SC Farense vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
SC Farense vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio de Sao Luis.
- SC Farense 0 games · 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 1–3 | L |
| 13 Apr | Vitória SC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 05 Apr | Boavista FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 30 Mar | FC Arouca | A | 1–2 | L |
| 16 Mar | Rio Ave FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 09 Mar | FC Vizela | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 06 Apr | Sporting Clube de Portugal | A | 1–2 | L |
| 29 Mar | GD Chaves | H | 1–0 | W |
Key Stats
83%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
41%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
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. SC Farense host Sport Lisboa e Benfica — let the battle begin!
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' It looks surprising Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not make any changes. Tiago Gouveia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 16' Orkun Kokcu adds to his 1 season tally! Sport Lisboa e Benfica lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
- 21' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jose Mota might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 23' Mohamed Belloumi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 26' Poor challenge from Florentino. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 31' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 34' Magnificent from Arthur Cabral! That is 47 goals in 238 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 39' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 44' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Joao Mario gets a card.
- 49' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 53' Controversy at the stadium! Claudio Falcao argues furiously but the card stands.
- 56' Rui Costa is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ze Luis at the 56 minute mark.
- 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 62' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Joao Neves comes on to replace Florentino.
- 67' Magnificent from Alvaro Carreras! That is 4 goals in 409 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 69' Fresh legs for SC Farense! Cristian Ponde comes on to replace Rafael Barbosa.
- 73' Joao Neves makes way for Fredrik Aursnes at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
- 78' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 818 goals from 467 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 83' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sport Lisboa e Benfica that had 467 games and scored 818 goals.
- 84' The whistle greets Arthur Cabral as he departs to be replaced by Marcos Leonardo Almeida.
- 89' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 90' It is a substitution in SC Farense team. Claudio Falcao is replaced by Vitor Goncalves on 90 minute.
- With this win, Sport Lisboa e Benfica is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
SC Farense Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
-
77
Marco Matias ↓ Elves 69'
-
8
Rafael Barbosa ↓ Cristian Ponde 69'
- 37
- 91
- 12
- 14
- 33
- 28
- 62
- 29
- 3
Bench
- 31
-
80
Vitor Goncalves ↑ 90'
-
7
Elves ↑ 69'
- 22
- 2
-
5
Facundo Caseres ↑ 56'
-
19
Rui Costa ↑ 56'
- 6
-
20
Cristian Ponde ↑ 69'
Coach
Jose Mota
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 9
- 30
- 10
- 11
- 20
-
61
Florentino ↓ Joao Neves 62'
- 1
- 6
- 3
- 4
-
47
Tiago Gouveia ↓ David Neres 62'
Bench
-
7
David Neres ↑ 62'
- 27
- 8
- 5
-
32
Benjamin Rollheiser ↑ 84'
-
36
Marcos Leonardo Almeida ↑ 84'
- 24
-
87
Joao Neves ↑ 62'
- 19
Coach
Roger Schmidt
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Alvaro Carreras | 2 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 2 |
| Haris Seferovic | 2 |
| Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu | 2 |
| Mohamed Belloumi | 1 |
| Pizzi | 1 |
| Dario Poveda | 1 |
| Jonatan Lucca | 1 |
Head to Head
SC Farense Form
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
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
2024-04-06
Sporting Clube de Portugal
2–1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
L
2024-03-29
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–0
GD Chaves
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48
SC Farense xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for:
SC Farense 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: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 56% |
|
44% |
| ± 3.5 | 34% |
|
66% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
SC Farense or Draw
63%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
65%
SC Farense or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
73%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
8.1%
0 – 0
7%
1 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.6%
0 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
Actual
3 – 2
3%
Asian Handicap — SC Farense
| Handicap | SC Farense covers | Push | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| -2 | 7% | 11% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 19% | 63% |
| -0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +0.5 | 64% | — | 36% |
| +1 | 64% | 19% | 18% |
| +1.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +2 | 82% | 11% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
SC Farense keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

