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 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Boavista FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	2	6
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	2	4
3	CD Santa Clara	2	4
4	CS Marítimo	1	3
5	FC Arouca	1	3
6	Gil Vicente FC	1	3
7	CF Estrela da Amadora	2	2
8	Moreirense FC	1	1
9	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	1	1
10	Sporting Clube de Braga	1	1
11	Académico de Viseu FC	2	1
12	FC Famalicão	1	1
13	GD Estoril Praia	1	1
14	CD Nacional	1	1
15	FC Alverca	2	1
16	Casa Pia AC	1	0
17	Vitória SC	2	0
18	Rio Ave FC	2	0

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

0% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Boavista FC has kicked off!
5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rodrigo Abascal made 365 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Boavista FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
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 travelling Boavista FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-1-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Florentino, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
40' Ilija Vukotic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
47' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is taking the lead after the goal scored by Angel di Maria on 47.
49' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nicolas Otamendi on 49 minutes.
50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolas Otamendi on 50.
55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Florentino.
56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Florentino on 56.
57' It’s a booking for Boavista FC player. Joao Goncalves gets a Yellow card.
61' Angel di Maria does the damage! The net is bulging and Sport Lisboa e Benfica surge ahead!
66' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
69' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Tomas Araujo on, Florentino off on 69 minutes.
70' The supporters are chanting for Marcos Leonardo Almeida. He replaces Arthur Cabral on 70 minute.
75' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
80' Berna is replacing Bruno Lourenco for the Boavista FC side.
80' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sebastian Perez on 80 minutes.
81' The Boavista FC manager makes a substitution. Bruno Lourenco departs to be replaced by Berna.
85' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Orkun Kokcu is replaced by Joao Neves.
86' The referee calls foul for Ilija Vukotic. He receives a Yellow card.
87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ilija Vukotic.
90' Fresh legs for Boavista FC! Tiago Machado comes on to replace Salvador Agra.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sport Lisboa e Benfica players.

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.