Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2020-21

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

4 – 3

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Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sat 15 May 2021 · 17:00 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'

Alejandro Grimaldo 6' Y

Alejandro Grimaldo 7' Y

Y 31' Matheus Reis

Lucas Verissimo 38' Y

Nicolas Otamendi 43' Y

Gabriel 57' Y

Y 57' Nuno Mendes

Y 65' Joao Mario

Nuno Tavares 87' Y

Nuno Tavares 88' Y

Darwin Nunez 90' Y

Y 90' Pedro Goncalves

Overview

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Sporting Clube de Portugal 11 games · 24 pts (2026/27)

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 16 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sporting Clube de Portugal

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2021-02-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	4–3	W
11 May	CD Nacional	A	3–1	W
06 May	FC Porto	H	1–1	D
30 Apr	CD Tondela	A	2–0	W
26 Apr	CD Santa Clara	H	2–1	W
22 Apr	Portimonense SC	A	5–1	W

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 May	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	3–4	L
11 May	Boavista FC	H	1–0	W
05 May	Rio Ave FC	A	2–0	W
01 May	CD Nacional	H	2–0	W
25 Apr	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	0–1	L
21 Apr	Os Belenenses Futebol	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Sport Lisboa e Benfica		Sporting Clube de Portugal
#2	Position	#3
28	Points	24
11	Played	11
9 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 1
30	Scored	24
10	Conceded	11
+20	GD	+13
2.55	PPG	2.18
82%	Win %	64%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

45% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

36% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (28 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (24 pts).

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

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

5/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

3/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

3/4

76+

3/4

■ 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

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Luis Suarez	9 G	1 A
Flavio Goncalves	3 G	1 A
Geny Catamo	2 G	4 A
Fotis Ioannidis	2 G	2 A
Rodrigo Zalazar	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Sport Lisboa e Benfica gets underway.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
6' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Alejandro Grimaldo gets a Yellow card.
7' Alejandro Grimaldo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
11' GOAL! Haris Seferovic scores on 11.
12' What composure from Haris Seferovic! The Switzerland international strokes it home. 2-0.
17' It looks surprising Sporting Clube de Portugal does not make any changes. Joao Palhinha has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
22' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
29' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Pizzi makes no mistake. 3-0!
31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matheus Reis on 31.
36' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
37' Magnificent from Lucas Verissimo! That is 11 goals in 300 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
38' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lucas Verissimo.
43' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 43.
46' GOAL! Pedro Goncalves fires home to make it 4-1!
46' Joao Palhinha has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Braganca on 46 minute.
48' Brilliant from the ! Haris Seferovic makes it 5-1 with a superb finish on 48.
49' The deadlock is broken! Haris Seferovic gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
53' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Adel Taarabt is replaced by Gabriel.
57' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 57.
62' GOAL! Nuno Santos fires home to make it 6-2!
65' Controversy at the stadium! Joao Mario argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
69' Sporting Clube de Portugal make a change. Matheus Reis trudges off to be replaced by Jovane Cabral on 69 minutes.
74' Joao Pereira has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
77' What a moment for Pedro Goncalves! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
81' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nuno Tavares is hanging Diogo Goncalves on the field on 81 minute.
82' Diogo Goncalves makes way for Nuno Tavares at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
87' Controversy at the stadium! Nuno Tavares argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Nuno Tavares is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Yellow card on 88.
89' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Gian-Luca Waldschmidt comes on to replace Haris Seferovic.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Darwin Nunez on 90 minutes.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

7
Everton ↓ Darwin Nunez 89'
30
Nicolas Otamendi
5
Jan Vertonghen
17
Diogo Goncalves ↓ Nuno Tavares 82'
28
Julian Weigl
77
Helton Leite
21
Pizzi ↓ Rafa Silva 82'
49
Adel Taarabt ↓ Gabriel 53'
14
Haris Seferovic ↓ Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 89'
3
Alejandro Grimaldo
4
Lucas Verissimo

Bench

38
Pedrinho
10
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt ↑ 89'
19
Chiquinho
8
Gabriel ↑ 53'
27
Rafa Silva ↑ 82'
99
Odisseas Vlachodimos
71
Nuno Tavares ↑ 82'
9
Darwin Nunez ↑ 89'
88
Goncalo Ramos

Coach Jorge Jesus

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

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

2021-05-15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-05-11 CD Nacional 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 FC Porto D 2021-04-30 CD Tondela 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-04-26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 CD Santa Clara W 2021-04-22 Portimonense SC 1–5 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2021-05-15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2021-05-11 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Boavista FC W 2021-05-05 Rio Ave FC 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-05-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 CD Nacional W 2021-04-25 Sporting Clube de Braga 1–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2021-04-21 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 Os Belenenses Futebol D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

1.62 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica57% Draw21% Sporting Clube de Portugal22%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 4.02

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	91%	9%
± 2.5	75%	25%
± 3.5	56%	44%
± 4.5	37%	63%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

77%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal

43%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Portugal

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica41% Draw37% Sporting Clube de Portugal22%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.3%

3 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

4.1%

1 – 0

4 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.5%

4 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	16%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	20%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	13%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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