Match Report
Sporting CP went into the game 2nd in the table on 82 points; Benfica sat 3rd on 80 — a 2-point gap. Per game in the league, Sporting CP were scoring 2.62 and conceding 0.71, Benfica 2.18 and 0.74, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Benfica had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
38 meetings are on record — 8 won by Sporting CP, 17 by Benfica, 13 drawn, at 2.47 goals per meeting. Only 39% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Estádio José Alvalade staged the fixture, a ground that holds 52,095. Benfica led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sporting CP: Hidemasa Morita (72') · Benfica: Andreas Schjelderup (27'), Rafa Silva (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting CP 61% · Benfica 39% · Total shots: 19-14 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 3-8