The Sporting CP & Benfica managers E. Ferro dos Santos and B. Nascimento are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Primeira Liga league table.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Taça De Portugal.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Sporting CP form and stats
Overall Primeira Liga stats at home this season for Sporting CP are 4-0-3 (wins-draw-losses).
A good away victory last time out for Sporting CP, who won 3-1 against Vitoria Setubal (placed 9th). Before that game, the home loss against Porto with the scoreline 1-2.
Sporting CP are traveling soon after this match as the League Cup match at Sporting Braga awaits in four days.
The Sporting CP fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Sporting CP have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Benfica form and stats
The strength of Benfica, who have the most scored goals (40) in Primeira Liga, on their travels this season is incredible with 21 points collected from 7 Primeira Liga away games. Benfica has 7-0-0 on the road, with 16 goals scored and 3 conceded. In general it has been a productive period now for Benfica as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.
Benfica are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the Taça De Portugal against Rio Ave (placed 7th). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Desportivo Aves.
The Benfica manager B. Nascimento has got the team scoring on the road, with 16 away goals in 7 league matches. Benfica's manager B. Nascimento has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 3 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 1 - 4 - 5 (Sporting CP wins - draws - Benfica wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Fernandes 12 goals |  C. Alves Morais 10 goals |   B. Borges Fernandes 8 goals |
Sporting CP missing players
Benfica missing players
| Sporting CP | Benfica | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 12 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 40 |
| 18 | 9 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 81% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 57% | 56% |
| 38% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 38% |
| 6% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 12% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 25% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 57% | 69% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 5.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 7.4 |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 237 | 113 | 57 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 93 | 243 |
| 69 | 34 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 30 | 79 |
| 41% | 35% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 53% | 51% |
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals (3) away
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals (6)
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4)
- Benfica has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2)
- Benfica has the most clean sheets (11)
- Benfica has the most clean sheets (4) away
- Benfica has the most points (21) away
- Benfica has the most points from losing position (9)
- Benfica has the most scored goals (40)
- Benfica has the most scored goals in the second half (27)
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+13) away
- Benfica has the the best goal difference (+34)
- Benfica have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Benfica have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Benfica have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Benfica have won all their away games so far.
- Benfica have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Benfica have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Benfica haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Benfica is in the best form (6-0-0)
- Sporting CP have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sporting CP have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sporting CP have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- 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 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 34 | 45 |
| 2 | Porto | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 41 |
| 3 | Famalicao | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 30 |
| 4 | Sporting CP | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 29 |
| 5 | Sporting Braga | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Gil Vicente | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Vitoria Setubal | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 10 | Boavista | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 19 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 12 | Tondela | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 19 |
| 13 | Santa Clara | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -8 | 17 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 15 | Belenenses | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -18 | 15 |
| 16 | Pacos de Ferreira | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -11 | 15 |
| 17 | Portimonense | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
| 18 | Desportivo Aves | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -17 | 6 |