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Prediction Analysis: Benfica vs Sporting CP

Benfica vs Sporting CP prediction based on recent form, head-to-head data, team performance and key match statistics.

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Primeira Liga 2025-12-05 20:15
Benfica
Home
Selected Prediction
Featured Pick
Over 2.5 Goals
Pick
Yes
Probability
58%
Confidence
Medium
Score
1-1
Sporting CP
Away

Prediction Summary

1
34%
X
24%
2
42%
Over 2.5
58%
BTTS Yes
60%
Confidence
Medium

Market Evidence

Benfica (Home)

Goals scored / match2.41
Goals conceded / match0.76
Over 2.5 rate41%
BTTS rate59%

Sporting CP (Away)

Goals scored / match2.24
Goals conceded / match0.76
Over 2.5 rate35%
BTTS rate71%

Team Form last 5 matches

Benfica
WDDWW
Sporting CP
WWWDD

Goals Comparison rate per team

100% +0.5 100%
76% +1.5 65%
41% +2.5 35%
18% +3.5 24%
6% +4.5 0%
59% BTTS 71%

Model Insight

The selected market is Over 2.5 Goals with a probability of 58%. Model confidence is Medium.

Benfica averages 2.41 goals scored at home, while Sporting CP averages 2.24 goals scored away.

Model Strength
60%

Other Top Markets for This Match

Home Win
34%
Draw
24%
Away Win
42%
Over 2.5
58%
BTTS Yes
60%

Head-to-Head last 5

Apr 2026 Benfica(A) 2 - 1 Sporting CP Home
Dec 2025 Benfica 1 - 1 Sporting CP Draw
May 2025 Benfica 1 - 3 Sporting CP Away
May 2025 Benfica 1 - 1 Sporting CP Draw
Jan 2025 Benfica(A) 1 - 1 Sporting CP Draw

In the last 5 meetings, Benfica won 1, drew 3 and lost 1.

Current Streaks

Benfica — unbeaten run (home)17
Benfica — scoring streak (home)17
Sporting CP — winless run (away)0
Sporting CP — clean sheets (away, last 5)1 of 5

1X2 Probability model

Benfica Win (1)34%
Draw (X)24%
Sporting CP Win (2)42%

Goals Over rate per team, own matches

100% +0.5 100%
76% +1.5 65%
41% +2.5 35%
18% +3.5 24%
6% +4.5 0%

Goals Under rate per team, own matches

0% -0.5 0%
24% -1.5 35%
59% -2.5 65%
82% -3.5 76%
94% -4.5 100%

Benfica vs Sporting CP — share of each team's own matches finishing above/below each goal line.

Goal Averages per Team

Benfica — scored (home)2.41
Benfica — conceded (home)0.76
Sporting CP — scored (away)2.24
Sporting CP — conceded (away)0.76
Model expected combined goals3

Both Teams To Score

Yes60%
No40%

Rate per Team

Benfica — BTTS matches (home)59%
Sporting CP — BTTS matches (away)71%
Combined (simple average)65%

Corners Line match total, blended estimate

Over 4.597%
Under 4.53%
Over 5.591%
Under 5.59%
Over 6.591%
Under 6.59%
Over 7.579%
Under 7.521%
Over 8.577%
Under 8.523%
Over 9.562%
Under 9.538%
Over 10.547%
Under 10.553%
Expected total corners (blended average)10.40

Per-Team Corners own matches

Benfica (home)

Corners for7.5
Corners against2.6

Sporting CP (away)

Corners for7.5
Corners against3.2

Recent Trend last 5 matches — total corners

Benfica
11 11 10 10 11
Sporting CP
9 10 8 11 7

Yellow Cards Line match total, blended estimate

Over 0.597%
Under 0.53%
Over 1.591%
Under 1.59%
Over 2.583%
Under 2.517%
Expected total yellow cards (blended average)5.3

Yellow Cards per Team

Benfica (home)

For1.8

Sporting CP (away)

For2.7

Shots per Game

Benfica — total shots (home)18.1
Sporting CP — total shots (away)16.1

Shots on Target

Benfica — on target (home)6.9
Sporting CP — on target (away)6.1

Shot Location Split avg per match, season

Benfica

Inside the box11.59
Outside the box5.47

Sporting CP

Inside the box11.82
Outside the box5.74

Player Shots Benfica

V. Pavlidis
Shots on Target/Game1.5
+0.5 On Target82%
+1.5 On Target36%
Rafa
Shots on Target/Game0.8
+0.5 On Target56%
+1.5 On Target25%
F. Ivanović
Shots on Target/Game0.7
+0.5 On Target44%
+1.5 On Target20%
A. Cabral
Shots on Target/Game0.7
+0.5 On Target67%
+1.5 On Target0%
R. Rios
Shots on Target/Game0.6
+0.5 On Target37%
+1.5 On Target19%

Player Shots Sporting CP

L. Suárez
Shots on Target/Game1.9
+0.5 On Target91%
+1.5 On Target50%
Pote
Shots on Target/Game1.3
+0.5 On Target67%
+1.5 On Target33%
C. Harder
Shots on Target/Game1
+0.5 On Target75%
+1.5 On Target25%
Geny Catamo
Shots on Target/Game0.8
+0.5 On Target38%
+1.5 On Target24%
Trincão
Shots on Target/Game0.7
+0.5 On Target53%
+1.5 On Target15%

Probabilities are each player's own historical rate this season (minimum 3 matches played), not a joint match forecast.

Expected Goals (xG)

Benfica xG (home)2.07
Sporting CP xG (away)2.13

Average Possession

57.82% Possession 61.85%

Team Comparison Benfica vs Sporting CP

84.24% Pass accuracy 87.56%
480.35 Passes per match 544.06
0.18 Goals prevented -0.21
11.15 Fouls committed 12.24
2.47 Goalkeeper saves 2.29
1.68 Offsides 1.62
16.56 Tackles per match 15.76

League average xG this season is 1.3 per team per match, for context.

Disclaimer: these predictions are generated by a statistical model and do not constitute financial advice or a guarantee of outcome. Bet responsibly and only what you can afford to lose.
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Benfica vs Sporting CP prediction analysis

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