FC Porto vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 1–4 | L |
| 30 Mar | GD Estoril Praia | A | 2–1 | W |
| 15 Mar | AVS | H | 2–0 | W |
| 08 Mar | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 0–1 | L |
| 01 Mar | FC Arouca | A | 2–0 | W |
| 24 Feb | Vitória SC | H | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr | FC Porto | A | 4–1 | W |
| 02 Apr | SC Farense | H | 3–2 | W |
| 28 Mar | Gil Vicente FC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 16 Mar | Rio Ave FC | A | 3–2 | W |
| 11 Mar | FC Barcelona | A | 1–3 | L |
| 08 Mar | CD Nacional | H | 3–0 | 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' We are underway at Estadio Do Dragao. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 1' GOAL! Vangelis Pavlidis fires home to make it 0-1!
- 6' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 11' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Porto and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 16' That is a card for FC Porto. Nehuen Perez will be fuming at that decision.
- 21' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pepe made 326 appearances and scored 45 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 23' Alvaro Carreras catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 23.
- 28' Moura needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Porto needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 38' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 43' A stunning finish from Vangelis Pavlidis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 48' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 53' With 1 assists to his name this season, Tomas Araujo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
- 58' It looks surprising Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not make any changes. Rodrigo Mora has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 62 minute. Tomas Araujo leaves to be changed by Samuel Dahl.
- 64' Another substitution for FC Porto to replace Stephen Eustaquio by Martim Fernandes on 64 minute.
- 69' The deadlock is broken! Vangelis Pavlidis gets on the scoresheet on 69 minutes.
- 72' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Angel di Maria is replaced by Andreas Schjelderup on 72 minute.
- 77' FC Porto make a change. Joao Mario Lopes trudges off to be replaced by Ze Pedro Figueiredo on 77 minutes.
- 81' Samu Omorodion adds to his 2 season tally! FC Porto lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
- 82' Controversy at the stadium! Goncalo Borges argues furiously but the card stands.
- 84' The FC Porto bench stirs into life. Moura is withdrawn and William da Silva gets his opportunity.
- 89' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked 2 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 90' Martim Fernandes picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 90' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu is replaced by Leandro Barreiro Martins on 90 minute.
- FC Porto will have plenty to reflect on. Sport Lisboa e Benfica were simply the better side today.
Lineups
FC Porto Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
-
11
Pepe ↓ Goncalo Borges 64'
- 5
- 6
- 24
- 99
- 10
- 23
-
74
Moura ↓ William da Silva 84'
- 22
- 9
-
86
Rodrigo Mora ↓ Daniel Namaso 77'
Bench
-
19
Daniel Namaso ↑ 77'
- 14
- 4
-
7
William da Silva ↑ 84'
- 20
-
70
Goncalo Borges ↑ 64'
-
97
Ze Pedro Figueiredo ↑ 77'
- 25
-
52
Martim Fernandes ↑ 64'
Coach
Martin Anselmi
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 30
- 10
- 11
- 14
- 8
- 61
- 1
- 17
-
44
Tomas Araujo ↓ Samuel Dahl 62'
- 3
- 4
Bench
- 9
-
18
Leandro Barreiro Martins ↑ 90'
- 27
-
19
Andrea Belotti ↑ 72'
- 24
-
21
Andreas Schjelderup ↑ 72'
- 7
-
26
Samuel Dahl ↑ 62'
- 81
Coach
Bruno Nascimento
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mehdi Taremi | 3 |
| Angel di Maria | 3 |
| Rafa Silva | 3 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 3 |
| Mateus Uribe | 2 |
| Galeno | 2 |
| Pepe | 2 |
| Fabio Vieira | 2 |
Head to Head
FC Porto Form
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2025-04-06
FC Porto
1–4
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2025-04-02
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–2
SC Farense
W
2025-03-28
Gil Vicente FC
0–3
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2025-03-16
Rio Ave FC
2–3
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2025-03-11
FC Barcelona
3–1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
L
2025-03-08
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–0
CD Nacional
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.4
FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for:
FC Porto or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 73% + Both teams to score 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.01
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 3.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
FC Porto or Draw
60%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
67%
FC Porto or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT
Correct Score
✗ 1–4 not predicted1 – 4Actual
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 1
7.1%
0 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.3%
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.6%
3 – 1
3.5%
0 – 3
3.3%
Asian Handicap — FC Porto
| Handicap | FC Porto covers | Push | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 10% | 85% |
| -1.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -1 | 15% | 17% | 68% |
| -0.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| +0.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| +1 | 59% | 20% | 21% |
| +1.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +2 | 79% | 13% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
21%
✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.