Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Vitória SC, Primeira Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Vitória SC — Primeira Liga at Estadio da Luz.
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 11 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- Vitória SC 11 games · 9 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb | Vitória SC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 23 Feb | AFC Ajax | H | 2–2 | D |
| 18 Feb | Boavista FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 12 Feb | CD Santa Clara | H | 2–1 | W |
| 07 Feb | CD Tondela | A | 3–1 | W |
| 02 Feb | Gil Vicente FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 0–3 | L |
| 19 Feb | FC Arouca | H | 1–3 | L |
| 13 Feb | Os Belenenses Futebol | A | 0–1 | L |
| 05 Feb | Sporting Clube de Braga | H | 2–1 | W |
| 30 Jan | FC Vizela | A | 2–3 | L |
| 23 Jan | GD Estoril Praia | H | 3–1 | W |
Season Stats
| Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Vitória SC | |
|---|---|---|
| #2 | Position | #14 |
| 28 | Points | 9 |
| 11 | Played | 11 |
| 9 / 1 / 1 | W / D / L | 2 / 3 / 6 |
| 30 | Scored | 11 |
| 10 | Conceded | 12 |
| +20 | GD | -1 |
| 2.55 | PPG | 0.82 |
| 82% | Win % | 18% |
Key Stats
29%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
H2H (17 games)
59%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
45%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
36%
Clean Sheets
Vitória SC this season
Vitória SC this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (28 pts). Vitória SC are 14th (9 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
Vitória SC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/3
61-75
3/1
76+
4/3
■ 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 |
Vitória SC
| Arnel Jakupovic | 2 G | |
| Samu | 1 G | 1 A |
| Gustavo Silva | 1 G | |
| Alioune Ndoye | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Vitoria SC has kicked off!
- 3' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alfa Semedo.
- 4' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alfa Semedo.
- 9' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 14' Tiago Silva has been relatively quiet despite scoring 31 goals in his last 35 appearances.
- 19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 23' What a strike from Goncalo Ramos! The score is 1-0.
- 28' Vitoria SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 33' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
- 35' Everton has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
- 37' Brilliant from the ! Darwin Nunez makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 37.
- 42' Vitoria SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 47' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 51' The deadlock is broken! Darwin Nunez gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
- 56' That is a Yellow card for Vitoria SC. Abdul Mumin will be fuming at that decision.
- 58' The Vitoria SC bench stirs into life. Alfa Semedo is withdrawn and Ibrahim Bamba gets his opportunity.
- 62' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Darwin Nunez is withdrawn and Roman Yaremchuk gets his opportunity.
- 63' The whistle greets Adel Taarabt as he departs to be replaced by Joao Mario.
- 68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sport Lisboa e Benfica winning 100% of all matches.
- 70' Another substitution for Vitoria SC to replace Oscar Estupinan by Bruno Duarte on 70 minute.
- 71' Vitoria SC ring the changes. Oscar Estupinan has done his job and it is now time for Bruno Duarte to step up.
- 76' Geny Catamo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
- 79' Diogo Goncalves has so much to prove this time. He replaces Goncalo Ramos on 79 minute.
- 80' Time for substitution for Vitoria SC. Tiago Silva is replaced by Nicolas Janvier.
- 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 90' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Tomas Araujo comes on to replace Jan Vertonghen.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. Sport Lisboa e Benfica take all three points.
Lineups
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 2
-
5
Jan Vertonghen ↓ Tomas Araujo 90'
- 11
-
49
Adel Taarabt ↓ Joao Mario 63'
- 3
-
27
Rafa Silva ↓ Paulo Bernardo 79'
- 99
- 91
-
9
Darwin Nunez ↓ Roman Yaremchuk 63'
-
88
Goncalo Ramos ↓ Diogo Goncalves 79'
Bench
-
17
Diogo Goncalves ↑ 79'
- 23
- 22
-
20
Joao Mario ↑ 63'
- 77
-
15
Roman Yaremchuk ↑ 63'
-
55
Paulo Bernardo ↑ 79'
-
72
Tomas Araujo ↑ 90'
Coach
Nelson Verissimo
Vitória SC Lineups
Starting XI
-
8
Ruben Lameiras ↓ Geny Catamo 71'
-
16
Rochinha ↓ Ricardo Quaresma 58'
- 44
- 14
-
30
Alfa Semedo ↓ Ibrahim Bamba 58'
- 5
-
19
Oscar Estupinan ↓ Bruno Duarte 70'
-
88
Tiago Silva ↓ Nicolas Janvier 80'
- 6
- 70
- 62
Bench
-
98
Nicolas Janvier ↑ 80'
- 4
-
7
Ricardo Quaresma ↑ 58'
- 28
-
9
Bruno Duarte ↑ 70'
- 29
-
21
Geny Catamo ↑ 71'
- 20
-
41
Ibrahim Bamba ↑ 58'
Coach
Pepa
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Haris Seferovic | 4 |
| Joao Mario | 4 |
| Pizzi | 3 |
| Pizzi | 3 |
| Andre Silva | 2 |
| Roman Yaremchuk | 2 |
| Bruno Duarte | 2 |
| Darwin Nunez | 2 |
Head to Head
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2022-02-27
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3–0
Vitória SC
W
2022-02-23
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–2
AFC Ajax
D
2022-02-18
Boavista FC
2–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
D
2022-02-12
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–1
CD Santa Clara
W
2022-02-07
CD Tondela
1–3
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2022-02-02
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–2
Gil Vicente FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.47
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67
Vitória SC xG
I would bet for:
Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 72% + Over 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
90%
Draw or Vitória SC
28%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Vitória SC
82%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.2%
1 – 0
10.6%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
7.8%
3 – 1
7%
4 – 0
6.5%
0 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
4.4%
5 – 0
3.2%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 2
2.4%
Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| Handicap | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers | Push | Vitória SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| -2 | 32% | 22% | 46% |
| -1.5 | 54% | — | 46% |
| -1 | 54% | 22% | 24% |
| -0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +0.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
| +1 | 93% | 5% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
52%
✓
Vitória SC keeps clean sheet
9%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

