Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 17 Apr 2022 · 19:30 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade HT 45' · FT 45'

Pablo Sarabia 13' Y

Pablo Sarabia 14' Y

Y 41' Everton

Paulinho 51' Y

Y 51' Jan Vertonghen

Y 75' Adel Taarabt

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)

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

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 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

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	0–2	L
09 Apr	CD Tondela	A	3–1	W
03 Apr	FC Paços de Ferreira	H	2–0	W
19 Mar	Vitória SC	A	3–1	W
14 Mar	Moreirense FC	A	2–0	W
09 Mar	Manchester City FC	A	0–0	D

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	2–0	W
13 Apr	Liverpool FC	A	3–3	D
09 Apr	Os Belenenses Futebol	H	3–1	W
05 Apr	Liverpool FC	H	1–3	L
01 Apr	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	2–3	L
20 Mar	GD Estoril Praia	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' In just a few seconds Estadio Jose Alvalade will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Clube de Portugal and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
5' Paulinho has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 36 cards already picked up this season.
10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
13' The referee calls foul for Pablo Sarabia. He receives a Yellow card.
14' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Portugal player a Yellow card on 14.
14' A stunning finish from Darwin Nunez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
15' The Uruguay Darwin Nunez breaks the deadlock on 15 minutes. 0-2!
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Clube de Portugal side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
40' It looks like no one’s ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
41' That is a Yellow card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Everton will be fuming at that decision.
46' 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 Mario suffering a number of foals already.
51' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Paulinho.
56' 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.
58' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Portugal — Manuel Ugarte on, Luis Neto off on 58 minutes.
59' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Portugal — Islam Slimani on, Pedro Goncalves off on 59 minutes.
64' Daniel Braganca is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Portugal so far.
69' Another change for Sporting Clube de Portugal made on 69 minute. Pablo Sarabia leaves to be changed by Marcus Edwards.
74' Gil Dias gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Everton and will look to change the dynamic.
75' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Adel Taarabt gets a Yellow card.
80' Portugal international Matheus Nunes has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
82' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Diogo Goncalves is replaced by Andre Almeida on 82 minute.
83' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Diogo Goncalves exits the field as Andre Almeida enters on 83.
86' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Goncalo Ramos departs to be replaced by Joao Mario.
88' A tactical swap from Sporting Clube de Portugal — Daniel Braganca on, Nuno Santos off on 88 minutes.
89' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Portugal team. Nuno Santos is replaced by Daniel Braganca on 89 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sport Lisboa e Benfica to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

23
Marcus Edwards ↑ 69'
9
Islam Slimani ↑ 59'
31
Joao Virginia
16
Ruben Vinagre
7
Tabata
47
Ricardo Esgaio ↑ 69'
68
Daniel Braganca ↑ 88'
15
Manuel Ugarte ↑ 58'
63
Jose Marsa

Coach Ruben Amorim

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

31
Gil Dias ↑ 74'
11
Soualiho Meite
20
Joao Mario ↑ 86'
77
Helton Leite
14
Haris Seferovic
34
Andre Almeida ↑ 82'
15
Roman Yaremchuk
91
Morato
55
Paulo Bernardo ↑ 74'

Coach Nelson Verissimo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Haris Seferovic	6
Pedro Goncalves	4
Rafa Silva	3
Trincao	3
Pizzi	3
Geny Catamo	3
Goncalo Ramos	2
Matheus Nunes	2

Head to Head

Sporting Clube de Portugal Form

2022-04-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2022-04-09 CD Tondela 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2022-04-03 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–0 FC Paços de Ferreira W 2022-03-19 Vitória SC 1–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2022-03-14 Moreirense FC 0–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2022-03-09 Manchester City FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal D

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2022-04-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-04-13 Liverpool FC 3–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2022-04-09 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Os Belenenses Futebol W 2022-04-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–3 Liverpool FC L 2022-04-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2022-03-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 GD Estoril Praia W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.76 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

Expected Goals

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

2.18 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 76% + Over 2.5 goals 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal34% Draw24% Sport Lisboa e Benfica42%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 3.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw

58%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

66%

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Portugal26% Draw38% Sport Lisboa e Benfica36%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.9%

2 – 2

6.8%

2 – 1

6.4%

1 – 3

5.7%

2 – 3

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

0 – 1

3.8%

3 – 1

3.7%

0 – 3

3.4%

2 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	9%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	15%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	19%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	14%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

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