Sporting CP vs Benfica predictions, H2H, statistics and tips

At home, the team coached by Rui Borges will try to get a victory thanks to home advantage. The match is the Portugal League 30th round, where  Sporting CP will face Benfica at José Alvalade stadium on 19 April at 17:00.

The home team, Sporting CP is currently in 2º position in the tournament with 71 points, while Benfica is currently in 3º position with 69.  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 Estrela da Amadora and finished the match with a result of 0-1, with win for Sporting CP. Buoyed by this latest result, they will be looking to get another win against The Lisbon coached by José Mourinho. In that last match between Sporting CP and Estrela da Amadora, The Lions team achieved a 67% possession of the ball, with 2 shots on goal of which 1 was a goal. The goal was scored by Daniel Bragança.

In the last 8 matches, the team coached by Rui Borges has achieved 5 wins, 1 draw y 2 defeats. Sporting CP average number of goals per game is 2.1 goals, while they concede an average of 1.1 goals per game. With this trend, they have kept 1 clean sheet in 1 official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 17 goals while conceding 9 goals.

Latest statistics in Sporting CP matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 5/8
• Both teams to score: 3/8
• First to score: 5/8
• Half-time winner: 4/8

Benfica

The team coached by José Mourinho heads into this match on the back of a recent 2-0 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 58% ball possession, getting 8 shots on goal, 2 of which were goals. The goals were scored by Andreas Schjelderup and Rafa Silva.

Analysing the last 8 matches, José Mourinho's team has won 5, drawn 2 and lost 1. Benfica average 2.0 goals per game, while they concede an average of 0.9 goals per game. With this trend, they have now kept 1 clean sheet in an official match. In those 8 matches, they have scored a total of 16 goals while conceding 7 goals.

Latest statistics in Benfica matches:

• Over 2.5 goals: 6/8
• Both teams to score: 5/8
• First to score: 6/8
• Half-time winner: 4/8

Sporting CP vs Benfica: 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 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 Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) stadium on 05-12-2025 with the result of 1-1, with a draw.

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

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