Sporting CP vs Benfica: result 0-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 20Kick-off on February 21, 2011 at 08:15 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Benfica?
Benfica won 0-2 on February 21, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 15′E. SalvioBenfica
- 63′N. GaitánBenfica
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Benfica have 14, 0 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2011 | Olhanense(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 4, 2011 | Naval 1893(home) | 3-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 24, 2011 | Maritimo(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 15, 2011 | Pacos Ferreira(home) | 2-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 8, 2011 | SC Braga(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2011 | Guimaraes(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 6, 2011 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 22, 2011 | Nacional(home) | 4-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 16, 2011 | Academica(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 9, 2011 | União de Leiria(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Sporting CP win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Benfica win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2010 | Benfica 2-0 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Benfica vs Sporting CP on Sep 19, 2010
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 1.9 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.3 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 11/15 | 10/15 |
| Benfica | 2.3 | 0.7 | 11 | 3/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Sporting CP sit 2nd in Primeira Liga (7 points from 3 matches) and Benfica sit 6th (4 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sporting CP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Benfica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy