Primeira Liga · Matchweek 16 · Dec 29

Sporting CP - Benfica

Sporting CP beat Benfica 1-0 in Primeira Liga (Matchweek 16). Goals: Geny Catamo 29', 29'.

Sporting CPHOME

1 - 0

BenficaAWAY

Geny Catamo 29', 29'

⚽

🏟 Estádio José Alvalade 👤 Referee: Fábio Veríssimo

Key events

29' ⚽ Geny Catamo(1 - 0) · Assist: V. Gyökeres Sporting CP

29' ⚽ Geny Catamo(2 - 0) · Assist: V. Gyökeres Sporting CP

34' 🟨 Nicolás OtamendiYellow card Benfica

58' 🟨 Alexander BahYellow card Benfica

59' 🟨 Matheus ReisYellow card Sporting CP

63' 🟨 Franco IsraelYellow card Sporting CP

90+3' 🟨 Tomás AraújoYellow card Benfica

Quick stats

%45 Possession %55

12 Total shots 14

6 Shots on target 2

3 Shots off target 9

3 Blocked shots 3

7 Shots inside box 8

5 Shots outside box 6

3 Saves 5

Match timeline

First half

Geny Catamo(1 - 0) · Assist: V. Gyökeres⚽

29'

Geny Catamo(2 - 0) · Assist: V. Gyökeres⚽

29'

34'

🟨Nicolás OtamendiYellow card

34'

🟨Nicolás OtamendiYellow card

HT 2 - 0

46'

🔁Florentino ↔ L. BarreiroSubstitution

46'

🔁Florentino ↔ L. BarreiroSubstitution

58'

🟨Alexander BahYellow card

58'

🟨Alexander BahYellow card

Matheus ReisYellow card🟨

59'

Matheus ReisYellow card🟨

59'

Franco IsraelYellow card🟨

63'

Franco IsraelYellow card🟨

63'

Geovany Quenda ↔ M. AraújoSubstitution🔁

72'

H. Morita ↔ João SimõesSubstitution🔁

72'

Eduardo Quaresma ↔ Iván FresnedaSubstitution🔁

72'

Geovany Quenda ↔ M. AraújoSubstitution🔁

72'

H. Morita ↔ João SimõesSubstitution🔁

72'

Eduardo Quaresma ↔ Iván FresnedaSubstitution🔁

72'

75'

🔁Z. Amdouni ↔ V. PavlidisSubstitution

75'

🔁K. Aktürkoğlu ↔ J. BesteSubstitution

75'

🔁Z. Amdouni ↔ V. PavlidisSubstitution

75'

🔁K. Aktürkoğlu ↔ J. BesteSubstitution

Trincão ↔ C. HarderSubstitution🔁

81'

Trincão ↔ C. HarderSubstitution🔁

81'

84'

🔁F. Aursnes ↔ Arthur CabralSubstitution

84'

🔁F. Aursnes ↔ Arthur CabralSubstitution

90+3'

🟨Tomás AraújoYellow card

90+3'

🟨Tomás AraújoYellow card

FT 1 - 0

Match statsSporting CP · Benfica

Key stats

%45 Possession %55

Shots

12 Total shots 14

6 Shots on target 2

3 Shots off target 9

3 Blocked shots 3

7 Shots inside box 8

5 Shots outside box 6

3 Saves 5

Passing

400 Total passes 483

337 Accurate passes 398

%84 Pass accuracy %82

Set pieces & discipline

4 Corners 8

13 Fouls 14

Cards

2 Yellow cards 3

By half

1 1st-half goals 0

0 2nd-half goals 0

LineupsSporting CP 4-2-3-1Benfica 4-3-3

Israel 2

Reis 3

Juste 26

Diomande 72

Quaresma 5

Morita 42

Hjulmand 57

Quenda 17

Trincão 21

Catamo 9

Gyökeres 1

Trubin 3

Fernández 30

Otamendi 44

Araújo 6

Bah 10

Kökçü 61

Florentino 8

Aursnes 17

Aktürkoğlu 7

Amdouni 11

María

Sporting CP · Bench

13V. Kovačević13

10M. Edwards10

6Z. Debast6

81Henrique Arreiol81

19C. Harder19

22Iván Fresneda22

52João Simões52

20M. Araújo20

78Mauro Couto78

Coach: Rui Borges

Benfica · Bench

18L. Barreiro18

21A. Schjelderup21

4António Silva4

28I. Kaboré28

24Samuel Soares24

32B. Rollheiser32

9Arthur Cabral9

37J. Beste37

14V. Pavlidis14

Coach: Bruno Lage

HEAD TO HEAD11 meetings · 2021–2026

Sporting CP 3

Feb 2who was on topApr 19

Benfica 4

3 Sporting CP 4 draw 4 Benfica

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

3.2goals / match

17–18total goals

1/1clean sheets

3-1Sporting CP best win · Dec 4

2-0Benfica best win · Apr 17

Over 1.5 10/11

Over 2.5 7/11

Over 3.5 4/11

BTTS 9/11

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Sporting CP at home5 matches

2W 1D 2L 6:7

Benfica at home6 matches

2W 3D 1L 11:11

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

FORM COMPARISON

Last 5Last 10

Sporting CP1W 3D 1L Benfica3W 2D 0L

1.20 2.20 Points per game

9 11 Goals scored

6 5 Goals conceded

1.79 1.81 xG average

1.41 1.27 xGA average

%20 %20 Clean sheets

%80 %80 BTTS

%60 %60 Over 2.5

4.4 9.6 Corners

1.4 1.6 Cards

Sporting CP4W 4D 2L Benfica6W 3D 1L

1.60 2.10 Points per game

18 21 Goals scored

10 11 Goals conceded

1.66 1.74 xG average

1.30 1.35 xGA average

%30 %20 Clean sheets

%60 %80 BTTS

%50 %80 Over 2.5

5.1 8.5 Corners

1.6 2.3 Cards

SEASON COMPARISON

1Sporting CPin the table82pts

34matches 25-7-2W-D-L 88:27goals +61diff

WDWWW

2Benficain the table80pts

34matches 25-5-4W-D-L 84:28goals +56diff

DDWWW

Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches

2.48 2.33 Points per game

2.06 1.98 xG average

0.96 0.91 xGA average

%48 %52 Clean sheets

%52 %48 BTTS

%67 %62 Over 2.5

7.1 6.3 Corners

2.6 2.1 Cards

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Apr 19

Sporting CP 1-2 Benfica

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Dec 5

Benfica 1-1 Sporting CP

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May 10

Benfica 1-1 Sporting CP

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Apr 6

Sporting CP 2-1 Benfica

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Nov 12

Benfica 2-1 Sporting CP

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May 21

Sporting CP 2-2 Benfica

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Jan 15

Benfica 2-2 Sporting CP

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Apr 17

Sporting CP 0-2 Benfica

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