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 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Boavista FC 0 games · 0 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

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

41% Clean Sheets
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' 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. Anatolii Trubin made 203 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Boavista FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Tiago Fonseca Morais is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
35' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' Rodrigo Abascal has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Boavista FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
47' What composure from Angel di Maria! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-0.
49' Nicolas Otamendi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 49.
50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nicolas Otamendi on 50.
55' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
56' That is a Yellow card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Florentino will be fuming at that decision.
57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joao Goncalves on 57.
61' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Angel di Maria makes it 2-0.
66' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Boavista FC's 4-1-4-1 shape.
69' Tomas Araujo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Florentino on 69 minute.
70' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Marcos Leonardo Almeida comes on to replace Arthur Cabral.
75' Boavista FC is showing some good football. However, Boavista FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
80' Another substitution for Boavista FC to replace Bruno Lourenco by Berna on 80 minute.
80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sebastian Perez.
81' Bruno Lourenco makes way for Berna at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Boavista FC.
85' The whistle greets Orkun Kokcu as he departs to be replaced by Joao Neves.
86' The referee calls foul for Ilija Vukotic. He receives a Yellow card.
87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ilija Vukotic.
90' Salvador Agra makes way for Tiago Machado at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Boavista FC.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sport Lisboa e Benfica to claim maximum points.

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.