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Arouca
Benfica
Boavista
Braga
Casa Pia
Chaves
Estoril
Estrela Amadora
Famalicao logo
Gil Vicente logo
Moreirense
Portimonense
Porto
Rio Ave
Farense logo
Sporting Lisbon
Vitoria de Guimaraes
Vizela
Benfica
Primeira Liga | Gameweek 13
Dec 3, 2021 at 9.15pm UK
Estádio da Luz
Sporting Lisbon

Benfica
1 - 3
Sporting Lisbon

Pizzi (90+6')
Vertonghen (22'), Weigl (27'), Taarabt (89')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Sarabia (8'), Paulinho (62'), Nunes (68')
Feddal (1'), Paulinho (1'), Porro (20'), Sarabia (33'), Goncalves (45+3'), Esgaio (73')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Primeira Liga clash between Benfica and Sporting Lisbon, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Benfica 1-1 Sporting Lisbon

Losing Palhinha and Coates is a big blow for Sporting considering their importance, but the Green and Whites will still fancy their chances of picking up a positive result. It would not be a surprise to see a home win or an away win here, but we have ultimately settled on a low-scoring draw in Lisbon. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Benfica win with a probability of 47.06%. A win for Sporting Lisbon had a probability of 29.16% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.53%) and 2-0 (7.25%). The likeliest Sporting Lisbon win was 1-2 (7.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood.

Result
BenficaDrawSporting Lisbon
47.06%23.78%29.16%
Both teams to score 59.3%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.54%42.46%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.13%64.87%
Benfica Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.76%18.24%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.72%49.28%
Sporting Lisbon Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
72.53%27.47%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
37.04%62.96%
Score Analysis
    Benfica 47.06%
    Sporting Lisbon 29.16%
    Draw 23.78%
BenficaDrawSporting Lisbon
2-1 @ 9.37%
1-0 @ 8.53%
2-0 @ 7.25%
3-1 @ 5.32%
3-0 @ 4.11%
3-2 @ 3.43%
4-1 @ 2.26%
4-0 @ 1.75%
4-2 @ 1.46%
Other @ 3.58%
Total : 47.06%
1-1 @ 11.01%
2-2 @ 6.06%
0-0 @ 5.01%
3-3 @ 1.48%
Other @ 0.22%
Total : 23.78%
1-2 @ 7.12%
0-1 @ 6.47%
0-2 @ 4.18%
1-3 @ 3.07%
2-3 @ 2.61%
0-3 @ 1.8%
1-4 @ 0.99%
Other @ 2.92%
Total : 29.16%

How you voted: Benfica vs Sporting Lisbon

Benfica
49.1%
Draw
21.4%
Sporting Lisbon
29.5%
112
Head to Head
May 15, 2021 6pm
Gameweek 33
Benfica
4-3
Sporting Lisbon
Seferovic (12', 49' pen.), Pizzi (29'), Verissimo (37')
Grimaldo (7'), Verissimo (38'), Otamendi (43'), Gabriel (57'), Tavares (87'), Nunez (90+2')
Goncalves (45+1', 77'), Santos (62')
Reis (31'), Mendes (57'), Mario (65'), Goncalves (90+2')
Feb 1, 2021 9.30pm
Gameweek 16
Sporting Lisbon
1-0
Benfica
Nunes (90+2')
Tomas (15'), Neto (40'), Tabata (90+5')

Gilberto (13'), Weigl (16'), Otamendi (53'), Pizzi (75'), Gabriel (79')
Jul 25, 2020 9.15pm
Gameweek 34
Benfica
2-1
Sporting Lisbon
Seferovic (28'), Vinicius (88')
Dias (20'), Gabriel (22'), Almeida (73'), Vinicius (90+4')
Sporar (69')
Neto (36'), Cabral (71'), Wendel (77')
Jan 17, 2020 9.15pm
Gameweek 17
Sporting Lisbon
0-2
Benfica

Acuna (30'), Phellype (57'), Plata (90'), Mathieu (93')
Silva (80', 99')
Gabriel (26'), Chiquinho (58'), Cervi (95'), Vlachodimos (99')
Aug 4, 2019 8.45pm
Portuguese Super Cup
Benfica
5-0
Sporting Lisbon
Silva (40'), Pizzi (60', 75'), Grimaldo (64'), Chiquinho (90')
Dias (45'), Grimaldo (46'), Ferro (50'), Seferovic (70'), De Tomas (72')

Acuna (20'), Doumbia (32'), Raphinha (49'), Coates (62'), Fernandes (62')
Doumbia (89')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CSporting Lisbon34293296296790
2Benfica34255477284980
3Porto33216662273569
4Braga33215771492268
5Vitoria de GuimaraesGuimaraes34196952381463
6MoreirenseMoreirense34167113635155
7AroucaArouca34137145450446
8FamalicaoFamalicao341012123741-442
9Casa Pia34108163850-1238
10SC FarenseFarense34107174651-537
11Rio AveRio Ave3461993843-537
12Gil Vicente3499164252-1036
13Estoril PraiaEstoril3496194958-933
14Estrela Amadora34712153353-2033
15BoavistaBoavista34711163962-2332
16PortimonensePortimonense3488183972-3332
RVizela34511183666-3026
RChavesChaves3458213172-4123


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