Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Boavista FC, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2023-24

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

2 – 0

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Boavista FC

Fri 19 Jan 2024 · 20:15 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'

Angel di Maria 61' 1–0

Marcos Leonardo Almeida 90+4' 2–0

Nicolas Otamendi 49' Y

Florentino 55' Y

Rafa Silva 56' Y

Y 57' Joao Goncalves

Y 80' Sebastian Perez

Y 86' Ilija Vukotic

Overview

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Boavista FC — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Luz.

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
Boavista FC 0 games · 0 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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 14 games · Avg 3.6 goals Boavista FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-19 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Boavista FC 2023-08-14 Boavista FC 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2023-02-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Boavista FC 2022-08-27 Boavista FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2022-02-18 Boavista FC 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jan	Boavista FC	H	2–0	W
14 Jan	Rio Ave FC	H	4–1	W
06 Jan	FC Arouca	A	3–0	W
29 Dec	FC Famalicão	H	3–0	W
17 Dec	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	1–0	W
12 Dec	FC Red Bull Salzburg	A	3–1	W

Boavista FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Jan	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	0–2	L
14 Jan	FC Vizela	A	4–1	W
05 Jan	FC Porto	H	1–1	D
30 Dec	Gil Vicente FC	A	0–1	L
16 Dec	Vitória SC	H	1–1	D
10 Dec	CF Estrela da Amadora	A	1–3	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

79% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

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' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have kicked off against Boavista FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Boavista FC backline.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Boavista FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' Boavista FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
35' Salvador Agra, a Portugal , has 33 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
40' The travelling Boavista FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sport Lisboa e Benfica side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
47' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is taking the lead after the goal scored by Angel di Maria on 47.
49' Nicolas Otamendi is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
50' Nicolas Otamendi is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
55' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Florentino gets a Yellow card.
56' A moment of madness from Florentino on 56 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sport Lisboa e Benfica will be frustrated.
57' Boavista FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
61' Magnificent from Angel di Maria! That is 87 goals in 523 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
69' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Florentino is replaced by Tomas Araujo on 69 minute.
70' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Marcos Leonardo Almeida on, Arthur Cabral off on 70 minutes.
75' Anatolii Trubin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
80' Boavista FC ring the changes. Bruno Lourenco has done his job and it is now time for Berna to step up.
80' Sebastian Perez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
81' Bruno Lourenco makes way for Berna at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Boavista FC.
85' Joao Neves is ready to make an impact after coming on for Orkun Kokcu at the 85 minute mark.
86' Boavista FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
87' Boavista FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' It is a substitution in Boavista FC team. Salvador Agra is replaced by Tiago Machado on 90 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

9
Arthur Cabral ↓ Marcos Leonardo Almeida 69'
30
Nicolas Otamendi
10
Orkun Kokcu ↓ Joao Neves 85'
11
Angel di Maria ↓ David Neres 90'
20
Joao Mario
27
Rafa Silva ↓ Petar Musa 90'
8
Fredrik Aursnes
61
Florentino ↓ Tomas Araujo 69'
1
Anatolii Trubin
5
Morato
4
Antonio Silva

Bench

7
David Neres ↑ 90'
33
Petar Musa ↑ 90'
36
Marcos Leonardo Almeida ↑ 69'
24
Samuel Soares
44
Tomas Araujo ↑ 69'
–
Alvaro Carreras
47
Tiago Gouveia
87
Joao Neves ↑ 85'

Coach Roger Schmidt

Boavista FC Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ricardo Paiva

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Haris Seferovic	4
Darwin Nunez	3
Alejandro Grimaldo	3
Carlos Vinicius	3
Pizzi	3
Orkun Kokcu	2
Vangelis Pavlidis	2
Angel di Maria	2

Head to Head

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2024-01-19 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Boavista FC W 2024-01-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 Rio Ave FC W 2024-01-06 FC Arouca 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-12-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FC Famalicão W 2023-12-17 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-12-12 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Boavista FC Form

2024-01-19 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Boavista FC L 2024-01-14 FC Vizela 1–4 Boavista FC W 2024-01-05 Boavista FC 1–1 FC Porto D 2023-12-30 Gil Vicente FC 1–0 Boavista FC L 2023-12-16 Boavista FC 1–1 Vitória SC D 2023-12-10 CF Estrela da Amadora 3–1 Boavista FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.86 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 Boavista FC xG

I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica59% Draw23% Boavista FC18%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

82%

Draw or Boavista FC

41%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Boavista FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica40% Draw44% Boavista FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

5.9%

3 – 0

5.7%

1 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

4.9%

3 – 2

3.1%

0 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Boavista FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	23%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

Boavista FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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