Sporting CP vs Benfica
Ref: J. PinheiroEstádio José Alvalade, Lisboa · 50,466 cap
Match recap
Benfica beat Sporting CP 2–1 in their Primeira Liga fixture. Morita scored for Sporting CP; Schjelderup and Rafa replied for Benfica. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.66 for Sporting CP versus 2.27 for Benfica. Sporting CP sit 2nd in the Primeira Liga table while Benfica are 3rd.
First Half
VAR
Penalty confirmed
27'
⚽
Schjelderup
Penalty
Hjulmand
Yellow Card
Second Half
Rui Silva
Yellow Card
⇄
Diomande
⇄
Eduardo Quaresma
⇄
Pote
⚽
Morita
Assist: Debast
75'
Trubin
Yellow Card
77'
⇄
Ivanović
78'
⇄
Prestianni
78'
⇄
Araújo
78'
⇄
Schjelderup
⇄
Morita
⇄
Catamo
90+4'
⇄
Barreiro
90'
⚽
Rafa
Assist: Barreiro
| # | 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
Sporting CPBenfica
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.66VS2.27
Attack5 · 1 won
19
Shots
14
6
Shots on target
5
12
Shots in the box
9
7
Shots outside box
5
9
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
8
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
494
Total passes
304
420
Accurate passes
227
85%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline0 · 2 won
13
Fouls
8
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
4
Blocked shots
4
0.85
Goals prevented
0.85
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1
Benfica
4-2-3-1
Sporting CP
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Rui SilvaG
- 5Hidemasa MoritaM
- 8PoteM
- 10Geny CatamoM
- 17TrincãoM
- 20Maximiliano Javier Araújo VilchesD
- 25Gonçalo InácioD
- 26Ousmane DiomandeD
- 42Morten Blom Due HjulmandM
- 72Eduardo QuaresmaD
- 97Luis Javier Suárez CharrisF
Substitutes
- 6Zeno Koen DebastD
- 7Geovany Tcherno QuendaM
- 12João VirgíniaG
- 13Georgios VagiannidisD
- 14Giorgi KochorashviliM
- 23Daniel BragançaM
- 70Salvador BlopaD
- 90Rafael Ferreira NelF
- 91Ricardo MangasD
Benfica
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Anatolii TrubinG
- 8Fredrik AursnesM
- 9Franjo IvanovićF
- 17Amar DedićD
- 18Leandro Barreiro MartinsM
- 20Richard Ríos MontoyaM
- 21Andreas Rædergård SchjelderupM
- 25Gianluca Prestianni GrossM
- 26Samuel Elias DahlD
- 30Nicolás Hernán Gonzalo OtamendiD
- 44Tomás AraújoD
Substitutes
- 4António SilvaD
- 5Enzo BarrenecheaM
- 6Alexander Hartmann BahD
- 10Heorhii SudakovM
- 11Dodi Lukebakio NgandoliF
- 14Vangelis PavlidisF
- 15Sidny Lopes CabralD
- 24Samuel SoaresG
- 27RafaM
Sporting CP
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidemasa Morita | M | 88 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Gonçalo Inácio | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rui Silva | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francisco Trincão | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 3/6 |
| Morten Hjulmand(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Ousmane Diomande | D | 60 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Geny Catamo | M | 88 | 6.9 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3/6 |
| Eduardo Quaresma | D | 61 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Pedro Gonçalves | M | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Maximiliano Araújo | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Luis Javier Suárez | F | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Salvador Blopa | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgi Kochorashvili | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricardo Mangas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| João Virgínia | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zeno Debast | D | 30 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rafael Nel | F | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Bragança | M | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Vagiannidis | D | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Geovany Quenda | M | 22 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Benfica
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatoliy Trubin | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Schjelderup | M | 78 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Fredrik Aursnes | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Amar Dedić | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Gianluca Prestianni | M | 78 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Nicolás Otamendi(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Samuel Dahl | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Richard Ríos | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Leandro Barreiro | M | 89 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Tomás Araújo | D | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Franjo Ivanović | F | 78 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Enzo Barrenechea | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Bah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sidny Lopes Cabral | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Soares | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgiy Sudakov | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rafa Silva | M | 12 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dodi Lukebakio | F | 12 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Vangelis Pavlidis | F | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| António Silva | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |