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Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Taca de Portugal
by Steve Ashfield | in Football Predictions
Sporting Lisbon host Benfica in the second leg of this Portuguese Cup semi-final with the winners facing either Porto or Braga in the final. Strangely this second leg is being played nearly two months after the first leg in Benfica. That saw the home side get a 2-1 win conceding a late goal six minutes from time that could prove crucial in this second leg. Sporting are third in the Primeira Division and eight points behind their opponents so this is probably their best chance of winning a trophy this season. They are unbeaten in their last seven games winning each of the last four. At home, they have won their last three but the last Portuguese team to defeat them on home territory was Benfica who won 4-2 in February.
Benfica are having a titanic battle with Porto and only lead them on goal difference. They lost to their rivals in the League Cup so will be keen to win this competition and hopefully do the league and cup double. They are undefeated in their last four games, winning the last three. That included victory over Dinamo Zagreb in the last 16 of the Europa League and Benfica have kept clean sheets in all of those last three games, one going to 120 minutes. Their away form is highly impressive with the last nine games producing eight wins and a defeat to Zagreb. Go for Benfica to get the win in this cup tie.
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Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica Lisbon Form
Sporting Lisbon and Benfica Lisbon Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
30 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
15 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
9 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
3 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
25 Feb 2019 - Liga Portugal
21 Feb 2019 - Europa League
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
15 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
3 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
17 Feb 2019 - Liga Portugal
14 Feb 2019 - Europa League
3 Feb 2019 - Liga Portugal
19 Jan 2019 - Liga Portugal
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
30 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
9 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
25 Feb 2019 - Liga Portugal
21 Feb 2019 - Europa League
10 Feb 2019 - Liga Portugal
6 Feb 2019 - Taca de Portugal
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
30 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
17 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
14 Mar 2019 - Europa League
11 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
7 Mar 2019 - Europa League
2 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
30 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
14 Mar 2019 - Europa League
11 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
25 Feb 2019 - Liga Portugal
21 Feb 2019 - Europa League
10 Feb 2019 - Liga Portugal
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
17 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
7 Mar 2019 - Europa League
2 Mar 2019 - Liga Portugal
18 Feb 2019 - Liga Portugal
14 Feb 2019 - Europa League
3 Feb 2019 - Liga Portugal
Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica Lisbon Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
0 %
67 %
33 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
6 Feb 2019 - Taca de Portugal
3 Feb 2019 - Liga Portugal
25 Aug 2018 - Liga Portugal
5 May 2018 - Liga Portugal
3 Jan 2018 - Liga Portugal
22 Apr 2017 - Liga Portugal
Players list
R Ribeiro
DefenderS. Coates
T. Ilori
M. Acuna
A. Diaby
J Mathieu
MidfielderN. Gudelj
B. Fernandes
I. Doumbia
ForwardRaphinha
L. Phellype
M. Svilar
DefenderA. Grimaldo
R. Dias
Jardel
A. Almeida
MidfielderPizzi
G. Fernandes
A. Taarabt
ForwardR. Silva
Jonas
H. Seferovic
Substitutes
R. Salin
DefenderA Pinto
T. Ilori
C. Geraldes
I. Doumbia
J. Cabral
A. Diaby
O. Vlachodimos
DefenderS. Corchia
MidfielderG. Fernandes
A. Taarabt
A. Samaris
ForwardJonas
A. Zivkovic
Most goals and assists
Sporting Lisbon - Benfica Lisbon Key Points
- Benfica won away at Sporting in February.
- Benfica have won their last three games without conceding a goal.
- Benfica have won eight of their last nine away games.
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Our Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction
Benfica are in top form and already have a 2-1 lead from the first leg. Their away record is highly impressive with a string of wins and they haven't conceded in either of their last three games. Sporting won't be easy to beat but will need to press forward to try and get back in this semi-final and that could play into the hands of their opponents. The tip here is for an away win for Benfica.
All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
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