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Benfica
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 13
Dec 3, 2021 at 9.15pm UK
Estádio da Luz
Sporting Lisbon

Benfica
1 - 3
Sporting Lisbon

Pizzi (90+6')
Vertonghen (22'), Weigl (27'), Taarabt (89')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Sarabia (8'), Paulinho (62'), Nunes (68')
Feddal (1'), Paulinho (1'), Porro (20'), Sarabia (33'), Goncalves (45+3'), Esgaio (73')

The Match

Preview

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

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 Benfica win with a probability of 47.06%. A win for Sporting Lisbon had a probability of 29.16% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.53%) and 2-0 (7.25%). The likeliest Sporting Lisbon win was 1-2 (7.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood.

Result
BenficaDrawSporting Lisbon
47.06%23.78%29.16%
Both teams to score 59.3%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.54%42.46%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.13%64.87%
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.76%18.24%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.72%49.28%
Sporting Lisbon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.53%27.47%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.04%62.96%
Score Analysis
    Benfica 47.06%
    Sporting Lisbon 29.16%
    Draw 23.78%
BenficaDrawSporting Lisbon
2-1 @ 9.37%
1-0 @ 8.53%
2-0 @ 7.25%
3-1 @ 5.32%
3-0 @ 4.11%
3-2 @ 3.43%
4-1 @ 2.26%
4-0 @ 1.75%
4-2 @ 1.46%
Other @ 3.58%
Total : 47.06%
1-1 @ 11.01%
2-2 @ 6.06%
0-0 @ 5.01%
3-3 @ 1.48%
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 23.78%
1-2 @ 7.12%
0-1 @ 6.47%
0-2 @ 4.18%
1-3 @ 3.07%
2-3 @ 2.61%
0-3 @ 1.8%
1-4 @ 0.99%
Other @ 2.92%
Total : 29.16%

How you voted: Benfica vs Sporting Lisbon

Benfica
49.1%
Draw
21.4%
Sporting Lisbon
29.5%
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