LISBOA. Benfica beats Sporting CP with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Nunez (14′) and a goal from G. Dias (90′). Sporting CP was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Estádio José Alvalade stadium in Lisboa on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 40,714 spectators.​ The referee was Fábio José Costa Veríssimo who had the assistance of Pedro Mota and Pedro Nuno de Sá Martins. The 4th official was António Emanuel Carvalho Nobre. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.6 degrees Celsius or 58.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Sporting CP

0 - 2

Benfica

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 16 Total 12
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 13 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 0
  • 134 Attack 58
  • 74 Dangerous attack 31
  • 97 Ball safe 109
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 9 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sporting CP had a strong ball possession 61% while Benfica was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting CP was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Benfica managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Sporting CP shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target. On the other side, Benfica shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sporting CP received 2 yellow cards (P. Sarabia and Paulinho). Regarding the opposition, Benfica received 3 yellow cards (Everton, J. Vertonghen and A. Taarabt).

Match Timeline

13'
14'
41'
51'
51'
58'
59'
Marcus Edwards - sub ->P. Sarabia
69'
Ricardo Esgaio- sub ->J. Palhinha
69'
74'
74'
75'
82'
86'
João Mário- sub ->G. Ramos
Daniel Bragança- sub ->N. Santos
88'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Porto
91
34
Sporting CP
85
34
Benfica
74
34
Sporting Braga
65
34
Gil Vicente
51
34
Vitória SC
48
34
Santa Clara
40
34
Famalicão
39
34
Estoril
39
34
Marítimo
38
34
Boavista
38
34
Portimonense
38
34
Paços de Ferreira
38
34
Vizela
33
34
Arouca
31
34
Moreirense
29
34
Tondela
28
34
Belenenses
26
34

After playing this contest, Sporting CP will stay with 73 points to sit in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Benfica will have 67 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Primeira Liga, Sporting CP will play away against Boavista on the 25th of April with a 16-1 head to head stats in favor of Sporting CP (4 draws).

Benfica will host Famalicão on the 23rd of April with a 5-0 head to head record in favor of Benfica (2 draws).

Sporting CP – Formation

Sporting CP
G
Antonio Adán 1.Spain
6.8
D
Luís Neto 13.Portugal
6.8
58'
D
Sebastián Coates 4.Uruguay
6.2
D
Gonçalo Inácio 25.Portugal
6.8
M
Pedro Porro 24.Spain
7.8
M
João Palhinha 6.Portugal
7.1
69'
M
Matheus Nunes 8.Portugal
7.3
M
Nuno Santos 11.Portugal
8.0
88'
F
Pedro Gonçalves 28.Portugal
6.5
59'
F
Pablo Sarabia 17.Spain
6.5
69' 13'
F
Paulinho 21.Portugal
6.3
Substitutes
G
João Virgínia 31.Portugal
D
José Marsà 63.Spain
D
Rúben Vinagre 16.Portugal
D
Ricardo Esgaio 47.Portugal
6.4
69'
M
Manuel Ugarte 15.Uruguay
7.0
58'
M
Daniel Bragança 68.Portugal
6.8
88'
F
Islam Slimani 9.Algeria
6.6
59'
F
Marcus Edwards 23.England
6.6
69'
F
Tabata 7.Brazil

Sporting CP started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Sporting CP made 5 changes: Neto for M. Ugarte (58′), Pedro Goncalves for I. Slimani (59′), P. Sarabia for M. Edwards (69′), J. Palhinha for R. Esgaio (69′) and N. Santos for D. Braganca (88′).

Benfica – Formation

Benfica
G
Odysseas Vlachodimos 99.Greece
7.8
D
Gilberto 2.Brazil
7.7
D
Nicolás Otamendi 30.Argentina
7.1
D
Jan Vertonghen 5.Belgium
8.0
51'
D
Alejandro Grimaldo 3.Spain
7.7
M
Julian Weigl 28.Germany
7.1
M
A. Taarabt 49.Morocco
6.2
75'
M
Diogo Gonçalves 17.Portugal
6.4
82' 90'
M
Gonçalo Ramos 88.Portugal
6.1
86'
M
Everton 7.Brazil
7.0
74' 41'
F
Darwin Núñez 9.Uruguay
8.8
14'
Substitutes
G
Helton Leite 77.Brazil
D
André Almeida 34.Portugal
6.2
82'
D
Morato 91.Brazil
M
Paulo Bernardo 55.Portugal
6.6
M
Soualiho Meïté 11.France
M
João Mário 20.Portugal
6.2
86'
M
Gil Dias 31.Portugal
6.8
74' 90'
F
H. Seferović 14.Switzerland
F
Roman Yaremchuk 15.Ukraine

Benfica started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Nelson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo played with: .

Substitutions

Benfica made 4 changes: A. Taarabt for P. Bernardo (74′), Everton for G. Dias (74′), D. Goncalves for A. Almeida (82′) and G. Ramos for J. Mario (86′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Primeira Liga.​