Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs SC Farense, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1 – 1
Full Time
SC Farense
Fri 8 Dec 2023 · 18:00 UTC Estadio da Luz 56,766 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 51' Claudio Falcao
Rafa Silva 71' 1–1
Y 36' Zach Muscat
Nicolas Otamendi 78' Y
Joao Mario 82' Y
Y 90' David Pastor
Y 90' Facundo Caseres

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs SC Farense — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Luz.

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

4
2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals SC Farense
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 SC Farense 2021-02-21 SC Farense 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-10-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–2 SC Farense

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec SC Farense H 1–1 D
03 Dec Moreirense FC A 0–0 D
29 Nov FC Internazionale Milano H 3–3 D
12 Nov Sporting Clube de Portugal H 2–1 W
08 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 1–3 L
04 Nov GD Chaves A 2–0 W
SC Farense
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–1 D
02 Dec Vitória SC H 1–2 L
12 Nov Boavista FC A 3–1 W
06 Nov FC Arouca H 2–0 W
29 Oct Rio Ave FC A 4–3 W
07 Oct FC Vizela H 0–0 D

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sport Lisboa e Benfica and SC Farense get this one started.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' SC Farense is showing some good football. However, SC Farense are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Zach Muscat has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Farense backline.
  • 25' Joao Talocha, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 36' Zach Muscat catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' Andre Seruca has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' Sport Lisboa e Benfica seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 51' GOAL! Claudio Falcao fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 56' Casper Tengstedt has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 5 goals to his name this season.
  • 61' It looks surprising SC Farense does not make any changes. Morato has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 64' Goncalo Guedes is replacing Joao Neves for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
  • 69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 71' A goal from the Portugal international Rafa Silva! He fires home on 71 to make it 1-1!
  • 74' The SC Farense manager makes a substitution. Mohamed Belloumi departs to be replaced by Elves.
  • 75' Fresh legs for SC Farense! Facundo Caseres comes on to replace Vitor Goncalves.
  • 78' A moment of madness from Nicolas Otamendi on 78 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sport Lisboa e Benfica will be frustrated.
  • 82' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joao Mario.
  • 83' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 83.
  • 86' Rafael Barbosa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marco Matias on 86 minute.
  • 90' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Orkun Kokcu departs to be replaced by Arthur Cabral.
  • 90' David Pastor picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

SC Farense Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Mota

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alvaro Carreras 2
Vangelis Pavlidis 2
Haris Seferovic 2
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu 2
Mohamed Belloumi 1
Pizzi 1
Dario Poveda 1
Jonatan Lucca 1

Head to Head

2023-12-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 SC Farense 2021-02-21 SC Farense 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-10-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–2 SC Farense

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2023-12-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 SC Farense D 2023-12-03 Moreirense FC 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2023-11-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–3 FC Internazionale Milano D 2023-11-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2023-11-08 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2023-11-04 GD Chaves 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

SC Farense Form

2023-12-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 SC Farense D 2023-12-02 SC Farense 1–2 Vitória SC L 2023-11-12 Boavista FC 1–3 SC Farense W 2023-11-06 SC Farense 2–0 FC Arouca W 2023-10-29 Rio Ave FC 3–4 SC Farense W 2023-10-07 SC Farense 0–0 FC Vizela D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.45 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.37 SC Farense xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica or SC Farense 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica41% Draw27% SC Farense32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
68%
Draw or SC Farense
59%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or SC Farense
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica28% Draw46% SC Farense26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
7.8%
1 – 0
7.7%
0 – 1
7.2%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push SC Farense covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
SC Farense keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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