Sporting CP vs Benfica match stats & report
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Sporting CP beat Benfica 1–0 in the Primeira Liga on 29 December 2024. Expected goals finished 1.14–0.72. Benfica had 55% of the ball.
Sporting CP vs Benfica match statistics
- 45% Ball possession 55%
- 1.14 Expected goals (xG) 0.72
- 12 Total shots 14
- 6 Shots on target 2
- 3 Shots off target 9
- 3 Blocked shots 3
- 7 Shots inside the box 8
- 4 Corners 8
- 13 Fouls 14
- 2 Yellow cards 3
- 400 Passes 483
- 84% Pass accuracy 82%
- 3 Goalkeeper saves 5
Goals and cards
- 29' Goal Geny Catamo (assist V. Gyökeres) Sporting CP
- 34' Yellow card N. Otamendi Benfica
- 58' Yellow card A. Bah Benfica
- 59' Yellow card Matheus Reis Sporting CP
- 63' Yellow card F. Israel Sporting CP
- 90+3' Yellow card Tomás Araújo Benfica
The Ghost's call
The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.
Team news & lineups
Sporting CP
Bench M. Araújo , J. Simoes , Iván Fresneda , C. Harder , Henrique Arreiol , Z. Debast , M. Edwards , V. Kovacevic , Mauro Couto
Benfica
Bench L. Barreiro , V. Pavlidis , J. Beste , Arthur Cabral , B. Rollheiser , Samuel Soares , I. Kaboré , António Silva , A. Schjelderup
Form guide
Sporting CP at home
9–1–0 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 3.3 per game
- Conceded
- 0.8 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 10
- Corners
- 5.2 per game
- Shots on target
- 5.2 per game
15% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Benfica away
6–2–2 in 10 matches
- Scored
- 2.7 per game
- Conceded
- 1.0 per game
- Clean sheets
- 4 / 10
- Corners
- 4.6 per game
- Shots on target
- 6.1 per game
7% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.
Sporting CP vs Benfica head-to-head
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP v Benfica | 2–1 | |
| Benfica v Sporting CP | 2–1 | |
| Sporting CP v Benfica | 2–2 | |
| Benfica v Sporting CP | 2–2 |
Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.