FC Porto vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2021-22

FC Porto

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Thu 30 Dec 2021 · 21:00 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Andre Almeida

Y 26' Jan Vertonghen

Fabio Cardoso 30' Y

R 49' Andre Almeida

R 50' Andre Almeida

Pepe 52' Y

Toni Martinez 90' Y

Y 90' Diogo Goncalves

Y 90' Gilberto

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio Do Dragao.

FC Porto 7 games · 21 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	Académico 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 Marítimo	7	8
12	FC Alverca	7	8
13	FC Famalicão	7	7
14	Vitória 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

FC Porto 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2021-12-30 FC Porto 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2021-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 FC Porto 2021-01-15 FC Porto 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-02-08 FC Porto 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-08-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Porto

Recent Form

FC Porto

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	3–1	W
19 Dec	FC Vizela	A	4–0	W
12 Dec	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	1–0	W
07 Dec	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	1–3	L
03 Dec	Portimonense SC	A	3–0	W
28 Nov	Vitória SC	H	2–1	W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Dec	FC Porto	A	1–3	L
19 Dec	CS Marítimo	H	7–1	W
12 Dec	FC Famalicão	A	4–1	W
08 Dec	FK Dynamo Kyiv	H	2–0	W
03 Dec	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	1–3	L
27 Nov	Os Belenenses Futebol	A	7–0	W

Season Stats

FC Porto		Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#1	Position	#2
21	Points	16
7	Played	7
7 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	5 / 1 / 1
18	Scored	22
3	Conceded	7
+15	GD	+15
3.00	PPG	2.29
100%	Win %	71%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

57% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season

43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

FC Porto are 1st (21 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Porto

0-15

3/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

5/1

46-60

4/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/–

■ 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 Porto

Gabriel Veiga	4 G	3 A
Andre Silva	3 G	2 A
Borja Sainz	3 G
William da Silva	2 G	2 A
Nehuen Perez	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' That's the starting whistle at Estadio Do Dragao. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Porto and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Porto and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
8' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Andre Almeida on 8 minutes.
13' Goncalo Ramos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
18' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
23' Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
26' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jan Vertonghen.
29' A change in the FC Porto ranks — Joao Mario Lopes exits the field as Francisco Conceicao enters on 29.
30' Fabio Cardoso catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 30.
34' Fabio Vieira is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
35' Fabio Vieira with the second goal in the match!
37' What a moment for Pepe! That strike on 37 puts his side firmly in control.
42' Morato is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
47' Brilliant from the forward! Roman Yaremchuk makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 47.
49' Andre Almeida catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 49.
50' Andre Almeida picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pepe.
52' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Valentino Lazaro comes on to replace Roman Yaremchuk.
57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sport Lisboa e Benfica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
60' Jesus Manuel Corona has so much to prove this time. He replaces Wilson Manafa on 60 minute.
65' Over 65 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
66' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Goncalo Ramos is withdrawn and Haris Seferovic gets his opportunity.
69' The Iran Mehdi Taremi breaks the deadlock on 69 minutes. 4-1!
74' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Porto in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
79' Chancel Mbemba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
83' A tactical swap from FC Porto — Francisco Conceicao on, Pepe off on 83 minutes.
87' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 87 minute. Everton leaves to be changed by Diogo Goncalves.
90' Toni Martinez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FC Porto to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

7
Everton ↓ Diogo Goncalves 87'
2
Gilberto
5
Jan Vertonghen
28
Julian Weigl
20
Joao Mario ↓ Pizzi 66'
34
Andre Almeida
27
Rafa Silva ↓ Adel Taarabt 66'
99
Odisseas Vlachodimos
15
Roman Yaremchuk ↓ Valentino Lazaro 52'
91
Morato
88
Goncalo Ramos ↓ Haris Seferovic 66'

Bench

17
Diogo Goncalves ↑ 87'
22
Valentino Lazaro ↑ 52'
11
Soualiho Meite
77
Helton Leite
21
Pizzi ↑ 66'
49
Adel Taarabt ↑ 66'
14
Haris Seferovic ↑ 66'
97
Ferro
55
Paulo Bernardo

Coach Nelson Verissimo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Vangelis Pavlidis	3
Mehdi Taremi	3
Angel di Maria	3
Rafa Silva	3
Fabio Vieira	2
Samu Omorodion	2
Carlos Vinicius	2
Mateus Uribe	2

Head to Head

FC Porto Form

2021-12-30 FC Porto 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-12-19 FC Vizela 0–4 FC Porto W 2021-12-12 FC Porto 1–0 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-12-07 FC Porto 1–3 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2021-12-03 Portimonense SC 0–3 FC Porto W 2021-11-28 FC Porto 2–1 Vitória SC W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2021-12-30 FC Porto 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2021-12-19 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7–1 CS Marítimo W 2021-12-12 FC Famalicão 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-12-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 FK Dynamo Kyiv W 2021-12-03 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2021-11-27 Os Belenenses Futebol 0–7 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.05 FC Porto xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Porto54% Draw23% Sport Lisboa e Benfica23%

Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw

77%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

46%

FC Porto or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Porto38% Draw40% Sport Lisboa e Benfica22%

Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

6.2%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

0 – 0

4.6%

3 – 0

4.5%

3 – 2

4.3%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap	FC Porto covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.