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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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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 2 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Porto	2	6
2	Sporting Clube de Portugal	2	4
3	CD Santa Clara	2	4
4	CS Marítimo	1	3
5	FC Arouca	1	3
6	Gil Vicente FC	1	3
7	CF Estrela da Amadora	2	2
8	Moreirense FC	1	1
9	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	1	1
10	Sporting Clube de Braga	1	1
11	Académico de Viseu FC	2	1
12	FC Famalicão	1	1
13	GD Estoril Praia	1	1
14	CD Nacional	1	1
15	FC Alverca	2	1
16	Casa Pia AC	1	0
17	Vitória SC	2	0
18	Rio Ave FC	2	0

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
#2	Position	#9
4	Points	1
2	Played	1
1 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 0
5	Scored	2
4	Conceded	2
+1	GD	+0
2.00	PPG	1.00
50%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Clube de Portugal this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Sporting Clube de Portugal are 2nd (4 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 9th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Clube de Portugal

0-15

1/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/–

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/3

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/1

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' The 23-year-old Alvaro Carreras has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Sport Lisboa e Benfica seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
20' Sporting Clube de Portugal are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
25' Hidemasa Morita, a Japan midfielder, has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
29' Geny Catamo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
34' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a card for a hard tackle on 34.
39' 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.
44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
46' The supporters are chanting for Leandro Barreiro Martins. He replaces Florentino on 46 minute.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
56' Leandro Barreiro Martins has been relatively quiet despite scoring 19 goals in his last 436 appearances.
58' That is a card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Alexander Bah will be fuming at that decision.
59' Matheus Reis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 59.
63' It’s a booking for Sporting Clube de Portugal player. Franco Israel gets a card.
68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
72' It is a substitution in Sporting Clube de Portugal team. Geovany Quenda is replaced by Maximiliano Araujo on 72 minute.
75' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Zeki Amdouni exits the field as Vangelis Pavlidis enters on 75.
80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
81' The whistle greets Trincao as he departs to be replaced by Conrad Harder.
84' Arthur Cabral is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fredrik Aursnes at the 84 minute mark.
89' 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.
90' Tomas Araujo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Sporting Clube de Portugal celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Pizzi	3
Geny Catamo	3
Rafa Silva	3
Trincao	3
Joao Neves	2
Darwin Nunez	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

2 / 4

2.8 Sporting Clube de Portugal xG

Expected Goals

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

1.99 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 84% + Both teams to score 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal53% Draw20% Sport Lisboa e Benfica27%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes80% 0% No20%

Avg goals/match: 4.79

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	95%	5%
± 2.5	84%	16%
± 3.5	69%	31%
± 4.5	51%	49%

Double Chance

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Draw

73%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

47%

Sporting Clube de Portugal or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Clube de Portugal42% Draw34% Sport Lisboa e Benfica24%

Actual: Sporting Clube de Portugal win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–0 not predicted

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.9%

3 – 2

5.7%

1 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

4.6%

2 – 3

4.1%

4 – 1

4.1%

4 – 2

3 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.5%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Clube de Portugal

Handicap	Sporting Clube de Portugal covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	15%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	18%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	13%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	8%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Clube de Portugal keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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