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Primeira Liga· 2024/25 · Matchweek 16
Sporting CP v Benfica
- HT 1–0
- Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
- Kick-off
- Referee: Fábio Veríssimo
- Last data update
Key eventsavailable
- 90+3′Yellow card · BenficaT. Araújo
- 84′Substitution · BenficaO. Bizati on · F. Aursnes off
- 81′Substitution · Sporting CPC. Harder on · F. Trincão off
- 75′Substitution · BenficaJ. Beste on · K. Aktürkoğlu off
- 75′Substitution · BenficaV. Pavlidis on · Z. Amdouni off
- 72′Substitution · Sporting CPI. Fresneda on · E. Quaresma off
- 72′Substitution · Sporting CPJ. Simões on · H. Morita off
- 72′Substitution · Sporting CPM. Araújo on · G. Quenda off
- 63′Yellow card · Sporting CPF. Israel
- 59′Yellow card · Sporting CPM. Reis
- 58′Yellow card · BenficaA. Bah
- 46′Substitution · BenficaL. Barreiro on · Florentino off
- 34′Yellow card · BenficaN. Otamendi
- 29′Goal · Sporting CPG. Catamo · (assist V. Gyökeres)
- 20:30Kick-off
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Competition contextavailable
Primeira Liga 2024/25
League table, before kick-off
3rd of 19 · 37 pts from 15 played
W 12 · D 1 · L 2 · GD +33
Form in this competition only, latest first: D W L L W
- 3 pts behind first
- 1 pt behind the place above
- 9 pts clear of the place below
2nd of 19 · 38 pts from 15 played
W 12 · D 2 · L 1 · GD +29
Form in this competition only, latest first: W W D W W
- 2 pts behind first
- 2 pts behind the place above
- 1 pt clear of the place below
Form here counts only matches in this competition; Recent form counts the last five in every competition.
First: Porto, 40 pts
From the 142 finished matches of this table played before kick-off. Last result change .
Where the qualification, promotion and relegation places fall is not in our records, so no gap to them is shown.
Venueavailable
Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon
- Capacity 50,466
- Grass pitch
Rua Professor Fernando da Fonseca
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Statisticsavailable
- 3Blocked shots3
- 4Corners8
- 1.14Expected goals (xG)0.72
- 13Fouls14
- 84%Pass accuracy82%
- 400Passes483
- 337Accurate passes398
- 45%Possession55%
- 3Saves5
- 12Shots14
- 3Shots off target9
- 6Shots on target2
- 2Yellow cards3
Player statisticsavailable
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| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Israel | 90 | 7.7 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| G. Catamo | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| J. St Juste | 90 | 7.7 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| M. Reis | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| M. Hjulmand | 90 | 7.3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 |
| O. Diomande | 90 | 7.5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| V. Gyökeres | 90 | 7.7 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | – |
| F. Trincão | 81 | 7.5 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | – |
| E. Quaresma | 72 | 7.3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 |
| G. Quenda | 72 | 6.5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| H. Morita | 72 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 |
| I. Fresneda | 18 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| J. Simões | 18 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| M. Araújo | 18 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – |
| C. Harder | 9 | 6.5 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Key passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Bah | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Á. Carreras | 90 | 6.3 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| A. Trubin | 90 | 7.5 | – | 0 | – | – | – |
| Á. Di María | 90 | 7.3 | – | 0 | 2 | 3 | – |
| N. Otamendi | 90 | 7.0 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| O. Kokcu | 90 | 8.0 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| T. Araújo | 90 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 |
| F. Aursnes | 84 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – |
| K. Aktürkoğlu | 75 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Z. Amdouni | 75 | 6.2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 |
| Florentino | 45 | 6.6 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| L. Barreiro | 45 | 6.7 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Beste | 15 | 7.0 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| V. Pavlidis | 15 | 6.9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 |
| O. Bizati | 14 | 6.9 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – |
xG (Highlightly)not supplied
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Recent form
Sporting CPavailable
- D0–0 at Gil VicentePrimeira Liga
- W3–2 v BoavistaPrimeira Liga
- L1–2 at Club BruggeUEFA Champions League
- L1–2 at MoreirensePrimeira Liga
- L0–1 v Santa ClaraPrimeira Liga
Benficaavailable
- W3–0 v EstorilPrimeira Liga
- W2–0 at NacionalPrimeira Liga
- D1–1 at AVSPrimeira Liga
- D0–0 v BolognaUEFA Champions League
- W1–0 v Vitória de GuimarãesPrimeira Liga
Head-to-headavailable
- Sporting CP 2–1 BenficaPrimeira Liga · Estádio José Alvalade
- Benfica 2–1 Sporting CPPrimeira Liga
- Sporting CP 2–2 BenficaPrimeira Liga · Estádio José Alvalade
- Benfica 2–2 Sporting CPPrimeira Liga
- Sporting CP 0–2 BenficaPrimeira Liga · Estádio José Alvalade
Line-upsavailable
Benfica4-3-3
Sporting CP4-2-3-1
Home side at the bottom. Each player stands where the line-up places him: in his line from the goalkeeper, and on his side of the pitch as his team attacks.
Sporting CP · Bench
6 Z. Debast
10 M. Edwards
13 V. Kovačević
19 C. Harder
20 M. Araújo
22 I. Fresneda
52 J. Simões
78 M. Couto
81 H. Arreiol
Coach: Rui Borges
Benfica · Bench
4 A. Silva
9 O. Bizati
14 V. Pavlidis
18 L. Barreiro
21 A. Schjelderup
24 S. Soares
28 I. Kaboré
32 B. Rollheiser
37 J. Beste
Coach: Bruno Lage
Availabilitynot supplied
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Key players
Sporting CPavailable
- V. Gyökeres · Forward1,335 min in 15 matches · 18 goals · 1 assist
- F. Trincão · Forward1,299 min in 15 matches · 5 goals · 8 assists
- O. Diomande · Defender1,073 min in 14 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
From player figures for all 15 matches played.
Benficaavailable
- A. Trubin · Goalkeeper1,350 min in 15 matches · 0 goals · 0 assists
- Á. Carreras · Defender1,177 min in 14 matches · 2 goals · 1 assist
- T. Araújo · Defender1,163 min in 13 matches · 0 goals · 1 assist
From player figures for all 15 matches played.
Availability: not checked for this match yet, so none is claimed.
Key players are each side's 3 with the most minutes in Primeira Liga 2024/25 before this match, counted from each match's player figures; a tie on minutes goes to more goals plus assists, then the name. Goals and assists are summed from the same figures. This is a count, not a judgement of quality, and no rating is used.
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