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Sporting Lisbon
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 30
Apr 17, 2022 at 8.30pm UK
 
Benfica

Sporting Lisbon
0 - 2
Benfica


Sarabia (13'), Paulinho (51')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Nunez (14'), Dias (90+2')
Everton (41'), Vertonghen (51'), Taarabt (75')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Primeira Liga clash between Sporting Lisbon and Benfica, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sporting Lisbon

Last Six:
Last Game: Sporting Lisbon 4-0 Santa Clara
Saturday, May 14 at 8.30pm in Primeira Liga

Benfica

Last Six:
Last Game: Pacos de Ferreira 0-2 Benfica
Friday, May 13 at 8.15pm in Primeira Liga

We said: Sporting Lisbon 2-1 Benfica

 This weekend's game sees two of the biggest sides in Portuguese football go head to head and we can expect an exciting contest filled with plenty of goalmouth action. While Benfica are perfectly capable of coming away with all three points, Sporting Lisbon head into the game in especially good form of late and we predict they will cancel out the efforts of the visitors and come out victorious. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sporting Lisbon win with a probability of 55.26%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for Benfica had a probability of 22.32%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.36%) and 2-0 (8.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.46%), while for a Benfica win it was 1-2 (5.85%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood.

Result
Sporting LisbonDrawBenfica
55.26%22.42%22.32%
Both teams to score 57.08%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.73%42.27%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.33%64.67%
Sporting Lisbon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.81%15.19%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.18%43.82%
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.3%32.7%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.75%69.25%
Score Analysis
    Sporting Lisbon 55.26%
    Benfica 22.32%
    Draw 22.41%
Sporting LisbonDrawBenfica
2-1 @ 9.86%
1-0 @ 9.36%
2-0 @ 8.82%
3-1 @ 6.19%
3-0 @ 5.54%
3-2 @ 3.46%
4-1 @ 2.92%
4-0 @ 2.61%
4-2 @ 1.63%
5-1 @ 1.1%
5-0 @ 0.98%
Other @ 2.79%
Total : 55.26%
1-1 @ 10.46%
2-2 @ 5.51%
0-0 @ 4.97%
3-3 @ 1.29%
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 22.41%
1-2 @ 5.85%
0-1 @ 5.55%
0-2 @ 3.1%
1-3 @ 2.18%
2-3 @ 2.05%
0-3 @ 1.16%
Other @ 2.42%
Total : 22.32%

How you voted: Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica

Sporting Lisbon
75.8%
Draw
9.7%
Benfica
14.5%
62
Head to Head
Jan 29, 2022 7.45pm
Benfica
1-2
Sporting Lisbon
Everton (23')
Vertonghen (53'), Everton (58'), Mario (90+2')
Inacio (49'), Sarabia (78')
Neto (31'), Paulinho (53'), Nunes (59'), Esgaio (77')
Dec 3, 2021 9.15pm
Benfica
1-3
Sporting Lisbon
Pizzi (90+6')
Vertonghen (22'), Weigl (27'), Taarabt (89')
Sarabia (8'), Paulinho (62'), Nunes (68')
Feddal (1'), Paulinho (1'), Porro (20'), Sarabia (33'), Goncalves (45+3'), Esgaio (73')
May 15, 2021 6pm
Benfica
4-3
Sporting Lisbon
Seferovic (12', 49' pen.), Pizzi (29'), Verissimo (37')
Grimaldo (7'), Verissimo (38'), Otamendi (43'), Gabriel (57'), Tavares (87'), Nunez (90+2')
Goncalves (45+1', 77'), Santos (62')
Reis (31'), Mendes (57'), Mario (65'), Goncalves (90+2')
Feb 1, 2021 9.30pm
Sporting Lisbon
1-0
Benfica
Nunes (90+2')
Tomas (15'), Neto (40'), Tabata (90+5')

Gilberto (13'), Weigl (16'), Otamendi (53'), Pizzi (75'), Gabriel (79')
Jul 25, 2020 9.15pm
Benfica
2-1
Sporting Lisbon
Seferovic (28'), Vinicius (88')
Dias (20'), Gabriel (22'), Almeida (73'), Vinicius (90+4')
Sporar (69')
Neto (36'), Cabral (71'), Wendel (77')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CSporting Lisbon33283293296487
2Benfica33254476274979
3Porto33216662273569
4Braga33215771492268
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes33186949371260
6MoreirenseMoreirense33157113434052
7AroucaArouca33137135347646
8FamalicaoFamalicao331012113639-342
9SC FarenseFarense33107164548-337
10Rio AveRio Ave3361893742-536
11Gil Vicente3399154251-936
12Casa Pia3398163649-1335
13Estoril PraiaEstoril3396184856-833
14BoavistaBoavista33710163760-2331
15Estrela Amadora33612153253-2130
16PortimonensePortimonense3378183671-3529
RVizela33510183464-3025
RChavesChaves3358203169-3823
> Primeira Liga Full Table


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