Sporting CP vs Benfica: result 1-0 and analysis
Taça de PortugalSemi-finalsKick-off on April 3, 2019 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Benfica?
Sporting CP won 1-0 on April 3, 2019.
Goalscorers
- 75′Bruno FernandesSporting CP
Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting CP
- LLuiz Phellype
- RRaphinha
- BBruno Fernandes
- WWendel
- JJ. Mathieu
- SS. Coates
- BBruno Gaspar
- CC. Borja
- NN. Gudelj
- MM. Acuña
- RRenan Ribeiro
Benfica
- RRafa
- HH. Seferović
- JJoão Félix
- AAndré Almeida
- LL. Fejsa
- PPizzi
- GGabriel Pires
- JJardel
- ÁÁlex Grimaldo
- RRúben Dias
- MM. Svilar
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Benfica have 12, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2019 | Chaves(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Santa Clara(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 9, 2019 | Boavista(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 3, 2019 | Portimonense(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 25, 2019 | Maritimo(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2019 | Tondela(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 17, 2019 | Moreirense(away) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 14, 2019 | Dinamo Zagreb(home) | 3-0 | UEFA Europa League |
| Mar 11, 2019 | Belenenses(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 7, 2019 | Dinamo Zagreb(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Europa League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Sporting CP wins, 4 draws, 2 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2019 | Benfica 2-1 Sporting CP | Taça de Portugal |
| Feb 3, 2019 | Sporting CP 2-4 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 25, 2018 | Benfica 1-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| May 5, 2018 | Sporting CP 0-0 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 3, 2018 | Benfica 1-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 22, 2017 | Sporting CP 1-1 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Benfica vs Sporting CP on Feb 6, 2019
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 1.6 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 2.9 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 1.6 | 0.9 | 5 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Benfica | 2.9 | 0.6 | 8 | 6/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy