Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Porto, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Porto — Primeira Liga .
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
- FC Porto 34 games · 88 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Paulo Soares
- Referee Jorge de Sousa
- Referee Helder Malheiro
- Referee Fabio Costa
- Referee Nuno Pereira
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct | FC Porto | H | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Oct | PAE AEK | A | 3–2 | W |
| 27 Sep | GD Chaves | A | 2–2 | D |
| 23 Sep | CD Aves | H | 2–0 | W |
| 19 Sep | FC Bayern München | H | 0–2 | L |
| 02 Sep | CD Nacional | A | 4–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Oct | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 0–1 | L |
| 03 Oct | Galatasaray SK | H | 1–0 | W |
| 28 Sep | CD Tondela | H | 1–0 | W |
| 22 Sep | Vitoria FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 18 Sep | FC Schalke 04 | A | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Sep | Moreirense FC | H | 3–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Sport Lisboa e Benfica | FC Porto | |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | Position | #1 |
| 80 | Points | 88 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 23 / 11 / 0 | W / D / L | 28 / 4 / 2 |
| 74 | Scored | 66 |
| 25 | Conceded | 18 |
| +49 | GD | +48 |
| 2.35 | PPG | 2.59 |
| 68% | Win % | 82% |
Key Stats
56%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
41%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
62%
Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
FC Porto this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts). FC Porto are 1st (88 pts).
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
FC Porto
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sport Lisboa e Benfica launch into their encounter with FC Porto.
- 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 9' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Alejandro Grimaldo gets a Yellow card.
- 14' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 19' Poor challenge from Iker Casillas. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 24' FC Porto come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Porto are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 32' Cristian Lema is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
- 37' It looks surprising Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not make any changes. Ljubomir Fejsa has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 42' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Porto are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 47' A meaty challenge results in booking for Otavio on 47.
- 52' Sergio Oliveira is ready to make an impact after coming on for Otavio at the 52 minute mark.
- 56' Maxi Pereira picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 58' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Rafa Silva on, Franco Cervi off on 58 minutes.
- 59' The referee calls foul for Hector Herrera. He receives a Yellow card.
- 62' Against the run of play, Haris Seferovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 67' FC Porto are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 70' Jesus Manuel Corona is replacing Maxi Pereira for the FC Porto side.
- 75' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Rafa Silva.
- 76' The supporters are chanting for Andre Pereira. He replaces Tiquinho on 76 minute.
- 77' That is a Yellow card for FC Porto. Yacine Brahimi will be fuming at that decision.
- 81' Alfa Semedo is replacing Pizzi for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
- 82' Controversy at the stadium! Cristian Lema argues furiously but the Red card stands.
- 87' FC Porto started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
- 90' Andreas Samaris is replacing Haris Seferovic for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Porto (для сухой ничьи).
Lineups
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
-
21
Pizzi ↓ Alfa Semedo 81'
-
11
Franco Cervi ↓ Rafa Silva 58'
- 8
- 14
- 3
- 34
- 5
- 18
- 99
- 25
Bench
- 83
- 1
-
22
Andreas Samaris ↑ 90'
-
27
Rafa Silva ↑ 58'
- 10
- 30
-
16
Alfa Semedo ↑ 81'
Coach
Rui Vitoria
FC Porto Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 2
- 16
- 1
- 28
- 13
- 8
- 22
-
25
Otavio ↓ Sergio Oliveira 52'
-
29
Tiquinho Soares ↓ Andre Pereira 76'
- 11
Bench
-
17
Jesus Manuel Corona ↑ 70'
- 5
- 19
- 26
- 10
-
27
Sergio Oliveira ↑ 52'
-
21
Andre Pereira ↑ 76'
Coach
Sergio Conceicao
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mehdi Taremi | 3 |
| Angel di Maria | 3 |
| Rafa Silva | 3 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | 3 |
| Mateus Uribe | 2 |
| Galeno | 2 |
| Pepe | 2 |
| Fabio Vieira | 2 |
Head to Head
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2018-10-07
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–0
FC Porto
W
2018-10-02
PAE AEK
2–3
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2018-09-27
GD Chaves
2–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
D
2018-09-23
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–0
CD Aves
W
2018-09-19
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0–2
FC Bayern München
L
2018-09-02
CD Nacional
0–4
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.97
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72
FC Porto xG
I would bet for:
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 75%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.69
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 1.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 2.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 3.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
| ± 4.5 | 4% |
|
96% |
Double Chance
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
76%
Draw or FC Porto
57%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or FC Porto
67%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.9%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
11.7%
2 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
2.6%
2 – 2
2.4%
3 – 1
2.1%
1 – 3
1.1%
Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| Handicap | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers | Push | FC Porto covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 4% | — | 96% |
| -2 | 4% | 11% | 85% |
| -1.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -1 | 15% | 24% | 62% |
| -0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 17% | 7% |
| +1.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +2 | 93% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
49%
✗
FC Porto keeps clean sheet
38%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.