Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Sporting Clube de Portugal, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2023-24

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

2 – 1

Full Time

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Sun 12 Nov 2023 · 20:30 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45' Viktor Gyokeres

Joao Neves 90+4' 1–1

Casper Tengstedt 90+7' 2–1

Y 15' Sebastian Coates

Y 22' Goncalo Inacio

YR 51' Goncalo Inacio

Y 57' Marcus Edwards

Joao Mario 66' Y

Y 69' Morten Hjulmand

Joao Neves 75' Y

Overview

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 games · 16 pts (2026/27)
Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 games · 15 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	7	21
2	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	7	16
3	Sporting Clube de Portugal	7	15
4	CD Santa Clara	7	15
5	FC Arouca	7	11
6	Sporting Clube de Braga	6	11
7	Académico de Viseu FC	7	11
8	CF Estrela da Amadora	7	10
9	Moreirense FC	7	8
10	Gil Vicente FC	6	8
11	CS Marítimo	7	8
12	FC Alverca	7	8
13	FC Famalicão	7	7
14	Vitória SC	7	5
15	CD Nacional	7	4
16	Rio Ave FC	7	4
17	Casa Pia AC	7	4
18	GD Estoril Praia	7	2

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2023-05-21 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2023-01-15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2022-04-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2021-12-03 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
28 Oct	Casa Pia AC	H	1–1	D
24 Oct	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	0–1	L
07 Oct	GD Estoril Praia	A	1–0	W

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Nov	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	1–2	L
09 Nov	RKS Rakow Czestochowa	H	2–1	W
05 Nov	CF Estrela da Amadora	H	3–2	W
30 Oct	Boavista FC	A	2–0	W
26 Oct	RKS Rakow Czestochowa	A	1–1	D
08 Oct	FC Arouca	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Sport Lisboa e Benfica		Sporting Clube de Portugal
#2	Position	#3
16	Points	15
7	Played	7
5 / 1 / 1	W / D / L	4 / 3 / 0
22	Scored	17
7	Conceded	8
+15	GD	+9
2.29	PPG	2.14
71%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

29% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts). Sporting Clube de Portugal are 3rd (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

4/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/1

46-60

8/3

61-75

3/1

76+

3/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

4/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

–/3

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Vangelis Pavlidis	8 G	2 A
Gianluca Prestianni	5 G	3 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins	2 G	1 A
Rafa Silva	1 G	2 A
Jhon Duran	1 G

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Luis Suarez	6 G	1 A
Flavio Goncalves	3 G	1 A
Fotis Ioannidis	2 G	2 A
Rodrigo Zalazar	1 G	1 A
Maximiliano Araujo	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Estadio da Luz will turn into a battlefield for Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Joao Neves suffering a number of foals already.
15' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sebastian Coates.
16' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Portugal player a Yellow card on 16.
21' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
22' A meaty challenge results in booking for Goncalo Inacio on 22.
27' 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.
32' A quiet spell here at Estadio da Luz. Sporting Clube de Portugal seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
37' Goncalo Inacio needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
42' The 28-year-old Viktor Gyokeres has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
45' What a strike from Viktor Gyokeres! The score is 0-1.
50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
51' Goncalo Inacio was booked on 51.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
57' Poor challenge from Marcus Edwards. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
57' Another substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal to replace Marcus Edwards by Jerry St. Juste on 57 minute.
62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
64' Casper Tengstedt is replacing Petar Musa for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
65' Arthur Cabral gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Florentino and will look to change the dynamic.
66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joao Mario.
69' Morten Hjulmand picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
73' Nuno Santos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Matheus Reis at the 73 minute mark.
75' The referee has no hesitation. Joao Neves is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Yellow card on 75.
80' Nuno Santos is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Portugal so far.
85' Paulinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Hidemasa Morita at the 85 minute mark.
87' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Goncalo Guedes comes on to replace Joao Mario.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sport Lisboa e Benfica take all three points.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

3
Jerry St. Juste ↑ 57'
11
Nuno Santos ↑ 73'
13
Luis Neto
20
Paulinho ↑ 85'
17
Trincao ↑ 73'
23
Daniel Braganca
12
Franco Israel
14
Dario Essugo
90
Afonso Moreira

Coach Ruben Amorim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

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 2023-10-28 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Casa Pia AC D 2023-10-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2023-10-07 GD Estoril Praia 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2023-11-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2023-11-09 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 RKS Rakow Czestochowa W 2023-11-05 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–2 CF Estrela da Amadora W 2023-10-30 Boavista FC 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2023-10-26 RKS Rakow Czestochowa 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2023-10-08 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 FC Arouca W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

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

1.54 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica52% Draw22% Sporting Clube de Portugal26%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	72%	28%
± 3.5	52%	48%
± 4.5	33%	67%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

75%

Draw or Sporting Clube de Portugal

48%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Sporting Clube de Portugal

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sport Lisboa e Benfica40% Draw38% Sporting Clube de Portugal22%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.5%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 0

5.8%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.7%

3 – 0

4.2%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	16%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	20%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	13%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	7%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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