Benfica vs Sporting CP match stats & report

1–1 Full time

Primeira Liga · Portugal · Regular Season - 33 · Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa · Ref João Pedro Pinheiro

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Benfica drew with Sporting CP 1–1 in the Primeira Liga on 10 May 2025. Expected goals finished 1.39–0.32. Benfica had 61% of the ball.

Benfica vs Sporting CP match statistics

BenficaSporting CP

61% Ball possession 39%
1.39 Expected goals (xG) 0.32
14 Total shots 7
1 Shots on target 4
6 Shots off target 2
7 Blocked shots 1
8 Shots inside the box 2
6 Corners 2
24 Fouls 14
1 Offsides 1
5 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
467 Passes 318
82% Pass accuracy 77%
3 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

-5' Red card Ricardo Esgaio Sporting CP
4' Goal Trincão (assist V. Gyökeres) Sporting CP
15' Yellow card N. Otamendi Benfica
19' Yellow card M. Hjulmand Sporting CP
54' Yellow card Rui Silva Sporting CP
60' Yellow card Florentino Benfica
63' Goal K. Akturkoglu (assist V. Pavlidis) Benfica
70' Yellow card K. Akturkoglu Benfica
90+3' Yellow card O. Kökçü Benfica
90+8' Yellow card António Silva Benfica

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Benfica

Confirmed 4-3-3 Bruno Lage

1 A. Trubin

3 Álvaro Fernández 30 N. Otamendi 4 António Silva 44 Tomás Araújo

10 O. Kökçü 61 Florentino 8 F. Aursnes

17 K. Akturkoglu 14 V. Pavlidis 11 Á. Di María

Bench A. Schjelderup , A. Belotti , Bruma , S. Dahl , Arthur Cabral , Samuel Soares , Tiago Gouveia , Adrian Bajrami , L. Barreiro

Sporting CP

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Rui Borges

24 Rui Silva

25 Gonçalo Inácio 26 O. Diomande 72 Eduardo Quaresma

20 M. Araújo 6 Z. Debast 42 M. Hjulmand 21 Geny Catamo

8 Pote 17 Trincão

9 V. Gyökeres

Bench H. Morita , Geovany Tcherno Quenda , Matheus Reis , C. Harder , J. St. Juste , Biel , Ricardo Esgaio , Iván Fresneda , F. Israel

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
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

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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