Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2019-20

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sat 25 Jul 2020 · 20:15 UTC Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

Ruben Dias 20' Y

Gabriel 22' Y

Y 36' Luis Neto

Y 70' Jovane Cabral

Andre Almeida 73' Y

Y 77' Wendel

Carlos Vinicius 90' Y

Overview

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Sporting Clube de Portugal — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 games · 82 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Andre Narciso
Referee Fabio Costa
Referee Pedro Mota
Referee Pedro Martins
Referee Rui Costa

5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 13.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sporting Clube de Portugal

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2020-01-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-02-03 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-08-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jul	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	2–1	W
21 Jul	CD Aves	A	4–0	W
14 Jul	Vitória SC	H	2–0	W
09 Jul	FC Famalicão	A	1–1	D
04 Jul	Boavista FC	H	3–1	W
29 Jun	CS Maritimo	A	0–2	L

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jul	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	1–2	L
21 Jul	Vitoria FC	H	0–0	D
15 Jul	FC Porto	A	0–2	L
10 Jul	CD Santa Clara	H	1–0	W
06 Jul	Moreirense FC	A	0–0	D
01 Jul	Gil Vicente FC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Sport Lisboa e Benfica		Sporting Clube de Portugal
#3	Position	#2
80	Points	82
34	Played	34
23 / 11 / 0	W / D / L	25 / 7 / 2
74	Scored	89
25	Conceded	24
+49	GD	+65
2.35	PPG	2.41
68%	Win %	74%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

44% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 2nd (82 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

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

5/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica!
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Pizzi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' Sporting Clube de Portugal come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' The referee calls foul for Ruben Dias. He receives a Yellow card.
22' That is a Yellow card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Gabriel will be fuming at that decision.
27' Rodrigo Battaglia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
28' The Switzerland Haris Seferovic breaks the deadlock on 28 minutes. 1-0!
33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andraz Sporar is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
36' Controversy at the stadium! Luis Neto argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Portugal that had 505 games and scored 676 goals.
46' The whistle greets Gonzalo Plata as he departs to be replaced by Tiago Tomas.
51' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' Jardel has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 467 appearances.
61' Sporting Clube de Portugal started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 61.
66' The crowd applauds Gabriel as he leaves the pitch. Florentino steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
69' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andraz Sporar makes it 1-1.
70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jovane Cabral on 70.
73' Poor challenge from Andre Almeida. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
76' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Chiquinho trudges off to be replaced by Rafa Silva on 76 minutes.
77' A moment of madness from Wendel on 77 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Clube de Portugal will be frustrated.
82' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Portugal — Luciano Vietto on, Nuno Mendes off on 82 minutes.
83' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal to replace Jovane Cabral by Cristian Borja on 83 minute.
87' Rodrigo Battaglia gets the nod from Sporting Clube de Portugal. He replaces Stefan Ristovski and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Goal! Carlos Vinicius scores his 77 goal in 324 matches.
90' Carlos Vinicius is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
90' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Franco Cervi is withdrawn and Jota gets his opportunity.
Another three points for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

28
Julian Weigl
19
Chiquinho ↓ Rafa Silva 76'
6
Ruben Dias
21
Pizzi
11
Franco Cervi ↓ Jota 90'
8
Gabriel ↓ Florentino 66'
14
Haris Seferovic ↓ Carlos Vinicius 66'
33
Jardel C
34
Andre Almeida
99
Odisseas Vlachodimos
84
Tomas Tavares

Bench

95
Carlos Vinicius ↑ 66'
17
Andrija Zivkovic
27
Rafa Silva ↑ 76'
20
Dyego Sousa
72
Ivan Zlobin
97
Ferro
73
Jota ↑ 90'
61
Florentino ↑ 66'
82
Joao Ferreira

Coach Nelson Verissimo

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

9
Marcos Acuna C
13
Stefan Ristovski ↓ Rodrigo Battaglia 87'
37
Wendel
77
Jovane Cabral ↓ Cristian Borja 83'
81
Luis Maximiano
73
Matheus Nunes
14
Luis Neto
90
Andraz Sporar
20
Gonzalo Plata ↓ Tiago Tomas 46'
72
Eduardo Simoes
35
Nuno Mendes ↓ Luciano Vietto 82'

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Haris Seferovic	6
Pedro Goncalves	4
Geny Catamo	3
Rafa Silva	3
Trincao	3
Pizzi	3
Darwin Nunez	2
Joao Felix	2

Head to Head

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2020-07-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2020-07-21 CD Aves 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2020-07-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Vitória SC W 2020-07-09 FC Famalicão 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2020-07-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Boavista FC W 2020-06-29 CS Maritimo 2–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2020-07-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2020-07-21 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–0 Vitoria FC D 2020-07-15 FC Porto 2–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2020-07-10 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 CD Santa Clara W 2020-07-06 Moreirense FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2020-07-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 Gil Vicente FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.71 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.07 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica55% Draw25% Sporting Clube de Portugal20%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

79%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal

45%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Portugal

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica36% Draw45% Sporting Clube de Portugal19%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.9%

0 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

5.8%

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 1

5.4%

2 – 2

3 – 0

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	23%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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