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

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Primeira Liga · 2020-21

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Mon 1 Feb 2021 · 21:30 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade HT 45+6' · FT 45+6'

Y 13' Gilberto

Tiago Tomas 15' Y

Y 16' Julian Weigl

Luis Neto 40' Y

Y 53' Nicolas Otamendi

Y 76' Pizzi

Y 80' Gabriel

Tabata 90' Y

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 Rui Licinio Barbosa Tavares
Referee Vitor Ferreira Fernandes
Referee Paulo Soares
Referee Hugo Miguel
Referee Artur Soares Dias

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

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 2018-08-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	1–0	W
26 Jan	Boavista FC	A	2–0	W
15 Jan	Rio Ave FC	H	1–1	D
08 Jan	CD Nacional	A	2–0	W
02 Jan	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	2–0	W
27 Dec	Os Belenenses Futebol	A	2–1	W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	0–1	L
25 Jan	CD Nacional	H	1–1	D
15 Jan	FC Porto	A	1–1	D
08 Jan	CD Tondela	H	2–0	W
04 Jan	CD Santa Clara	A	1–1	D
29 Dec	Portimonense SC	H	2–1	W

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 ball is rolling at Estadio Jose Alvalade. Sporting Clube de Portugal are looking to make home advantage count against Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
11' Gabriel is replacing Jardel for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gilberto on 13.
15' Poor challenge from Tiago Tomas. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
16' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
21' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Clube de Portugal side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
31' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Clube de Portugal must find a spark to ignite this game.
36' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Clube de Portugal in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
40' Luis Neto was booked on 40.
45' 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.
50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
53' Controversy at the stadium! Nicolas Otamendi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
61' Sporting Clube de Portugal manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joao Palhinha is hanging Joao Mario on the field on 61 minute.
64' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Adel Taarabt comes on to replace Franco Cervi.
69' Adel Taarabt has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
74' The crowd applauds Tiago Tomas as he leaves the pitch. Tabata steps in for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Pizzi.
79' The supporters are chanting for Haris Seferovic. He replaces Darwin Nunez on 79 minute.
80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gabriel.
85' It’s high time Jorge Jesus made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Tabata is booked for Sporting Clube de Portugal — Yellow card on 90.
90' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Pedro Goncalves is replaced by Daniel Braganca.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

28
Pedro Goncalves ↓ Daniel Braganca 90'
24
Pedro Porro
1
Adan
3
Zouhair Feddal
17
Joao Mario ↓ Joao Palhinha 61'
4
Sebastian Coates C
11
Nuno Santos ↓ Jovane Cabral 61'
8
Matheus Nunes
13
Luis Neto
5
Nuno Mendes
19
Tiago Tomas ↓ Tabata 74'

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

2
Gilberto
30
Nicolas Otamendi
5
Jan Vertonghen
28
Julian Weigl
21
Pizzi
11
Franco Cervi ↓ Adel Taarabt 64'
33
Jardel C ↓ Gabriel 11'
3
Alejandro Grimaldo ↓ Haris Seferovic 79'
27
Rafa Silva
99
Odisseas Vlachodimos
9
Darwin Nunez ↓ Haris Seferovic 79'

Bench

38
Pedrinho
17
Diogo Goncalves
19
Chiquinho
8
Gabriel ↑ 11'
49
Adel Taarabt ↑ 64'
14
Haris Seferovic ↑ 79'
1
Mile Svilar
71
Nuno Tavares ↑ 79'
88
Goncalo Ramos

Coach Jorge Jesus

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

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2021-02-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-01-26 Boavista FC 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-01-15 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 Rio Ave FC D 2021-01-08 CD Nacional 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-01-02 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2020-12-27 Os Belenenses Futebol 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2021-02-01 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2021-01-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 CD Nacional D 2021-01-15 FC Porto 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2021-01-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 CD Tondela W 2021-01-04 CD Santa Clara 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2020-12-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Portimonense SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.58 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

Expected Goals

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

1.76 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 76% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal40% Draw24% Sport Lisboa e Benfica36%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw

64%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

60%

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal27% Draw42% Sport Lisboa e Benfica31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 2

8.4%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 2

5.5%

0 – 0

5.1%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

4.4%

3 – 1

3.9%

2 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	10%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	17%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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