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

Full Time

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 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)
Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 games · 82 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 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
#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' The wait is over. Sport Lisboa e Benfica get us underway at Estadio da Luz.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
6' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
7' Alejandro Grimaldo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 7.
11' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Haris Seferovic makes no mistake. 1-0!
12' Haris Seferovic doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
17' Goncalo Inacio has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
22' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolas Otamendi made 436 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
29' Pizzi does the damage! The net is bulging and Sport Lisboa e Benfica surge ahead!
31' Sporting Clube de Portugal player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
36' Sporting Clube de Portugal started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 36.
37' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lucas Verissimo makes no mistake. 4-0!
38' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
43' A moment of madness from Nicolas Otamendi on 43 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sport Lisboa e Benfica will be frustrated.
46' Pedro Goncalves has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
46' The Sporting Clube de Portugal bench stirs into life. Daniel Braganca is withdrawn and Joao Palhinha gets his opportunity.
48' The Switzerland Haris Seferovic breaks the deadlock on 48 minutes. 5-1!
49' Goal! Haris Seferovic scores his 68 goal in 467 matches.
53' Gabriel gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Adel Taarabt and will look to change the dynamic.
57' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Gabriel gets a Yellow card.
62' What composure from Nuno Santos! The Portugal international strokes it home. 6-2.
65' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joao Mario.
69' The supporters are chanting for Jovane Cabral. He replaces Matheus Reis on 69 minute.
74' Sport Lisboa e Benfica has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
77' Goal! Pedro Goncalves scores his 88 goal in 343 matches.
81' Nuno Tavares gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Diogo Goncalves and will look to change the dynamic.
82' The supporters are chanting for Nuno Tavares. He replaces Diogo Goncalves on 82 minute.
87' Poor challenge from Nuno Tavares. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
88' The referee calls foul for Nuno Tavares. He receives a Yellow card.
89' Gian-Luca Waldschmidt is replacing Haris Seferovic for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Darwin Nunez.
Sport Lisboa e Benfica celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

3 / 4

1.87 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica50% Draw23% Sporting Clube de Portugal27%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

72%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal

50%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Portugal

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica33% Draw41% Sporting Clube de Portugal26%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted

4 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.6%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

1 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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