FC Porto vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 0–1 | L |
| 12 Oct | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | A | 3–0 | W |
| 08 Oct | Portimonense SC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 04 Oct | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | H | 2–0 | W |
| 30 Sep | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 4–1 | W |
| 17 Sep | GD Estoril Praia | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct | FC Porto | A | 1–0 | W |
| 11 Oct | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 08 Oct | Rio Ave FC | H | 4–2 | W |
| 05 Oct | Paris Saint-Germain FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 01 Oct | Vitória SC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 18 Sep | CS Maritimo | H | 5–0 | 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)
H2H (16 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
62%
Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
FC Porto this season
41%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
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' The game is set. FC Porto kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 6' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 6.
- 11' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alexander Bah on 11 minutes.
- 16' FC Porto are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
- 21' Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 24' FC Porto receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
- 27' It’s gonna be a Red card for Stephen Eustaquio.
- 32' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 36' Enzo Fernandez picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Enzo Fernandez on 37.
- 42' Sport Lisboa e Benfica looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 43' Claudio Ramos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 43.
- 45' Fredrik Aursnes was booked on 45.
- 46' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Joao Mario exits the field as David Neres enters on 46.
- 51' Fredrik Aursnes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
- 56' Argentina international Nicolas Otamendi has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
- 61' Poor challenge from David Neres. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 63' Sport Lisboa e Benfica ring the changes. Julian Draxler has done his job and it is now time for Petar Musa to step up.
- 64' Fabio Cardoso catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 64.
- 66' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Evanilson departs to be replaced by Gabriel Veron.
- 67' Gabriel Veron is replacing Evanilson for the FC Porto side.
- 72' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rafa Silva makes no mistake. 0-1!
- 74' Mehdi Taremi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
- 74' GOAL! Rafa Silva scores on 74.
- 78' FC Porto manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Toni Martinez is hanging Wenderson Galeno on the field on 78 minute.
- 80' The referee has no hesitation. Alejandro Grimaldo is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Yellow card on 80.
- 85' FC Porto are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 89' Another substitution for FC Porto to replace Fabio Cardoso by Rodrigo Conceicao on 89 minute.
- 90' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Rafa Silva exits the field as Mihajlo Ristic enters on 90.
- 90' Gilberto picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 0-1 the final result. FC Porto will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
FC Porto Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 25
- 46
- 9
- 8
- 2
- 99
- 4
-
12
Zaidu Sanusi ↓ Wendell 78'
-
30
Evanilson ↓ Gabriel Veron 66'
- 13
Bench
-
22
Wendell ↑ 78'
- 16
- 5
- 14
-
29
Toni Martinez ↑ 78'
- 28
-
7
Gabriel Veron ↑ 66'
-
17
Rodrigo Conceicao ↑ 89'
- 19
Coach
Sergio Conceicao
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
-
20
Joao Mario ↓ David Neres 46'
- 3
-
27
Rafa Silva ↓ Mihajlo Ristic 90'
- 99
- 8
-
13
Enzo Fernandez ↓ Julian Draxler 46'
- 88
-
6
Alexander Bah ↓ Gilberto 46'
- 61
- 66
Bench
-
2
Gilberto ↑ 46'
- 17
-
7
David Neres ↑ 46'
-
93
Julian Draxler ↑ 46'
- 25
- 77
-
23
Mihajlo Ristic ↑ 90'
- 33
- 38
Coach
Roger Schmidt
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
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2022-10-21
FC Porto
0–1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2022-10-11
Paris Saint-Germain FC
1–1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
D
2022-10-08
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
4–2
Rio Ave FC
W
2022-10-05
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–1
Paris Saint-Germain FC
D
2022-10-01
Vitória SC
0–0
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
D
2022-09-18
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
5–0
CS Maritimo
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.16
FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for:
FC Porto or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 68%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.97
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 2.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 3.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
FC Porto or Draw
74%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
58%
FC Porto or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.3%
1 – 0
14.9%
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
3.4%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
1.4%
Asian Handicap — FC Porto
| Handicap | FC Porto covers | Push | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 12% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 24% | 58% |
| -0.5 | 42% | — | 58% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 16% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
45%
✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
32%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

