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

Match Preview

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Boavista FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	11	33
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	11	28
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	11	24
4	CD Santa Clara	11	21
5	FC Arouca	11	20
6	Académico de Viseu FC	11	20
7	Gil Vicente FC	11	18
8	Sporting Clube de Braga	11	17
9	Moreirense FC	11	14
10	FC Famalicão	11	13
11	FC Alverca	11	12
12	CF Estrela da Amadora	11	10
13	CD Nacional	11	10
14	Vitória SC	11	9
15	CS Marítimo	10	8
16	Casa Pia AC	11	8
17	Rio Ave FC	11	7
18	GD Estoril Praia	10	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

45% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

4/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

9/4

61-75

6/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Vangelis Pavlidis	11 G	3 A
Gianluca Prestianni	7 G	4 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins	2 G	1 A
Rafa Silva	1 G	2 A
Jhon Duran	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Sport Lisboa e Benfica host Boavista FC — let the battle begin!
5' 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.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ricardo Paiva will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Boavista FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Boavista FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Boavista FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' It’s high time Ricardo Paiva made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
45' The 27-year-old Florentino has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
47' A stunning finish from Angel di Maria — that came from absolutely nowhere!
49' Controversy at the stadium! Nicolas Otamendi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
50' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nicolas Otamendi.
55' Poor challenge from Florentino. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
56' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 56.
57' Joao Goncalves was booked on 57.
61' What a moment for Angel di Maria! That strike on 61 puts his side firmly in control.
66' It looks surprising Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not make any changes. Tiago Machado has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
69' The supporters are chanting for Tomas Araujo. He replaces Florentino on 69 minute.
70' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Arthur Cabral departs to be replaced by Marcos Leonardo Almeida.
75' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Boavista FC backline.
80' Time for substitution for Boavista FC. Bruno Lourenco is replaced by Berna.
80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sebastian Perez on 80.
81' Fresh legs for Boavista FC! Berna comes on to replace Bruno Lourenco.
85' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Orkun Kokcu is withdrawn and Joao Neves gets his opportunity.
86' The referee calls foul for Ilija Vukotic. He receives a Yellow card.
87' That is a Yellow card for Boavista FC. Ilija Vukotic will be fuming at that decision.
90' A change in the Boavista FC ranks — Salvador Agra exits the field as Tiago Machado enters on 90.
Boavista FC will have plenty to reflect on. Sport Lisboa e Benfica were simply the better side today.

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
Alejandro Grimaldo	3
Carlos Vinicius	3
Pizzi	3
Darwin Nunez	3
Angel di Maria	2
Gustavo Sauerbeck	2
Adel Taarabt	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.