Benfica vs Sporting CP
Ref: Antonio Nobre, PortugalEstádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa · 65,647 cap
Match recap
Benfica and Sporting CP drew 1–1 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Sudakov scored for Benfica; Pote replied for Sporting CP. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.37 for Benfica versus 0.50 for Sporting CP. Benfica sit 3rd in the Primeira Liga table while Sporting CP are 2nd.
First Half
-5'
Pote
Yellow Card
12'
⚽
Pote
Assist: Hjulmand
⚽
Sudakov
Assist: Dedić
30'
Morita
Yellow Card
Second Half
Barreiro
Yellow Card
61'
⇄
Pote
61'
⇄
Morita
65'
Suárez
Yellow Card
Pavlidis
Yellow Card
72'
Fresneda
Yellow Card
75'
Araújo
Yellow Card
⇄
Sudakov
⇄
Pavlidis
86'
⇄
Trincão
86'
⇄
Suárez
⇄
Barrenechea
Prestianni
Red Card
VAR
Card upgrade
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  FC Porto | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | +48 | 88 |
| 2 |  Sporting CP | 34 | 25 | 7 | 2 | +65 | 82 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | +49 | 80 |
| 4 |  SC Braga | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +28 | 59 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BenficaSporting CP
8Won
Statistical edge
8–7
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.37VS0.50
Attack6 · 0 won
10
Shots
5
4
Shots on target
2
5
Shots in the box
3
5
Shots outside box
2
5
Shots off goal
2
3
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
41%
Possession
59%
356
Total passes
522
296
Accurate passes
452
83%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline2 · 2 won
15
Fouls
20
2
Yellow cards
5
1
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
1
0.59
Goals prevented
0.59
Benfica
4-2-3-1
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1
Benfica
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Anatolii TrubinG
- 4António SilvaD
- 5Enzo BarrenecheaM
- 8Fredrik AursnesM
- 10Heorhii SudakovM
- 14Vangelis PavlidisF
- 17Amar DedićD
- 18Leandro Barreiro MartinsM
- 20Richard Ríos MontoyaM
- 26Samuel Elias DahlD
- 30Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo OtamendiD
Substitutes
- 9Franjo IvanovićF
- 16ManuM
- 21Andreas Rædergård SchjelderupF
- 24Samuel SoaresG
- 25Gianluca Prestianni GrossF
- 44Tomás AraújoD
- 64Gonçalo OliveiraD
- 67Rodrigo Miguel Ferreira RêgoF
- 84João Pedro Seno Luís RêgoM
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Rui SilvaG
- 5Hidemasa MoritaM
- 8PoteM
- 10Geny CatamoM
- 17TrincãoM
- 20Maximiliano Javier Araújo VilchesD
- 22Iván FresnedaD
- 25Gonçalo InácioD
- 26Ousmane DiomandeD
- 42Morten Blom Due HjulmandM
- 97Luis Javier Suárez CharrisF
Substitutes
- 2Matheus ReisD
- 7Geovany Tcherno QuendaM
- 12João VirgíniaG
- 13Georgios VagiannidisD
- 14Giorgi KochorashviliM
- 27Alisson SantosF
- 52João SimõesM
- 72Eduardo QuaresmaD
- 89Fotis IoannidisF
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgiy Sudakov | M | 81 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| António Silva | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 86 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Dahl | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Richard Ríos | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Amar Dedić | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3/5 |
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | 88 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Fredrik Aursnes | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| João Rêgo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Schjelderup | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rodrigo Rego | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Oliveira | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Araújo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Soares | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Silva | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gianluca Prestianni | F | 11 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sporting CP
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedro Gonçalves | M | 61 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Gonçalo Inácio | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Silva | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maximiliano Araújo | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ousmane Diomande | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morten Hjulmand(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Francisco Trincão | M | 86 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 61 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Geny Catamo | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/8 |
| Luis Javier Suárez | F | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Iván Fresneda | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Eduardo Quaresma | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matheus Reis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Virgínia | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fotis Ioannidis | F | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alisson Santos | F | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| João Simões | M | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Geovany Quenda | M | 29 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |