Benfica vs Sporting CP predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by José Mourinho will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Portugal League 13th round, where  Benfica will face Sporting CP at Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) stadium on 5 December at 15:15.

The home team, Benfica is currently in 3º position in the tournament with 28 points, while Sporting CP is currently in 2º position with 28.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Benfica vs Sporting CP.

Benfica

Benfica comes from playing against CD Nacional and finished the match with a result of 1-2, with win for Benfica. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against The Lions coached by Rui Borges. In that last match between Benfica and CD Nacional, The Lisbon team achieved a 70% possession of the ball, with 8 shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Vangelis Pavlidis and Gianluca Prestianni.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by José Mourinho has achieved 4 wins, 1 draw y 1 defeat, and is on a streak of 3 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 4 matches. Benfica average number of goals per game is 1.8 goals, while they concede an average of 0.7 goals per game. With this trend they have 1 match conceding at least one goal. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 11 goals while conceding 4 goals.

Latest statistics in Benfica matches:

• Both teams to score: 2/6
• First to score: 4/6
• Winning streak: 3
• Draw at half-time: 4/6

Sporting CP

The team coached by Rui Borges heads into this match on the back of a recent 3-0 win over Club Brugge KV. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the The Lions team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Benfica.

In that match between Sporting CP and Club Brugge KV, the The Lions team achieved 46% ball possession, getting 9 shots on goal, 3 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Luis Javier Suárez, Geovany Quenda and Francisco Trincão.

Analysing the last 6 matches, Rui Borges's team has won 5, drawn 1 , and is on a run of 3 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 19 matches. Sporting CP average 2.7 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.5 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 2 clean sheets. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 16 goals while conceding 3 goals.

Latest statistics in Sporting CP matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 4/6
• Both teams to score: 3/6
• First to score: 5/6
• Winning streak: 3

Benfica vs Sporting CP: H2H STATS

The head-to-head record between the two teams can help you when placing your bet. But in this case they have never played each other.

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Benfica vs Sporting CP prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Super Cup competition, in an event that took place at the Estádio Do Algarve stadium on 31-07-2025 with the result of 0-1, with Benfica winning.

The last 5 meetings between Benfica and Sporting CP have resulted in 2 wins for Benfica, 2 wins for Sporting CP, and 1 draw. In those matches, Benfica managed to score 4 goals, while Sporting CP scored 6 goals against Benfica.

• In 3/5 matches both teams scored
• En 4/5  games it was an Under 2.5 goals