Benfica supporters put their faith in manager N. da Silva Veríssimo to deliver victory against Sporting CP

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Competition: Portugal Primeira Liga
Competition: Sat 25.July
Match begins: 20:15 (UTC)
Venue: Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (64642 seats)

The Benfica & Sporting CP managers N. da Silva Veríssimo and R. Marques Amorim are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Primeira Liga league table.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Benfica and Sporting CP.

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

Sporting CP are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Benfica form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica as Benfica have scored 36 goals to get 35 points from 16 games. The overall stats in the Primeira Liga are 11-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Benfica has recorded two wins in a row here at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Mile Svilar not having conceded a league goal in 186 minutes.

Happy days for Benfica in their previous game, a Primeira Liga match away at Desportivo Aves (placed 18th) that ended with a 4-0 victory. Ahead of that match, Benfica won a home game hosting Vitória SC (2-0).

As mentioned above, Benfica "killed" Desportivo Aves in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Benfica handle that role? We have found four games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, one draw and one defeat.

Goals decide football matches and Benfica are scoring many of them at home; 36 on target from 16 league matches. From these home matches, Benfica have conceded only 12 goals.

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Sporting CP form and stats

6-5-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sporting CP in their Primeira Liga matches away.

Sporting CP have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 203 minutes ago. J. Cabral was the goal scorer.

Sporting CP's last game was the home draw against Vitoria Setubal (0-0). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Porto wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Sporting CP have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those five games were zero victories, two draws and three defeats.

The visiting Sporting CP have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 23 goals from 16 games. Sporting CP have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Sporting CP - Benfica 0-2 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Benfica five wins, four draws and Sporting CP one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BenficaL. Fernandes
L. Fernandes
18 goals
BenficaC. Alves Morais
C. Alves Morais
17 goals
BenficaR. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
R. Fernandes Ferreira da Silva
7 goals

Benfica missing players

Sporting CP missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Benfica Sporting CP
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 4 16 33
23 11 2 Won W 0 6 18
5 2 0 Drew D 1 5 6
5 3 2 Lost L 3 5 9
69 36 6 Scored S 2 23 48
25 12 3 Conceded C 7 19 32
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
82% 81% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 75% 73%
48% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 45%
36% 44% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 44% 27%
15% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
39% 31% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 52%
52% 56% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 36%
12% 19% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 18%
 
6.8 8.5 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6.2 6
3.8 3.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.4 3.9
2 1.7 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 3.1 2.7
2 2 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
515 270 55 Total Shots T S 43 211 458
182 96 14 Shots on Target S O 15 63 130
38% 38% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 13% 37% 37%
Key stats in Primeira Liga this season:
  • Benfica has the most scored goals in the second half (43)
  • 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 won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Benfica have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sporting CP have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 33 26 4 3 73 20 17 15 1 1 44 7 16 11 3 2 29 13 53 82
2 Benfica 33 23 5 5 69 25 16 11 2 3 36 12 17 12 3 2 33 13 44 74
3 Sporting CP 33 18 6 9 48 32 17 12 1 4 25 13 16 6 5 5 23 19 16 60
4 Sporting Braga 33 17 6 10 59 39 16 9 4 3 30 19 17 8 2 7 29 20 20 57
5 Famalicão 33 14 11 8 50 48 17 7 6 4 28 26 16 7 5 4 22 22 2 53
6 Rio Ave 33 14 10 9 46 36 17 6 6 5 27 23 16 8 4 4 19 13 10 52
7 Vitória SC 33 13 10 10 51 36 17 8 4 5 27 15 16 5 6 5 24 21 15 49
8 Moreirense 33 10 13 10 41 42 16 6 6 4 22 18 17 4 7 6 19 24 -1 43
9 Gil Vicente 33 11 9 13 37 41 16 7 6 3 23 18 17 4 3 10 14 23 -4 42
10 Santa Clara 33 11 9 13 34 39 16 6 3 7 16 19 17 5 6 6 18 20 -5 42
11 Boavista 33 10 9 14 28 37 16 5 4 7 15 16 17 5 5 7 13 21 -9 39
12 Marítimo 33 9 11 13 31 39 16 5 7 4 21 18 17 4 4 9 10 21 -8 38
13 Paços de Ferreira 33 11 5 17 33 49 17 6 2 9 15 22 16 5 3 8 18 27 -16 38
14 Belenenses 33 9 8 16 27 52 17 5 4 8 13 25 16 4 4 8 14 27 -25 35
15 Tondela 33 8 9 16 28 43 17 3 5 9 12 22 16 5 4 7 16 21 -15 33
16 Vitoria Setubal 33 6 13 14 25 43 16 3 7 6 13 20 17 3 6 8 12 23 -18 31
17 Portimonense 33 6 12 15 28 45 16 4 7 5 16 18 17 2 5 10 12 27 -17 30
18 Desportivo Aves 33 5 2 26 24 66 17 4 1 12 12 26 16 1 1 14 12 40 -42 17

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 33 26 4 3 73 20 17 15 1 1 44 7 16 11 3 2 29 13 53 82
2 Benfica 33 23 5 5 69 25 16 11 2 3 36 12 17 12 3 2 33 13 44 74
3 Sporting CP 33 18 6 9 48 32 17 12 1 4 25 13 16 6 5 5 23 19 16 60
4 Sporting Braga 33 17 6 10 59 39 16 9 4 3 30 19 17 8 2 7 29 20 20 57
5 Famalicão 33 14 11 8 50 48 17 7 6 4 28 26 16 7 5 4 22 22 2 53
6 Rio Ave 33 14 10 9 46 36 17 6 6 5 27 23 16 8 4 4 19 13 10 52
7 Vitória SC 33 13 10 10 51 36 17 8 4 5 27 15 16 5 6 5 24 21 15 49
8 Moreirense 33 10 13 10 41 42 16 6 6 4 22 18 17 4 7 6 19 24 -1 43
9 Gil Vicente 33 11 9 13 37 41 16 7 6 3 23 18 17 4 3 10 14 23 -4 42
10 Santa Clara 33 11 9 13 34 39 16 6 3 7 16 19 17 5 6 6 18 20 -5 42
11 Boavista 33 10 9 14 28 37 16 5 4 7 15 16 17 5 5 7 13 21 -9 39
12 Marítimo 33 9 11 13 31 39 16 5 7 4 21 18 17 4 4 9 10 21 -8 38
13 Paços de Ferreira 33 11 5 17 33 49 17 6 2 9 15 22 16 5 3 8 18 27 -16 38
14 Belenenses 33 9 8 16 27 52 17 5 4 8 13 25 16 4 4 8 14 27 -25 35
15 Tondela 33 8 9 16 28 43 17 3 5 9 12 22 16 5 4 7 16 21 -15 33
16 Vitoria Setubal 33 6 13 14 25 43 16 3 7 6 13 20 17 3 6 8 12 23 -18 31
17 Portimonense 33 6 12 15 28 45 16 4 7 5 16 18 17 2 5 10 12 27 -17 30
18 Desportivo Aves 33 5 2 26 24 66 17 4 1 12 12 26 16 1 1 14 12 40 -42 17

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The Primeira Liga, also known as Liga NOS, is the top level of football in Portugal. It has 18 teams each playing 34 fixtures to decide the final league table. Portuguese football is dominated by “The Big Three”: Benfica, Porto and Sporting CP (Lisbon). These three clubs generally end up in the top three positions.