Benfica vs Sporting CP match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Primeira Liga · Portugal · Regular Season - 11 · Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Lisboa · Ref Artur Soares Dias

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Benfica beat Sporting CP 2–1 in the Primeira Liga on 12 November 2023. Expected goals finished 1.68–0.74. Benfica had 53% of the ball.

Benfica vs Sporting CP match statistics

BenficaSporting CP

53% Ball possession 47%
1.68 Expected goals (xG) 0.74
14 Total shots 8
4 Shots on target 3
6 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked shots 1
9 Shots inside the box 5
6 Corners 4
9 Fouls 12
2 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 6
0 Red cards 1
421 Passes 382
82% Pass accuracy 78%
2 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

-5' Yellow card Luís Carlos Sporting CP
15' Yellow card S. Coates Sporting CP
22' Yellow card Gonçalo Inácio Sporting CP
45' Goal V. Gyökeres (assist M. Edwards) Sporting CP
51' Yellow card Gonçalo Inácio Sporting CP
51' Red card Gonçalo Inácio Sporting CP
57' Yellow card M. Edwards Sporting CP
66' Yellow card João Mário Benfica
69' Yellow card M. Hjulmand Sporting CP
75' Yellow card J. Neves Benfica
90+4' Goal J. Neves (assist Morato) Benfica
90+7' Goal C. Tengstedt (assist F. Aursnes) Benfica

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Benfica

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 R. Schmidt

1 A. Trubin

5 Morato 30 N. Otamendi 4 António Silva 8 F. Aursnes

87 J. Neves 61 Florentino

20 João Mário 27 Rafa 11 Á. Di María

33 P. Musa

Bench C. Tengstedt , Arthur Cabral , G. Guedes , D. Jurasek , João Victor , Chiquinho , Tomás Araújo , Tiago Gouveia , Samuel Soares

Sporting CP

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Rúben Amorim

1 Adán

25 Gonçalo Inácio 4 S. Coates 26 O. Diomande

2 Matheus Reis 5 H. Morita 42 M. Hjulmand 47 Ricardo Esgaio

8 Pote 10 M. Edwards

9 V. Gyökeres

Bench J. St. Juste , N. Santos , Trincão , Paulinho , Dário Essugo , Daniel Bragança , Afonso Moreira , Luís Carlos , 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
21 May 23	Sporting CP v Benfica	2–2
15 Jan 23	Benfica v Sporting CP	2–2

Only 2 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