Match summary
Benfica beat Sporting CP 2-1 in the Liga Portugal.
Benfica won with 39% of the possession.
Sporting CP vs BenficaResult, Lineups & H2H
- Morita72'
- Schjelderup27'(P)
- Silva90+3'
Estádio José Alvalade
Sporting CP vs Benfica in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- This defeat ended Sporting CP's 24-match unbeaten run in Liga Portugal.Run from 2025-09-13: 19W 5D; league matches of this season only.
- Rafa Silva's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Benfica's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Sporting CP3W 1D 1L
Sporting CPBenfica
10Pointsof 1511
9Goals scored10
4Goals conceded4
2Clean sheets2
0Scored in a row8
2Unbeaten in a row6
1Without a win0
Head to head38 meetings · Nov 2009 – Dec 2025
- Sporting CP wins
- 8
- Draws
- 13
- Benfica wins
- 17
2.47goals per meeting
58%both teams scored
39%3+ goals
39%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSporting CP 2W 2D 1L · 2 goals per game
Meetings
- Liga PortugalBenfica1-1Sporting CP
- Super CupSporting CP0-1Benfica
- Taça De PortugalBenfica1-3Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalBenfica1-1Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalSporting CP1-0Benfica
Show all 38 meetings
- Liga PortugalSporting CP2-1Benfica
- Taça De PortugalBenfica2-2Sporting CP
- Taça De PortugalSporting CP2-1Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica2-1Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalSporting CP2-2Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica2-2Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalSporting CP0-2Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica1-3Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalBenfica4-3Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalSporting CP1-0Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica2-1Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalSporting CP0-2Benfica
- Taça De PortugalBenfica2-1Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalSporting CP2-4Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica1-1Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalSporting CP0-0Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica1-1Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalSporting CP1-1Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica2-1Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalSporting CP0-1Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica0-3Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalSporting CP1-1Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica1-1Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalBenfica2-0Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalSporting CP1-1Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica2-0Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalSporting CP1-3Benfica
- Liga PortugalSporting CP1-0Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica1-0Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalSporting CP0-2Benfica
- Liga PortugalBenfica2-0Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalBenfica2-0Sporting CP
- Liga PortugalSporting CP0-0Benfica
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 264 earlier results
Sporting CPBenfica
#2Position#3
71Points28 v 29 games69
+56Goal difference+43
2.61Scored per gameleague avg 1.352.1
0.61Conceded per game0.62
#1Form table position#2
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Sporting CPBenfica
- 90+4'Substitution · Benfica · Enzo Barrenechea · InOut: Leandro Barreiro
- 90+3'Goal · Benfica · Rafa Silva1-2
- Substitution · Sporting CP · Daniel Bragança · InOut: Hidemasa Morita88'
- Substitution · Sporting CP · Rafael Nel · InOut: Geny Catamo88'
- 78'Substitution · Benfica · Rafa Silva · InOut: Andreas Schjelderup
- 78'Substitution · Benfica · Dodi Lukébakio · InOut: Gianluca Prestianni
- 78'Substitution · Benfica · Vangelis Pavlidis · InOut: Franjo Ivanović
- 78'Substitution · Benfica · António Silva · InOut: Tomás Araújo
- 75'Yellow Card · Benfica · Anatoliy Trubin
- Goal · Sporting CP · Hidemasa Morita1-172'
- Substitution · Sporting CP · Geovany Quenda · InOut: Pedro Gonçalves68'
- Substitution · Sporting CP · Georgios Vagiannidis · InOut: Eduardo Quaresma61'
- Substitution · Sporting CP · Zeno Debast · InOut: Ousmane Diomande60'
- Yellow Card · Sporting CP · Rui Silva53'
- Yellow Card · Sporting CP · Morten Hjulmand36'
- 27'Penalty · Benfica · Andreas Schjelderup0-1 · Penalty
- Missed Penalty · Sporting CP · Luis SuárezMissed Penalty19'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Sporting CPBenfica
61%Ball Possession39%
19Shots Total14
6Shots On Target5
3Corners8
13Fouls8
2Yellow Cards1
1Offsides1
3Saves5
494Passes304
9Shots Off Target5
108Attacks87
68Dangerous Attacks52
12Shots Inside Box9
7Shots Outside Box5
1Goals2
7Free Kicks12
4Shots Blocked4
5Substitutions5
2Hit Woodwork0
19Tackles21
1Assists1
420Accurate Passes227
1Injuries2
12Total Crosses16
4Accurate Crosses6
3Interceptions9
53Duels Won48
2Big Chances Created4
1Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 34(85%) | 1 | 6/9 | |
| 7.5 | 88' | 0 | 0 | 3/4 | 43(86%) | - | 7/14 | |
| 7.4 | 88' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 33(74%) | 7 | 12/21 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 61(90%) | 4 | 7/9 | |
| 7.0 | 68' | 0 | 0 | 1/5 | 23(73%) | 1 | 2/6 | |
| 7.0 | 30' | 0 | 1 | - | 37(83%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(95%) | - | - | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 67(81%) | 3 | 7/9 | |
| 6.7 | 60' | 0 | 0 | - | 48(92%) | 1 | 3/4 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(89%) | 1 | 4/11 | |
| 6.5 | 61' | 0 | 0 | - | 46(89%) | 1 | 5/8 | |
| 6.5 | 22' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(75%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.2 | 29' | 0 | 0 | - | 10(100%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 17(81%) | 1 | 3/10 | |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 4(75%) | - | 1/1 | |
| - | 2' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(67%) | - | 1/1 |