Sporting CP vs Benfica: result 0-2 and analysis
Primeira LigaRegular Season - 30Kick-off on April 17, 2022 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa
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What was the result of Sporting CP vs Benfica?
Benfica won 0-2 on April 17, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 14′D. NúñezBenfica
- 90′Gil DiasBenfica
Official lineup for Sporting CP vs Benfica
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting CP
3-4-2-1- 21Paulinho
- 8Matheus Nunes
- 28Pote
- 11Nuno Santos
- 6João Palhinha
- 17Pablo Sarabia
- 25Gonçalo Inácio
- 24Pedro Porro
- 4S. Coates
- 13Luís Neto
- 1Adán
Benfica
4-2-3-1- 88Gonçalo Ramos
- 9D. Núñez
- 7Everton
- 17Diogo Gonçalves
- 28J. Weigl
- 49A. Taarabt
- 3Álex Grimaldo
- 2Gilberto
- 30N. Otamendi
- 5J. Vertonghen
- 99O. Vlachodimos
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting CP have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Benfica have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2022 | Tondela(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 3, 2022 | Pacos Ferreira(home) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 19, 2022 | Guimaraes(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Moreirense(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Manchester City(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2022 | Liverpool(away) | 3-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Belenenses(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Liverpool(home) | 1-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Apr 1, 2022 | SC Braga(away) | 2-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 20, 2022 | Estoril(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Sporting CP wins, 0 draws, 3 Benfica wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2022 | Benfica 1-2 Sporting CP | Taça da Liga |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Benfica 1-3 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| May 15, 2021 | Benfica 4-3 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Sporting CP 1-0 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Benfica 2-1 Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Sporting CP 0-2 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: Benfica vs Sporting CP on Jan 29, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting CP score 1.9 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Benfica score 1.9 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting CP | 1.9 | 1.0 | 6 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
| Benfica | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2 | 13/15 | 13/15 |
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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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