Primeira Liga · Matchweek 30 · Apr 19

Sporting CP - Benfica

Benfica won 2-1 away at Sporting CP in Primeira Liga (Matchweek 30). Goals: L. Suarez (P) 19'; H. Morita 72'; A. Schjelderup (P) 27'; Rafa Silva 90+3'.

Sporting CPHOME

1 - 2

BenficaAWAY

L. Suarez (P) 19'H. Morita 72'

⚽

A. Schjelderup (P) 27'Rafa Silva 90+3'

🏟 Estádio José Alvalade Lisbon 👤 Referee: J. Pinheiro

Key events

27' ⚽ A. Schjelderup (P)(0 - 1) Benfica

36' 🟨 M. HjulmandYellow card Sporting CP

53' 🟨 R. SilvaYellow card Sporting CP

72' ⚽ H. Morita(1 - 1) · Assist: Z. Debast Sporting CP

75' 🟨 A. TrubinYellow card Benfica

90+3' ⚽ Rafa Silva(1 - 2) · Assist: L. Barreiro Benfica

Quick stats

%61 Possession %39

2.25 Pre-match xG 1.83

18 Total shots 14

6 Shots on target 5

8 Shots off target 5

4 Blocked shots 4

11 Shots inside box 9

7 Shots outside box 5

3 Saves 5

Match timeline

First half

27'

⚽A. Schjelderup (P)(0 - 1)

M. HjulmandYellow card🟨

36'

HT 0 - 1

R. SilvaYellow card🟨

53'

O. Diomande ↔ Z. DebastSubstitution🔁

60'

E. Quaresma ↔ G. VagiannidisSubstitution🔁

61'

Pote ↔ G. QuendaSubstitution🔁

68'

H. Morita(1 - 1) · Assist: Z. Debast⚽

72'

75'

🟨A. TrubinYellow card

78'

🔁A. Schjelderup ↔ Rafa SilvaSubstitution

78'

🔁F. Ivanovic ↔ V. PavlidisSubstitution

78'

🔁T. Araujo ↔ A. SilvaSubstitution

78'

🔁G. Prestianni ↔ D. LukebakioSubstitution

H. Morita ↔ D. BragancaSubstitution🔁

88'

G. Catamo ↔ R. NelSubstitution🔁

88'

90+3'

⚽Rafa Silva(1 - 2) · Assist: L. Barreiro

90+5'

🔁L. Barreiro ↔ E. BarrenecheaSubstitution

FT 1 - 2

Match statsSporting CP · Benfica

Key stats

%61 Possession %39

2.25 Pre-match xG 1.83

Shots

18 Total shots 14

6 Shots on target 5

8 Shots off target 5

4 Blocked shots 4

11 Shots inside box 9

7 Shots outside box 5

3 Saves 5

Attacking

0 Attacks 0

0 Dangerous attacks 0

Passing

484 Total passes 303

415 Accurate passes 226

%86 Pass accuracy %75

Set pieces & discipline

3 Corners 8

1 Offsides 1

13 Fouls 7

Cards

2 Yellow cards 1

By half

0 1st-half goals 1

1 2nd-half goals 1

Penalties

0 Penalties won 0

0 Penalty goals 0

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

Silva 20

Araújo 25

Inácio 26

Diomande 72

Quaresma 5

Morita 42

Hjulmand 8

Gonçalves 17

Trincão 10

Catamo 97

Suárez 1

Trubin 26

Dahl 30

Otamendi 44

Araújo 17

Dedić 20

Ríos 8

Aursnes 21

Schjelderup 18

Barreiro 25

Prestianni 9

Ivanović

Sporting CP · Bench

12João Virgínia12

90Rafael Nel90

7Geovany Quenda7

70Salvador Blopa70

14Giorgi Kochorashvili14

23Daniel Bragança23

6Zeno Debast6

91Ricardo Mangas91

13Giorgos Vagiannidis13

Coach: Rui Borges

Benfica · Bench

24Samuel Soares24

14Vangelis Pavlidis14

10Georgiy Sudakov10

5Enzo Barrenechea5

11Dodi Lukebakio11

27Rafa Silva27

15Sidny Lopes Cabral15

4António Silva4

6Alexander Bah6

Coach: Jose Mourinho

HEAD TO HEAD11 meetings · 2021–2025

Sporting CP 4

Feb 2who was on topDec 5

Benfica 3

4 Sporting CP 4 draw 3 Benfica

Last 2 meetings drawn

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

3.0goals / match

17–16total goals

2/1clean sheets

3-1Sporting CP best win · Dec 4

2-0Benfica best win · Apr 17

Over 1.5 9/11

Over 2.5 6/11

Over 3.5 4/11

BTTS 8/11

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Sporting CP at home5 matches

3W 1D 1L 6:5

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

2Sporting CPin the table82pts

34matches 25-7-2W-D-L 89:24goals +65diff

WWWDD

3Benficain the table80pts

34matches 23-11-0W-D-L 74:25goals +49diff

WDDWW

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

Dec 5

Benfica 1-1 Sporting CP

Primeira Liga

May 10

Benfica 1-1 Sporting CP

Primeira Liga

Dec 29

Sporting CP 1-0 Benfica

Primeira Liga

Apr 6

Sporting CP 2-1 Benfica

Primeira Liga

Nov 12

Benfica 2-1 Sporting CP

Primeira Liga

May 21

Sporting CP 2-2 Benfica

Primeira Liga

Jan 15

Benfica 2-2 Sporting CP

Primeira Liga

Apr 17

Sporting CP 0-2 Benfica

Primeira Liga

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Sporting CP dominated the ball61% possession

Sporting CP took more shots18 - 14

Sporting CP committed more fouls13 - 7

THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE

Sporting CPBenfica

Goals 1.02.7 -1.7

Shots 18.016.0 +2.0

On target 6.06.2 -0.2

Possession %61%62 -1.1

Corners 3.06.2 -3.2

Cards 2.02.5 -0.5

Conceded 2.00.7 +1.3

this matchseason average · 33 matches

Goals 2.02.2 -0.2

Shots 14.016.0 -2.0

On target 5.05.6 -0.6

Possession %39%60 -20.5

Corners 8.06.8 +1.2

Cards 1.02.6 -1.6

Conceded 1.00.7 +0.3

this matchseason average · 33 matches

PLAYER RATINGS★ Rui Silva 7.70

Sporting CP6.86Benfica6.55

Starting XI

1 Rui Silva G · 90' 7.70

Saves3Passes22 · %21

5 Hidemasa Morita M · 88' 7.70

Goals1On target1/2Dribbles1/3Tackles4Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won9/19Fouls won1Fouls5Passes34 · %25

25 Gonçalo Inácio D · 90' 7.60

Key pass1Tackles3Duels won7/9Passes66 · %53

42 Morten Hjulmand M · 90' · K 7.00

Key pass2Tackles2Duels won4/5Fouls1Passes58 · %53

26 Ousmane Diomande D · 60' 6.90

Tackles1Duels won3/4Passes48 · %44

17 Francisco Trincão M · 90' 6.90

Key pass3Dribbles1/3Tackles1Duels won3/7Fouls won1Passes31 · %26

10 Geny Catamo M · 88' 6.90

On target3/4Key pass1Dribbles3/6Duels won5/12Fouls won2Passes42 · %36

72 Eduardo Quaresma D · 61' 6.30

Dribbles1/2Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won5/9Fouls won2Fouls1Passes46 · %41

20 Maximiliano Araújo D · 90' 6.30

Key pass1Dribbles1/2Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won3/9Fouls2Passes34 · %30

8 Pedro Gonçalves M · 68' 6.30

On target1/4Key pass1Dribbles1/3Tackles1Duels won2/6Fouls2Passes22 · %16

97 Luis Javier Suárez F · 90' 5.90

On target1/1Dribbles1/4Tackles1Duels won3/9Fouls won1Fouls1Passes14 · %12

Substitutes

6 Zeno Debast D · 30' 7.30

Assist1Key pass1Blocks1Duels won2/2Passes32 · %27

7 Geovany Quenda M · 22' 6.50

Passes5 · %4

13 Giorgos Vagiannidis D · 29' 6.30

Fouls1Passes8 · %8

23 Daniel Bragança M · 2'

Passes1 · %1

90 Rafael Nel F · 2'

Unused: Ricardo MangasGiorgi KochorashviliSalvador BlopaJoão Virgínia

Starting XI

1 Anatoliy Trubin G · 90' 7.20

Saves5Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes24 · %9

21 Andreas Schjelderup M · 78' 7.00

Goals1Pen goal1On target2/3Tackles1Duels won2/7Fouls won1Fouls2Passes14 · %10

30 Nicolás Otamendi D · 90' · K 6.70

On target1/2Tackles2Interceptions4Blocks1Duels won5/8Fouls won1Fouls1Passes22 · %20

26 Samuel Dahl D · 90' 6.70

On target1/2Tackles4Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won4/8Fouls1Passes21 · %12

25 Gianluca Prestianni M · 78' 6.60

Key pass3Dribbles2/3Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won6/9Fouls won3Passes24 · %18

8 Fredrik Aursnes M · 90' 6.60

Key pass2Tackles5Duels won5/7Fouls1Passes43 · %37

18 Leandro Barreiro M · 90' 6.50

Tackles2Duels won3/5Fouls won1Offside1Passes20 · %16

17 Amar Dedić D · 90' 6.30

Dribbles2/3Tackles1Duels won4/6Fouls won1Passes31 · %25

44 Tomás Araújo D · 78' 6.30

Tackles1Blocks1Duels won2/3Passes25 · %18

20 Richard Ríos M · 90' 6.30

Key pass1Tackles1Duels won3/10Fouls won2Fouls2Passes34 · %27

9 Franjo Ivanović F · 78' 5.90

Key pass1Dribbles1/5Tackles2Duels won6/24Fouls won1Passes12 · %9

Substitutes

11 Dodi Lukebakio F · 12' 7.20

Key pass2Dribbles2/2Duels won2/2Passes6 · %5

27 Rafa Silva M · 12' 6.70

Duels won1/1Fouls won1Passes4 · %3

14 Vangelis Pavlidis F · 12' 6.70

Tackles1Duels won1/1Passes2 · %2

4 António Silva D · 12' 6.60

Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won1/1Passes8 · %7

Unused: Sidny Lopes CabralEnzo BarrenecheaGeorgiy SudakovSamuel SoaresAlexander Bah

Win probabilityModel: 1 (%50) ✗

Sporting CP %50 Draw %27 Benfica %23

1.77Sporting CP xPuan

0.96Benfica xPuan

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