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

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Primeira Liga · 2023-24

Sporting Clube de Portugal

2 – 1

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Sat 6 Apr 2024 · 19:30 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade 48,113 HT 45' · FT 45'

Geny Catamo 1' 1–0

1–1 45+3' Alexander Bah

Geny Catamo 90+1' 2–1

Geny Catamo 4' Y

Y 27' Nicolas Otamendi

Morten Hjulmand 27' Y

Y 40' David Neres

Y 45' Alexander Bah

Y 74' Casper Tengstedt

Y 86' Fredrik Aursnes

Paulinho 90' Y

YR 90' Fredrik Aursnes

Y 90' Antonio Silva

Nuno Santos 91' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 games · 82 pts (2025/26)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 games · 80 pts (2025/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	34	88
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	34	82
3	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	34	80
4	Sporting Clube de Braga	34	59
5	FC Famalicão	34	56
6	Gil Vicente FC	34	50
7	Moreirense FC	34	43
8	FC Arouca	34	42
9	Vitória SC	34	42
10	GD Estoril Praia	34	39
11	FC Alverca	34	39
12	Rio Ave FC	34	36
13	CD Santa Clara	34	36
14	CD Nacional	34	34
15	CF Estrela da Amadora	34	30
16	Casa Pia AC	34	30
17	CD Tondela	34	28
18	AVS	34	21

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-04-06 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	2–1	W
29 Mar	CF Estrela da Amadora	A	2–1	W
17 Mar	Boavista FC	H	6–1	W
14 Mar	Atalanta BC	A	1–2	L
10 Mar	FC Arouca	A	3–0	W
06 Mar	Atalanta BC	H	1–1	D

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	1–2	L
29 Mar	GD Chaves	H	1–0	W
17 Mar	Casa Pia AC	A	1–0	W
14 Mar	Rangers FC	A	1–0	W
10 Mar	GD Estoril Praia	H	3–1	W
07 Mar	Rangers FC	H	2–2	D

Season Stats

Sporting Clube de Portugal		Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#2	Position	#3
82	Points	80
34	Played	34
25 / 7 / 2	W / D / L	23 / 11 / 0
89	Scored	74
24	Conceded	25
+65	GD	+49
2.41	PPG	2.35
74%	Win %	68%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

44% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Sporting Clube de Portugal are 2nd (82 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/1

31-45

5/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

5/1

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

6/–

16-30

4/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/2

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Estadio Jose Alvalade as Sporting Clube de Portugal face off against Sport Lisboa e Benfica in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
1' Magnificent from Geny Catamo! That is 12 goals in 505 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
4' The referee has no hesitation. Geny Catamo is booked for Sporting Clube de Portugal — card on 4.
9' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 9 minutes.
14' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
19' Sporting Clube de Portugal are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Franco Israel, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio Jose Alvalade with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
27' Nicolas Otamendi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 27.
32' Sporting Clube de Portugal currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
37' Florentino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for David Neres.
45' Alexander Bah picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
48' A goal from the Denmark international Alexander Bah! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-1!
53' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
54' The crowd applauds Hidemasa Morita as he leaves the pitch. Daniel Braganca steps in for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
59' Arthur Cabral is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Clube de Portugal so far.
64' Anatolii Trubin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
69' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
71' The crowd applauds Casper Tengstedt as he leaves the pitch. Arthur Cabral steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
72' Marcus Edwards is replacing Pedro Goncalves for the Sporting Clube de Portugal side.
74' Casper Tengstedt was booked on 74.
79' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is showing some good football. However, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
80' The Sporting Clube de Portugal manager makes a substitution. Trincao departs to be replaced by Paulinho.
85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
86' Controversy at the stadium! Fredrik Aursnes argues furiously but the card stands.
90' Paulinho catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
90' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Rafa Silva departs to be replaced by Marcos Leonardo Almeida.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

9
Viktor Gyokeres
8
Pedro Goncalves ↓ Marcus Edwards 72'
3
Jerry St. Juste
4
Sebastian Coates
2
Matheus Reis
5
Hidemasa Morita ↓ Daniel Braganca 54'
42
Morten Hjulmand ↓ Koba Koindredi 80'
17
Trincao ↓ Paulinho 80'
25
Goncalo Inacio ↓ Ousmane Diomande 72'
12
Franco Israel
21
Geny Catamo

Bench

10
Marcus Edwards ↑ 72'
11
Nuno Santos
47
Ricardo Esgaio
20
Paulinho ↑ 80'
80
Koba Koindredi ↑ 80'
23
Daniel Braganca ↑ 54'
72
Eduardo Quaresma
26
Ousmane Diomande ↑ 72'
51
Diogo Pinto

Coach Ruben Amorim

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

30
Nicolas Otamendi
7
David Neres ↓ Orkun Kokcu 90'
11
Angel di Maria
27
Rafa Silva ↓ Marcos Leonardo Almeida 90'
8
Fredrik Aursnes
61
Florentino
1
Anatolii Trubin
6
Alexander Bah
4
Antonio Silva
87
Joao Neves
19
Casper Tengstedt ↓ Arthur Cabral 71'

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

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

2024-04-06 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-03-29 CF Estrela da Amadora 1–2 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2024-03-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 6–1 Boavista FC W 2024-03-14 Atalanta BC 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2024-03-10 FC Arouca 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2024-03-06 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–1 Atalanta BC D

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2024-04-06 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-03-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 GD Chaves W 2024-03-17 Casa Pia AC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-03-14 Rangers FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-03-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 GD Estoril Praia W 2024-03-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.74 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal48% Draw26% Sport Lisboa e Benfica26%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.97

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw

74%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

52%

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal35% Draw44% Sport Lisboa e Benfica21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.1%

2 – 0

7.7%

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.4%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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.