Benfica vs Sporting CP match stats & report

1–1 Full time

Primeira Liga · Portugal · Regular Season - 13 · Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon · Ref Antonio Nobre, Portugal

Benfica stats & fixtures · Sporting CP stats & fixtures

Benfica drew with Sporting CP 1–1 in the Primeira Liga on 5 December 2025. Expected goals finished 1.37–0.50. Sporting CP had 59% of the ball.

Benfica vs Sporting CP match statistics

BenficaSporting CP

41% Ball possession 59%
1.37 Expected goals (xG) 0.50
10 Total shots 5
4 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 2
1 Blocked shots 1
5 Shots inside the box 3
3 Corners 2
15 Fouls 20
2 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 5
1 Red cards 0
356 Passes 522
83% Pass accuracy 87%
1 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card Pote Sporting CP
12' Goal Pote (assist M. Hjulmand) Sporting CP
27' Goal H. Sudakov (assist A. Dedic) Benfica
30' Yellow card H. Morita Sporting CP
56' Yellow card L. Barreiro Benfica
65' Yellow card L. Suárez Sporting CP
67' Yellow card V. Pavlidis Benfica
72' Yellow card Iván Fresneda Sporting CP
75' Yellow card M. Araújo Sporting CP
90+2' Red card G. Prestianni Benfica

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Benfica

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix

1 A. Trubin

26 S. Dahl 30 N. Otamendi 4 António Silva 17 A. Dedic

5 E. Barrenechea 20 R. Rios

10 H. Sudakov 18 L. Barreiro 8 F. Aursnes

14 V. Pavlidis

Bench Samuel Soares , F. Ivanović , Manu , A. Schjelderup , G. Prestianni , Tomás Araújo , G. Oliveira , Rodrigo Miguel Ferreira Rêgo , João Pedro Seno Luís Rêgo

Sporting CP

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Rui Manuel Gomes Borges

1 Rui Silva

20 M. Araújo 25 Gonçalo Inácio 26 O. Diomande 22 Iván Fresneda

5 H. Morita 42 M. Hjulmand

8 Pote 17 Trincão 10 Geny Catamo

97 L. Suárez

Bench João Virgínia , Matheus Reis , Geovany Tcherno Quenda , G. Vagiannidis , G. Kochorashvili , Alisson Santos , J. Simoes , Eduardo Quaresma , F. Ioannidis

Form guide

Benfica at home

9–1–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 3.4 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 9.9 per game
Shots on target: 8.6 per game

21% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sporting CP away

6–4–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 0.7 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

18% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Benfica vs Sporting CP head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
10 May 25	Benfica v Sporting CP	1–1
29 Dec 24	Sporting CP v Benfica	1–0
6 Apr 24	Sporting CP v Benfica	2–1
12 Nov 23	Benfica v Sporting CP	2–1
21 May 23	Sporting CP v Benfica	2–2
15 Jan 23	Benfica v Sporting CP	2–2

The full Benfica vs Sporting CP head-to-head record