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Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Liga Portugal
by Daniel Ngulu | in Liga Portugal Predictions
Fourth placed Sporting CP will host league leaders Benfica when the Portuguese Primeira Liga enters round 17 this weekend. Going to the game, Sporting have 29 points and Benfica have managed 45 so far. Sporting recovered from their loss to FC Porto, with a win in their last match, making it 11 wins in 15 matches. They have lost four and kept seven clean sheets in their last 15 matches while they have scored in 13 of the 15 matches. Sporting have scored two or more in nine of their last 15 matches while they have conceded two or more in three of their last 15 matches. Nine of their last 15 matches have yielded over 2.5 goals. In the past few matches Sporting have been scoring quite a lot; they have 12 goals in their last five matches, but they have conceded eight goals. Theey have six wins in the last seven home matches and three clean sheets in their last four matches at home. Sporting have scored in each of their last 11 home matches but have three losses, and four wins in their seven home matches in the league this season. They have scored 12 goals lesser than Benfica this season in the league, and conceded 12 goals more. Meanwhile, they have managed just one win in their last 10 meetings with Benfica; four of the 10 have ended in draws.
Benfica, on their part, march to this match on a run of 13 matches unbeaten. They have 11 wins, one loss and five clean sheets in their last 15 matches. They have scored two goals or more in 12 of their last 15 matches and have conceded two or more in just four of their last 15 matches. Benfica have scored in each of their last 21 matches. In the Primeira Liga, they have 13 straight wins. In their last 15 league matches they have lost just once and won 14. They have seven straight wins in league matches played away from home. Benfica have actually won each of their last 16 away matches in the league, spanning back to January 2019. The league’s two leading scorers come from Benfica and this is further bettered by the fact the team is the best attacking side in the league, with 40 goals. Benfica are also the best defensive side so far in the league, having conceded just six.
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Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica Lisbon Form
Sporting Lisbon and Benfica Lisbon's standings in the Liga Portugal
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
77 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 45 |
|
4
|
60 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 15 |
Sporting Lisbon and Benfica Lisbon Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
11 Jan 2020 - Liga Portugal
5 Jan 2020 - Liga Portugal
21 Dec 2019 - League Cup
16 Dec 2019 - Liga Portugal
12 Dec 2019 - Europa League
8 Dec 2019 - Liga Portugal
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
5 Jan 2020 - Liga Portugal
8 Dec 2019 - Liga Portugal
28 Nov 2019 - Europa League
10 Nov 2019 - Liga Portugal
27 Oct 2019 - Liga Portugal
24 Oct 2019 - Europa League
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
11 Jan 2020 - Liga Portugal
21 Dec 2019 - League Cup
16 Dec 2019 - Liga Portugal
12 Dec 2019 - Europa League
4 Dec 2019 - League Cup
1 Dec 2019 - Liga Portugal
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
14 Jan 2020 - Taca de Portugal
10 Jan 2020 - Liga Portugal
4 Jan 2020 - Liga Portugal
21 Dec 2019 - League Cup
18 Dec 2019 - Taca de Portugal
14 Dec 2019 - Liga Portugal
6/6 (100%)
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
14 Jan 2020 - Taca de Portugal
10 Jan 2020 - Liga Portugal
18 Dec 2019 - Taca de Portugal
14 Dec 2019 - Liga Portugal
10 Dec 2019 - Champions League
30 Nov 2019 - Liga Portugal
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
4 Jan 2020 - Liga Portugal
21 Dec 2019 - League Cup
6 Dec 2019 - Liga Portugal
3 Dec 2019 - League Cup
27 Nov 2019 - Champions League
23 Nov 2019 - Taca de Portugal
Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica Lisbon Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
17 %
33 %
50 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
4 Aug 2019 - Super Cup
3 Apr 2019 - Taca de Portugal
6 Feb 2019 - Taca de Portugal
3 Feb 2019 - Liga Portugal
25 Aug 2018 - Liga Portugal
5 May 2018 - Liga Portugal
Players list
L. Maximiano
DefenderS. Ristovski
T. Ilori
J Mathieu
M. Acuna
MidfielderWendel
P Mendes
B. Fernandes
ForwardG. Plata
C. Borja
L. Phellype
O. Vlachodimos
DefenderA. Almeida
R. Dias
Ferro
A. Grimaldo
MidfielderPizzi
J. Weigl
G. Pires
R. Silva
ForwardA. Taarabt
H. Seferovic
Substitutes
D. Sousa
DefenderL. Neto
C. Borja
R. Battaglia
E. Henrique
G. Plata
P Mendes
I. Zlobin
DefenderT. Tavares
Jardel
MidfielderA. Samaris
A. Taarabt
R. Silva
H. Seferovic
Most goals and assists
Sporting Lisbon
Benfica Lisbon
B. Fernandes
(16 Goals)
Pizzi
(23 Goals)
B. Fernandes
(11 Assists)
Pizzi
(14 Assists)
Sporting Lisbon - Benfica Lisbon Key Points
- Benfica are unbeaten in 16 away league matches.
- Sporting have scored in each of their last 11 home matches.
- Benfica have lost just once to Sporting in the last 10 meetings.
- Benfica have won 14 of their last 15 league matches.
- Sporting have won six of their last seven home matches.
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Our Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction
Benfica will be outright favorites here, even though Sporting will not be pushovers. Benfica go to this game simply with the best form in Portugal and their away record in the league further boosts them. While they take on a side that has been doing well at home, Sporting have been on and off for most of the season. One factor that may work against them though is the fact that they have a porous defence and against Benfica this is very dangerous. Benfica have scored in 21 straight matches, have two leading scorers in the league and have scored two or more goals in 12 of their last 13 matches. On the other hand, Sporting have scored in 13 of their last 15 matches and also scored in each of their last 11 home matches. Though they will be the underdogs here, we expect them to hit the back of the net. We will thus go for both teams to score here, and a bet of over 2.5 goals will do.
All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
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