Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Primeira Liga · 2024-25

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Sun 29 Dec 2024 · 20:30 UTC Estadio Jose Alvalade 48,076 HT 45' · FT 45'

Geny Catamo 29' 1–0

Y 34' Nicolas Otamendi

Y 58' Alexander Bah

Matheus Reis 59' Y

Franco Israel 63' Y

Y 90' Tomas Araujo

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

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 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

Recent Form

Sporting Clube de Portugal

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	1–0	W
22 Dec	Gil Vicente FC	A	0–0	D
14 Dec	Boavista FC	H	3–2	W
10 Dec	Club Brugge KV	A	1–2	L
05 Dec	Moreirense FC	A	1–2	L
30 Nov	CD Santa Clara	H	0–1	L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Sporting Clube de Portugal	A	0–1	L
23 Dec	GD Estoril Praia	H	3–0	W
19 Dec	CD Nacional	A	2–0	W
15 Dec	AVS	A	1–1	D
11 Dec	Bologna FC 1909	H	0–0	D
07 Dec	Vitória SC	H	1–0	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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sporting Clube de Portugal to score. At the same time, Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Matheus Reis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 43 Yellow cards this season.
10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
15' 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.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Clube de Portugal and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
29' What composure from Geny Catamo! The Mozambique international strokes it home. 1-0.
34' A moment of madness from Nicolas Otamendi on 34 minutes earns him a card. Sport Lisboa e Benfica will be frustrated.
39' It’s high time Bruno Nascimento made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
44' 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 Orkun Kokcu suffering a number of foals already.
46' The whistle greets Florentino as he departs to be replaced by Leandro Barreiro Martins.
51' 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.
56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
58' Alexander Bah is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
59' Sporting Clube de Portugal player sees a card in front of him.
63' The referee shows Sporting Clube de Portugal player a card on 63.
68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
72' The crowd applauds Geovany Quenda as he leaves the pitch. Maximiliano Araujo steps in for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
75' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Zeki Amdouni is replaced by Vangelis Pavlidis on 75 minute.
80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bruno Nascimento might look to freshen things up shortly.
81' Time for substitution for Sporting Clube de Portugal. Trincao is replaced by Conrad Harder.
84' The whistle greets Fredrik Aursnes as he departs to be replaced by Arthur Cabral.
89' Alexander Bah is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Clube de Portugal tonight.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Tomas Araujo argues furiously but the card stands.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sporting Clube de Portugal take all three points.

Lineups

Sporting Clube de Portugal Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

9
Viktor Gyokeres
3
Jerry St. Juste
2
Matheus Reis
5
Hidemasa Morita ↓ Joao Simoes 72'
42
Morten Hjulmand
17
Trincao ↓ Conrad Harder 81'
1
Franco Israel
21
Geny Catamo
72
Eduardo Quaresma ↓ Ivan Fresneda 72'
26
Ousmane Diomande
57
Geovany Quenda ↓ Maximiliano Araujo 72'

Bench

Coach Rui Borges

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

30
Nicolas Otamendi
10
Orkun Kokcu
11
Angel di Maria
8
Fredrik Aursnes ↓ Arthur Cabral 84'
61
Florentino ↓ Leandro Barreiro Martins 46'
1
Anatolii Trubin
6
Alexander Bah
17
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu ↓ Jan-Niklas Beste 75'
44
Tomas Araujo
3
Alvaro Carreras
7
Zeki Amdouni ↓ Vangelis Pavlidis 75'

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

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

2024-12-29 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-12-22 Gil Vicente FC 0–0 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2024-12-14 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–2 Boavista FC W 2024-12-10 Club Brugge KV 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2024-12-05 Moreirense FC 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal L 2024-11-30 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–1 CD Santa Clara L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2024-12-29 Sporting Clube de Portugal 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-12-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 GD Estoril Praia W 2024-12-19 CD Nacional 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-12-15 AVS 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2024-12-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 Bologna FC 1909 D 2024-12-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Vitória SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.68 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

Expected Goals

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

1.82 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Sporting Clube de Portugal or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 76% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

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

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.5

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

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

✗ Wrong

Sporting Clube de Portugal28% Draw41% Sport Lisboa e Benfica31%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

7.5%

2 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

1 – 3

4.9%

0 – 1

4.9%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

4.4%

2 – 0

4.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

2 – 3

4.1%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	17%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	18%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	12%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

17% ✗

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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