Sporting CP v Benfica result

Full-time · Sporting CP 1–2 Benfica

Primeira Liga · Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:15 BST · Estádio José Alvalade

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sporting CP · Benfica · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Sporting CP 1–2 Benfica — Benfica won this Primeira Liga match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 78% of 5167 landed (95% range 76.8–79.1%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

How often calls like this land: when the model rated home or away, not the draw (double chance) between 62% and 80% in 21 top-flight leagues over the last 365 days — every such forecast, not only the free picks — it landed 1,997 of 2,670 times (74.8%), against an average rating of 73.4%. How we measure →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Benfica won 2–1 at Estádio José Alvalade in the Primeira Liga on Sunday 19 April. Benfica have scored in nine consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Benfica led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Benfica: Andreas Schjelderup (27’ pen) and Rafa (90’, assisted by L. Barreiro); Sporting CP: Hidemasa Morita (72’, assisted by Zeno Debast).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s three key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Rafa’s goal on 90 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sporting CP 1.66, Benfica 2.27, from 19 shots to 14 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

J. Pinheiro showed three yellow cards — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sporting CP: Morten Hjulmand (36’) and Rui Silva (53’); Benfica: Anatolii Trubin (75’).

What it changes

Sporting CP move down from second to third (29 league matches played). Sporting CP have scored 89 goals, the most of the 19 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Sporting CP have conceded 24 goals, the second-fewest of the 19 clubs.

Benfica move up from third to second (30 league matches played). Benfica have scored 74 goals, the second-most of the 19 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 34 games, ranked per game). Benfica have conceded 25 goals, the third-fewest of the 19 clubs.

Benfica are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Hidemasa Morita (Sporting CP) 8.6, Anatolii Trubin (Benfica) 6.4 and Andreas Schjelderup (Benfica) 5.9 led the match.

Head-to-head

Sporting CP are unbeaten in the last six meetings with Benfica, every meeting checked.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Sporting CP or Benfica (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 78% of the time in the last 90 days (4028 of 5167).

Next up

Sporting CP next travel to FC Porto on 29 November 2026.

Benfica next travel to Estrela on 8 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sporting CP: FC Porto v Sporting CP, Sunday 29 November — the preview. Next for Benfica: Estrela v Benfica, Sunday 8 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Sporting CP 1–2 Benfica · Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio José Alvalade · Lisbon
Referee: J. Pinheiro
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Sporting CP 3 · draws 3 · Benfica 0 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Sporting CP 3W 1D 1L · Benfica 3W 2D 0L

Sporting CP 1–2 Benfica (Primeira Liga): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.75 / 2

Goals

against 1.13 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.57 / 9.25

Corners

against 4.86 / 3.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.57 / 5.25

Shots on target

against 3.43 / 3.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.86 / 1.88

Cards

against 1.71 / 2.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.18 yellows

Referee · J. Pinheiro

23.55 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 11 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 April 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 15 April 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sporting CP for / against	Line	Benfica for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.57 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	9.25 for · 3.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.71 for · 10.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	17.63 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.57 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5.25 for · 3.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.86 for · 14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.13 for · 16.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.86 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: J. Pinheiro — 4.18 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 23.55 fouls over 11 matches.

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Sporting CP

Sporting CP Goalkeeper

Sporting CP — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Rui Silva	37	903335 min	902.4 /90	290.8 /90	00 /90
João Virgínia	3	90270 min	62 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90

Sporting CP — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting CP before kick-off, to 15 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rui Silva n 8	90.8	1.9 5/3

Sporting CP Defensive

Sporting CP — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Gonçalo Inácio	36	863085 min	501.5 /90	341 /90	230.7 /90	1484.3 /90	230.7 /90	40.1 /90
M. Araújo	34	802714 min	842.8 /90	401.3 /90	30.1 /90	2006.6 /90	602 /90	120.4 /90
Iván Fresneda	32	782498 min	521.9 /90	230.8 /90	60.2 /90	1204.3 /90	271 /90	60.2 /90
O. Diomande	20	871737 min	191 /90	180.9 /90	90.5 /90	653.4 /90	281.5 /90	40.2 /90
G. Vagiannidis	18	641147 min	282.2 /90	80.6 /90	20.2 /90	695.4 /90	181.4 /90	30.2 /90
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Sporting CP — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting CP before kick-off, to 15 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Trincão n 8	88.6	1.3 6/3	0.4 3/0	—
L. Suárez n 8	89.8	1.1 6/2	2.8 8/8	—
Rui Silva n 8	90.8	0 0/0	0.5 3/1	—
Gonçalo Inácio n 8	88.5	0.6 5/0	0.6 5/0	S. Dahl
Morten Hjulmand n 8	82.3	0.4 2/1	2.1 6/3	F. Aursnes
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Sporting CP — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting CP before kick-off, to 15 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Trincão n 8	88.6	0.8 5/1
L. Suárez n 8	89.8	0.4 2/1
Gonçalo Inácio n 8	88.5	1.5 6/3
Morten Hjulmand n 8	82.3	3.4 7/7
M. Araújo n 8	85.1	3.6 6/4
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Sporting CP Attacking

Sporting CP — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
L. Suárez	38	833151 min	290.8 /90	50.1 /90	1133.2 /90	651.9 /90	481.4 /90	341 /90
F. Ioannidis	14	45623 min	20.3 /90	10.1 /90	81.2 /90	40.6 /90	111.6 /90	91.3 /90
Alisson Santos	6	31187 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	94.3 /90	41.9 /90	21 /90	115.3 /90
S. Faye	5	22110 min	00 /90	00 /90	32.5 /90	10.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90
Rafael Ferreira Nel	1	9090 min	11 /90	11 /90	33 /90	11 /90	22 /90	00 /90
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Sporting CP — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting CP before kick-off, to 15 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Trincão n 8	88.6	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0
L. Suárez n 8	89.8	1.8 7/4	1.3 6/2
Rui Silva n 8	90.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
Gonçalo Inácio n 8	88.5	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Morten Hjulmand n 8	82.3	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
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Sporting CP — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting CP before kick-off, to 15 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Trincão n 8	88.6	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
L. Suárez n 8	89.8	0.6 4/1	0 0/0
Rui Silva n 8	90.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
Gonçalo Inácio n 8	88.5	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Morten Hjulmand n 8	82.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
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Benfica

Benfica Goalkeeper

Benfica — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
A. Trubin	46	894102 min	1122.5 /90	350.8 /90	10 /90

Benfica — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Benfica before kick-off, to 15 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Trubin n 8	90	2.8 6/4

Benfica Defensive

Benfica — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
S. Dahl	47	864019 min	1262.8 /90	310.7 /90	80.2 /90	2074.6 /90	280.6 /90	50.1 /90
N. Otamendi	44	893900 min	641.5 /90	611.4 /90	320.7 /90	2956.8 /90	350.8 /90	110.3 /90
A. Dedić	35	842938 min	611.9 /90	250.8 /90	20.1 /90	1645 /90	331 /90	60.2 /90
António Silva	33	852809 min	461.5 /90	361.2 /90	200.6 /90	1514.8 /90	381.2 /90	70.2 /90
Tomás Araújo	28	832331 min	461.8 /90	401.5 /90	210.8 /90	863.3 /90	100.4 /90	60.2 /90
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Benfica — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Benfica before kick-off, to 15 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Dahl n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.9 5/2	Gonçalo Inácio
V. Pavlidis n 8	86.3	0.7 5/0	2.2 8/4	—
A. Trubin n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
N. Otamendi n 8	82.5	0.7 4/1	0.8 4/2	—
F. Aursnes n 8	81	0.3 2/0	0.7 3/2	Morten Hjulmand
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Benfica — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Benfica before kick-off, to 15 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Dahl n 8	90	2.1 7/6
V. Pavlidis n 8	86.3	0.5 3/1
N. Otamendi n 8	82.5	1.9 7/4
F. Aursnes n 8	81	2.1 6/4
R. Rios n 8	80	1.8 6/5
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Benfica Attacking

Benfica — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
V. Pavlidis	47	854014 min	270.6 /90	70.2 /90	992.2 /90	571.3 /90	561.3 /90	290.7 /90
F. Ivanović	20	48963 min	50.5 /90	10.1 /90	282.6 /90	171.6 /90	90.8 /90	151.4 /90
Rodrigo Miguel Ferreira Rêgo	2	52103 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.7 /90	00 /90	21.7 /90	76.1 /90
A. Cabral	1	1717 min	00 /90	00 /90	210.6 /90	15.3 /90	15.3 /90	00 /90
F. Aursnes	41	863537 min	40.1 /90	70.2 /90	280.7 /90	100.3 /90	671.7 /90	180.5 /90
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Benfica — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Benfica before kick-off, to 15 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Dahl n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
V. Pavlidis n 8	86.3	2.5 8/6	1.2 7/1
A. Trubin n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Otamendi n 8	82.5	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
F. Aursnes n 8	81	1.3 7/2	0.6 3/1
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Benfica — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Benfica before kick-off, to 15 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Dahl n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
V. Pavlidis n 8	86.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
A. Trubin n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Otamendi n 8	82.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
F. Aursnes n 8	81	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting CP		Benfica
61%	Possession	39%
1.66	Expected goals (xG)	2.27
19	Shots	14
6	Shots on target	5
9	Shots off target	5
4	Blocked shots	4
12	Shots inside the box	9
3	Corners	8
1	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	8
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	5
494	Passes	304
85%	Pass accuracy	75%

Sporting CP Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Rui Silva	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.3
Gonçalo Inácio	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.5
M. Araújo	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
Morten Hjulmand	90	0	0	1	0	2	3	Y	7
Trincão	90	0	0	2	0	4	1	0	7.3
L. Suárez	90	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	5.6
H. Morita	88	1	0	2	1	0	6	0	7.9
Geny Catamo	88	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	6.9
Pote	68	0	0	4	1	1	1	0	6.3
Eduardo Quaresma	61	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
O. Diomande	60	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Z. Debast sub	30	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.2
G. Vagiannidis sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Geovany Tcherno Quenda sub	22	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.2
Daniel Bragança sub	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
Rafael Ferreira Nel sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Benfica Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Trubin	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.3
A. Dedić	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
N. Otamendi	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	6.6
S. Dahl	90	0	0	2	1	0	4	0	6.5
F. Aursnes	90	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	6.9
R. Rios	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
L. Barreiro	89	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	6.5
Tomás Araújo	78	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
G. Prestianni	78	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	6.6
A. Schjelderup	78	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	7
F. Ivanović	78	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5.9
António Silva sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Rafa sub	12	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.9
D. Lukebakio sub	12	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7.5
V. Pavlidis sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
E. Barrenechea sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Sporting CP v Benfica — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sporting CPWWLWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

BenficaDWWDW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sporting CP 3 · 3 draws · Benfica 0 · 2.67 goals/game

2025-12-05 Benfica 1–1 Sporting CP
2025-05-25 Benfica 1–3 Sporting CP
2025-05-10 Benfica 1–1 Sporting CP
2024-12-29 Sporting CP 1–0 Benfica
2024-04-06 Sporting CP 2–1 Benfica
2024-04-02 Benfica 2–2 Sporting CP

League standing · 2025/26

Sporting CP#2 pos82 pts34 pl+65 GD

Benfica#3 pos80 pts34 pl+49 GD

Goals per game

Sporting CP scored2.62

Benfica scored2.18

Sporting CP conceded0.71

Benfica conceded0.74

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Sporting CP v Benfica?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Sporting CP v Benfica was Home or Away.
What is the head-to-head record between Sporting CP and Benfica?: In their last 6 meetings, Sporting CP won 3, Benfica won 0 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sporting CP and Benfica?: Recent form — Sporting CP 3W 1D 1L; Benfica 3W 2D 0L.

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