Sporting CP vs Benfica: result 0-1 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 25Kick-off on March 5, 2016 at 08:45 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Benfica?
Benfica won 0-1 on March 5, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 20′Konstantinos MitroglouBenfica
Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting CP
- 9I. Slimani
- 11Bruno César
- 14William Carvalho
- 17João Mário
- 20Bryan Jafet Ruiz González
- 23Adrien Silva
- 4Jefferson Moreira Nascimento
- 5Ewerton
- 13S. Coates
- 21João Pereira
- 1Rui Patrício
Benfica
- 11Konstantinos Mitroglou
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 7A. Samaris
- 10N. Gaitán
- 21Pizzi
- 85Renato Sanches
- 14V. Lindelöf
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 33Jardel
- 34André Almeida
- 1Ederson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Benfica have 12, 1 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2016 | Guimaraes(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 25, 2016 | Bayer Leverkusen(away) | 1-3 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 22, 2016 | Boavista(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 18, 2016 | Bayer Leverkusen(home) | 0-1 | UEFA Europa League |
| Feb 13, 2016 | Nacional(away) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2016 | U. Madeira(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 20, 2016 | Pacos Ferreira(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 16, 2016 | Zenit(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 12, 2016 | FC Porto(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 5, 2016 | Belenenses(away) | 5-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Sporting CP win, 3 draws, 2 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2015 | Benfica 0-3 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 8, 2015 | Sporting CP 1-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 31, 2014 | Benfica 1-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 11, 2014 | Benfica 2-0 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 31, 2013 | Sporting CP 1-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 21, 2013 | Benfica 2-0 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Benfica vs Sporting CP on Oct 25, 2015
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 2.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.7 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 2.1 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
| Benfica | 2.7 | 0.8 | 6 | 9/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sporting CP sit 3rd in Primeira Liga (18 points from 8 matches) and Benfica sit 2nd (19 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Benfica | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Sporting CP | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 18 |
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