FC Famalicao vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FC Famalicao vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Municipal 22 de Junho.
- FC Famalicao 34 games · 56 pts (2026/27)
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 33 games · 77 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 33 | 85 |
| 2 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 32 | 80 |
| 3 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 33 | 77 |
| 4 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 32 | 56 |
| 5 | FC Famalicao | 34 | 56 |
| 6 | Gil Vicente FC | 33 | 47 |
| 7 | Moreirense FC | 33 | 43 |
| 8 | FC Arouca | 33 | 42 |
| 9 | GD Estoril Praia | 34 | 39 |
| 10 | Vitória SC | 33 | 39 |
| 11 | FC Alverca | 33 | 36 |
| 12 | Rio Ave FC | 33 | 36 |
| 13 | CD Santa Clara | 33 | 33 |
| 14 | CD Nacional | 33 | 31 |
| 15 | CF Estrela da Amadora | 33 | 30 |
| 16 | Casa Pia AC | 32 | 30 |
| 17 | CD Tondela | 32 | 27 |
| 18 | AVS | 33 | 20 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 May | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 2–0 | W |
| 28 Apr | GD Estoril Praia | A | 0–1 | L |
| 21 Apr | Portimonense SC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 16 Apr | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 0–1 | L |
| 13 Apr | FC Porto | A | 2–2 | D |
| 06 Apr | FC Vizela | H | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 May | FC Famalicao | A | 0–2 | L |
| 27 Apr | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 3–1 | W |
| 22 Apr | SC Farense | A | 3–1 | W |
| 18 Apr | Olympique de Marseille | A | 2–5 | L |
| 14 Apr | Moreirense FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 11 Apr | Olympique de Marseille | H | 2–1 | W |
Season Stats
| FC Famalicao | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Position | #3 |
| 56 | Points | 77 |
| 34 | Played | 33 |
| 15 / 11 / 8 | W / D / L | 22 / 11 / 0 |
| 42 | Scored | 70 |
| 29 | Conceded | 24 |
| +13 | GD | +46 |
| 1.65 | PPG | 2.33 |
| 44% | Win % | 67% |
Key Stats
29%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
43%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
FC Famalicao are 5th (56 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (77 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Famalicao
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Famalicão is hosting Sport Lisboa e Benfica for another epic battle.
- 5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 818 goals from 467 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 15' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 30' FC Famalicão currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Famalicão and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 40' Orkun Kokcu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 45' Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 46' The whistle greets Marcos Leonardo Almeida as he departs to be replaced by Arthur Cabral.
- 51' FC Famalicão is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 61' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 62' Another change for FC Famalicao made on 62 minute. Chiquinho leaves to be changed by Marcos Vinicios.
- 63' Jhonder Cadiz has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 63.
- 68' Florentino is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
- 71' The deadlock is broken! Jose Luis Rodriguez gets on the scoresheet on 71 minutes.
- 74' The supporters are chanting for Nathan. He replaces Lucas Martinez on 74 minute.
- 76' Tiago Gouveia is replacing Joao Mario for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
- 79' Gustavo Sa makes way for Gustavo Assuncao at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Famalicao.
- 84' It’s high time Armando Evangelista made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 86' The France Zaydou Youssouf breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 0-2!
- 87' Poor challenge from Tiago Gouveia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- The final score is 2-0.
Lineups
FC Famalicao Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 28
- 7
- 29
- 32
- 16
- 4
- 8
- 74
- 10
- 31
- 20
Bench
- 19
- 1
- 12
- 15
- 22
- 11
- 77
- 18
- 21
Coach
Armando Evangelista
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 30
-
7
David Neres ↓ Florentino 46'
-
10
Orkun Kokcu ↓ Rafa Silva 46'
- 11
-
20
Joao Mario ↓ Tiago Gouveia 76'
- 8
- 1
- 36
- 3
- 4
- 87
Bench
-
9
Arthur Cabral ↑ 46'
-
27
Rafa Silva ↑ 46'
-
61
Florentino ↑ 46'
- 5
- 32
- 24
-
47
Tiago Gouveia ↑ 76'
- 19
- 82
Coach
Roger Schmidt
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Rafa Silva | 5 |
| Darwin Nunez | 4 |
| Pizzi | 3 |
| Guga Rodrigues | 3 |
| Leandro Barreiro Martins | 3 |
| Goncalo Ramos | 2 |
| Zaydou Youssouf | 2 |
| Gian-Luca Waldschmidt | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Famalicao Form
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2024-05-05
FC Famalicao
2–0
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
L
2024-04-27
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–1
Sporting Clube de Braga
W
2024-04-22
SC Farense
1–3
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2024-04-18
Olympique de Marseille
5–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
L
2024-04-14
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–0
Moreirense FC
W
2024-04-11
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–1
Olympique de Marseille
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.14
FC Famalicao xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for:
FC Famalicao or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Famalicao win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 70% |
|
30% |
| ± 2.5 | 44% |
|
56% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
FC Famalicao or Draw
64%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
65%
FC Famalicao or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
10.2%
1 – 0
8.8%
1 – 2
8.1%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 3
3.5%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.7%
Asian Handicap — FC Famalicao
| Handicap | FC Famalicao covers | Push | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 9% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 18% | 69% |
| -0.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 21% | 18% |
| +1.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +2 | 82% | 11% | 6% |
| +2.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
Clean Sheet
FC Famalicao keeps clean sheet
28%
✗
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

