Nervous top table cliff-hanger in Liga Portugal as Sporting CP have come the 0 miles necessary to meet Benfica at their Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
- Benfica have the most scored goals (38) in Liga Portugal
- Sporting CP have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Liga Portugal
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Both squads have had time to rest since their last match. Let's hope for an animated game!
Benfica form and stats
Home games in the Liga Portugal have been a walk in the park for Benfica so far, with 24 points won from 8 matches; 8 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Benfica has won so many consecutive home games (eight in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. We remember; it was Arouca.
Benfica are returning here after guesting Varzim in a Taça De Portugal game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Midfielder Fernández was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.3 (out of ten) in that game. Fernández scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 91 successful passes (of 97 total).
Previous to that game, a Liga Portugal home match hosting Portimonense in a game that was won 1-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Benfica handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
It's goals goals goals for Benfica who have scored 27 goals from 8 league home games. Benfica are not conceding a lot of goals here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.
Sporting CP form and stats
Playing away, Sporting CP have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Liga Portugal this season.
Sporting CP are travelling again after losing away to Maritimo in their previous match (0-1). That loss was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points. Inácio was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.45. The defender Inácio hit one key pass and won 9 of 13 duels.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Pacos de Ferreira.Sporting CP are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 8 of this side's 10 most recent league matches have ended with three goals or more.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sporting CP have scored 10 goals in 8 league games away. Sporting CP struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Benfica victories, zero draws and four Sporting CP wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Naval da Costa Eduardo 7 goals |   P. Pereira Gonçalves 7 goals |
Benfica missing players
Sporting CP missing players
| Benfica | Sporting CP | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 38 | 27 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| 93% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 88% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 87% |
| 67% | 88% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 73% |
| 47% | 75% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 12% | 27% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 7% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 33% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 27% |
| 8.7 | 10 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 2.9 | 2.1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19.6 | 24.4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 14.4 | 16.8 |
| 7.3 | 9.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
| 35% | 36% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 33% |
| 6.1 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 10.5 | 8.5 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4 | 2.9 |
- Benfica have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sporting CP have scored away.
- Benfica have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Benfica have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most points (24) at home in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most scored goals (27) at home in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most scored goals (38) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the most scored goals in the second half (19) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the the best goal difference (+21) at home in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have the the best goal difference (+28) in Liga Portugal
- Benfica have won all their matches at home so far.
- Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Sporting CP have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Liga Portugal
- Sporting CP have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Liga Portugal
- Sporting CP have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sporting CP haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benfica | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 40 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 24 | 34 |
| 3 | Porto | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 33 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Casa Pia | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 24 |
| 7 | Arouca | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 22 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Chaves | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 20 |
| 10 | Boavista | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 20 |
| 11 | Portimonense | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | Vizela | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Famalicao | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Estoril | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 16 |
| 15 | Santa Clara | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 12 |
| 17 | Maritimo | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 20 | -18 | 10 |
| 18 | Pacos de Ferreira | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -22 | 3 |
