Sporting CP vs Benfica predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by João Pereira will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Portugal League 16th round, where  Sporting CP will face Benfica at José Alvalade stadium on 29 December at 15:30.

The home team, Sporting CP is currently in 2º position in the tournament with 36 points, while Benfica is currently in 3º position with 35.  Continue reading our analysis for stats, H2H history and best predictions for this Sporting CP vs Benfica.

Sporting CP

Sporting CP comes from playing against Santa Clara and finished the match with a result of 2-1, with win for Sporting CP. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against The Lisbon coached by Bruno Lage. In that last match between Sporting CP and Santa Clara, The Lions team achieved a % possession of the ball, with shots on goal of which 2 were goals. The goals were scored by Conrad Harder and Viktor Gyökeres.

In the last 6 matches, the team coached by João Pereira has achieved 2 wins, y 4 defeats, and is on a streak of 2 consecutive wins and scoring at least one goal in the last 4 matches. Sporting CP average number of goals per game is 1.3 goals, while they concede an average of 2.2 goals per game. With this trend they have 6 matches conceding at least one goal. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 8 goals while conceding 13 goals.

Latest statistics in Sporting CP matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/6
• Both teams to score: 5/6
• Matches conceding goals:  6
• First to score: 4/6

Benfica

The team coached by Bruno Lage heads into this match on the back of a recent 0-2 win over CD Nacional. Thanks to the boost of this victory, the The Lisbon team will be looking for another good result in their visit to Sporting CP.

In that match between Benfica and CD Nacional, the The Lisbon team achieved 67% ball possession, getting 7 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Ángel Di María (x2).

Analysing the last 6 matches, Bruno Lage's team has won 4, drawn 2 . Benfica average 1.5 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.5 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 6 matches, they have scored a total of 9 goals while conceding 3 goals.

Latest statistics in Benfica matches:

• Under 2.5 goals: 5/6
• Both teams to score: 2/6
• First to score: 4/6

Sporting CP vs Benfica: H2H STATS

The match-ups between the two teams can help you when placing your bets. We have taken them into account for this Sporting CP vs Benfica prediction. The last match between these teams was in the Portugal League competition, in an event that took place at the José Alvalade stadium on 06-04-2024 with the result of 2-1, with Sporting CP winning.

The last 5 meetings between Sporting CP and Benfica have resulted in 2 wins for Sporting CP, 1 win for Benfica, and 2 draws. In those matches, Sporting CP managed to score 9 goals, while Benfica scored 8 goals against Sporting CP.

• In 5/5 matches both teams scored
• En 5/5 games it was an Over 2.5 goals