Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 19 Apr 2026 · 17:15 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade 51,470 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 27' Andreas Schjelderup pen

Hidemasa Morita 72' 1–1

1–2 90+3' Rafa Silva

Morten Hjulmand 36' Y

Rui Silva 53' Y

Y 75' Anatolii Trubin

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
Assistant 1 Bruno Jesus (Portugal)
Assistant 2 Luciano Maia

6 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game 🟥 3 total

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-19 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2025-12-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2025-05-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2024-12-29 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-04-06 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	1–2	L
15 Apr	Arsenal FC	A	0–0	D
11 Apr	CF Estrela da Amadora	A	1–0	W
07 Apr	Arsenal FC	H	0–1	L
03 Apr	CD Santa Clara	H	4–2	W
22 Mar	FC Alverca	A	4–1	W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	2–1	W
12 Apr	CD Nacional	H	2–0	W
06 Apr	Casa Pia AC	A	1–1	D
21 Mar	Vitória SC	H	3–0	W
14 Mar	FC Arouca	A	2–1	W
08 Mar	FC Porto	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

4/–

16-30

4/–

31-45

3/–

46-60

4/–

61-75

–/3

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Clube de Portugal is hosting Sport Lisboa e Benfica for another epic battle.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rui Borges will be considering his options from the bench.
10' Maximiliano Araujo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Clube de Portugal tonight.
15' Richard Rios has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' Rui Silva is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Clube de Portugal that had 513 games and scored 697 goals.
27' What a moment for Andreas Schjelderup! That strike on 27 puts his side firmly in control.
32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
36' It’s gonna be a card for Morten Hjulmand.
41' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Clube de Portugal and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' The 28-year-old Luis Suarez has been sensational this season — 7 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
51' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
53' The referee has no hesitation. Rui Silva is booked for Sporting Clube de Portugal — card on 53.
58' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Portugal in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact 4-2-3-1.
60' The crowd applauds Ousmane Diomande as he leaves the pitch. Zeno Debast steps in for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
61' Another change for Sporting Clube de Portugal made on 61 minute. Eduardo Quaresma leaves to be changed by Georgios Vagiannidis.
66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
68' Sporting Clube de Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Geovany Quenda is hanging Pedro Goncalves on the field on 68 minute.
72' Against the run of play, Hidemasa Morita has scored! This game has turned on its head.
75' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Anatolii Trubin gets a card.
78' Dodi Lukebakio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gianluca Prestianni on 78 minute.
83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Clube de Portugal needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
88' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Hidemasa Morita is replaced by Daniel Braganca.
90' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Leandro Barreiro Martins exits the field as Enzo Barrenechea enters on 90.
1-2 the final result. Sporting Clube de Portugal will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

8
Pedro Goncalves ↓ Geovany Quenda 68'
1
Rui Silva
5
Hidemasa Morita ↓ Daniel Braganca 88'
97
Luis Suarez
42
Morten Hjulmand
17
Trincao
25
Goncalo Inacio
10
Geny Catamo ↓ Rafael Nel 88'
72
Eduardo Quaresma ↓ Georgios Vagiannidis 61'
26
Ousmane Diomande ↓ Zeno Debast 60'
20
Maximiliano Araujo

Bench

Coach Rui Borges

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

30
Nicolas Otamendi
18
Leandro Barreiro Martins ↓ Enzo Barrenechea 90'
8
Fredrik Aursnes
1
Anatolii Trubin
17
Amar Dedic
21
Andreas Schjelderup ↓ Rafa Silva 78'
44
Tomas Araujo ↓ Antonio Silva 78'
25
Gianluca Prestianni ↓ Dodi Lukebakio 78'
20
Richard Rios
26
Samuel Dahl
9
Franjo Ivanovic ↓ Vangelis Pavlidis 78'

Bench

Coach José Mourinho

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

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2026-04-19 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2026-04-15 Arsenal FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2026-04-11 CF Estrela da Amadora 0–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2026-04-07 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–1 Arsenal FC L 2026-04-03 Sporting Clube de Portugal 4–2 CD Santa Clara W 2026-03-22 FC Alverca 1–4 Sporting Clube de Portugal W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2026-04-19 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2026-04-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 CD Nacional W 2026-04-06 Casa Pia AC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2026-03-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Vitória SC W 2026-03-14 FC Arouca 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2026-03-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 FC Porto D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.65 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

Expected Goals

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

2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 75% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal33% Draw25% Sport Lisboa e Benfica42%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes70% 0% No30%

Avg goals/match: 3.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw

58%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

67%

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Portugal26% Draw40% Sport Lisboa e Benfica34%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 3

5.5%

0 – 2

5.2%

0 – 1

4.6%

2 – 3

4.5%

0 – 0

3.9%

3 – 1

3.8%

3 – 2

3.8%

1 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	16%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	19%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	14%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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