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
Lineups
FC Famalicao Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 28
- 97
- 5
- 7
- 22
- 15
- 4
- 74
- 31
- 9
Bench
- 17
- 8
- 29
- 11
- 13
- 6
- 14
- 95
- 20
Coach
Rui Pedro Silva
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
-
2
Gilberto ↓ Alexander Bah 64'
- 30
-
7
David Neres ↓ Chiquinho 64'
- 93
- 3
- 27
- 99
- 13
-
33
Petar Musa ↓ Rodrigo Pinho 64'
- 61
- 66
Bench
-
17
Diogo Goncalves ↑ 46'
- 25
-
22
Chiquinho ↑ 64'
- 77
-
18
Rodrigo Pinho ↑ 64'
-
8
Fredrik Aursnes ↑ 85'
- 23
-
6
Alexander Bah ↑ 64'
- 39
Coach
Roger Schmidt
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Rafa Silva | 5 |
| Darwin Nunez | 4 |
| Guga Rodrigues | 3 |
| Leandro Barreiro Martins | 3 |
| Pizzi | 3 |
| Zaydou Youssouf | 2 |
| Gian-Luca Waldschmidt | 2 |
| Goncalo Ramos | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Famalicao Form
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2022-09-10
FC Famalicao
0–1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2022-09-06
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–0
Maccabi Haifa FC
W
2022-09-02
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–1
FC Vizela
W
2022-08-30
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–2
FC Paços de Ferreira
W
2022-08-27
Boavista FC
0–3
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2022-08-23
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–0
FK Dynamo Kyiv
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.67
FC Famalicao xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for:
Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
FC Famalicao or Draw
37%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
85%
FC Famalicao or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
78%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
13.5%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
9.8%
0 – 3
9%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 0
8.4%
1 – 3
6.2%
0 – 4
4.6%
1 – 0
3.7%
1 – 4
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
2 – 1
2.9%
Asian Handicap — FC Famalicao
| Handicap | FC Famalicao covers | Push | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 2% | 97% |
| -1.5 | 3% | — | 97% |
| -1 | 3% | 7% | 90% |
| -0.5 | 10% | — | 90% |
| +0.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| +1 | 32% | 24% | 44% |
| +1.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +2 | 56% | 21% | 23% |
| +2.5 | 77% | — | 23% |
Clean Sheet
FC Famalicao keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
51%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.