Tuesday , 22 September 2026

Vitoria SC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Primeira Liga 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2019-20
Vitoria SC
0 – 1
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sat 4 Jan 2020 · 20:30 UTC Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques HT 45' · FT 45'
Lucas Evangelista 31' Y
Y 42' Tomas Tavares
Y 52' Gabriel
Joao Teixeira 57' Y
Rochinha 90' Y
Rochinha 90' R
Y 90' Adel Taarabt

Overview

Match Preview

Vitoria SC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques.

Match Details

  • Referee Venancio Manuel Raposo
  • Referee Andre Campos
  • Referee Joao Bento
  • Referee Rui Costa
  • Referee Nuno Miguel Serrano Almeida

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 Academico 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 Maritimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicao 7 7
14 Vitoria 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

3
13
Vitoria SC 16 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-04 Vitoria SC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-01-18 Vitoria SC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-08-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–2 Vitoria SC

Recent Form

Vitoria SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jan Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–1 L
15 Dec Gil Vicente FC A 2–2 D
12 Dec Eintracht Frankfurt A 3–2 W
08 Dec Portimonense SC H 2–0 W
01 Dec Vitoria FC A 1–1 D
28 Nov Royal Standard de Liege H 1–1 D
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jan Vitoria SC A 1–0 W
14 Dec FC Famalicao H 4–0 W
10 Dec FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 3–0 W
06 Dec Boavista FC A 4–1 W
30 Nov CS Maritimo H 4–0 W
27 Nov RB Leipzig A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Vitoria SC Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#14 Position #2
5 Points 16
7 Played 7
1 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
5 Scored 22
8 Conceded 7
-3 GD +15
0.71 PPG 2.29
14% Win % 71%

Key Stats

31% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Vitoria SC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Vitoria SC are 14th (5 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Vitoria SC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ 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)

Vitoria SC
Samu 1 G
Gustavo Silva 1 G
Alioune Ndoye 1 G
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 Vitória SC to score. At the same time, Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Adel Taarabt has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Vitória SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Pizzi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 64 goals in his last 470 appearances.
  • 23' GOAL! Franco Cervi scores on 23. Assisted by Pizzi
  • 28' It is a cagey affair so far. Vitória SC in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
  • 31' Vitoria SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 41' Vitória SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
  • 42' Poor challenge from Tomas Tavares. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 47' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 52' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gabriel.
  • 57' Joao Teixeira catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 57.
  • 58' The supporters are chanting for Denis Poha. He replaces Joao Teixeira on 58 minute.
  • 63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Vitória SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 68' It’s high time Ivo Vieira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 69' The Vitoria SC manager makes a substitution. Leo Bonatini departs to be replaced by Bruno Duarte.
  • 71' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Carlos Vinicius exits the field as Haris Seferovic enters on 71.
  • 76' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
  • 77' Lucas Evangelista makes way for Rochinha at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vitoria SC.
  • 82' Andreas Samaris is replacing Chiquinho for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
  • 87' 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 Gabriel suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' Vitoria SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Gedson. He replaces Pizzi on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joao Mario 4
Haris Seferovic 4
Pizzi 3
Pizzi 3
Roman Yaremchuk 2
Bruno Duarte 2
Darwin Nunez 2
Goncalo Ramos 2

Head to Head

2020-01-04 Vitoria SC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-01-18 Vitoria SC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-08-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–2 Vitoria SC

Vitoria SC Form

2020-01-04 Vitoria SC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2019-12-15 Gil Vicente FC 2–2 Vitoria SC D 2019-12-12 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–3 Vitoria SC W 2019-12-08 Vitoria SC 2–0 Portimonense SC W 2019-12-01 Vitoria FC 1–1 Vitoria SC D 2019-11-28 Vitoria SC 1–1 Royal Standard de Liege D

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2020-01-04 Vitoria SC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-12-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 FC Famalicao W 2019-12-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2019-12-06 Boavista FC 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-11-30 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 CS Maritimo W 2019-11-27 RB Leipzig 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.69 Vitoria SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Vitoria SC16% Draw23% Sport Lisboa e Benfica61%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Vitoria SC or Draw
40%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
84%
Vitoria SC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Vitoria SC10% Draw43% Sport Lisboa e Benfica47%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
13.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
9.8%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 3
8.9%
0 – 0
8.3%
1 – 3
6.2%
0 – 4
4.5%
1 – 0
3.7%
1 – 4
3.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
2 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Vitoria SC

Handicap Vitoria SC covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 2% 97%
-1.5 3% — 97%
-1 3% 8% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 32% — 68%
+1 32% 24% 43%
+1.5 57% — 43%
+2 57% 21% 22%
+2.5 78% — 22%

Clean Sheet

Vitoria SC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
51% ✓

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