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

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Primeira Liga · 2021-22

FC Porto

3 – 1

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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

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

FC Porto 34 games · 88 pts (2025/26)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)

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

FC Porto 16 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 Atletico 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 Maritimo	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	#3
88	Points	80
34	Played	34
28 / 4 / 2	W / D / L	23 / 11 / 0
66	Scored	74
18	Conceded	25
+48	GD	+49
2.59	PPG	2.35
82%	Win %	68%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

62% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season

41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

FC Porto are 1st (88 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Porto

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

3/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/4

■ 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. FC Porto host Sport Lisboa e Benfica — let the battle begin!
5' 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.
8' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andre Almeida.
13' Mehdi Taremi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
18' Rafa Silva, a Portugal , has 34 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
23' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Porto in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
26' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Jan Vertonghen gets a Yellow card.
29' Francisco Conceicao has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joao Mario Lopes on 29 minute.
30' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Fabio Cardoso on 30 minutes.
34' Fabio Vieira puts FC Porto on the lead.
35' GOAL! Fabio Vieira scores on 35.
37' Pepe doubles the advantage! 3-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
42' Everton is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
47' Goal! Roman Yaremchuk scores his 77 goal in 299 matches.
49' Andre Almeida was booked on 49.
50' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Red card on 50.
52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Pepe.
52' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Roman Yaremchuk is replaced by Valentino Lazaro on 52 minute.
57' 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.
60' FC Porto manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jesus Manuel Corona is hanging Wilson Manafa on the field on 60 minute.
65' 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 Pizzi suffering a number of foals already.
66' Haris Seferovic is replacing Goncalo Ramos for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
69' Against the run of play, Mehdi Taremi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
74' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
79' 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 0% of all matches.
83' Time for substitution for FC Porto. Pepe is replaced by Francisco Conceicao.
87' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Everton by Diogo Goncalves on 87 minute.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Toni Martinez is booked for FC Porto — Yellow card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Pepe	2
Fabio Vieira	2
Samu Omorodion	2
Carlos Vinicius	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 Atletico 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 Maritimo 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

1.58 FC Porto xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Porto47% Draw25% Sport Lisboa e Benfica28%

Actual: FC Porto win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw

73%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

53%

FC Porto or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Porto31% Draw45% Sport Lisboa e Benfica24%

Actual: FC Porto win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

7.3%

0 – 0

7.3%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap	FC Porto covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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