Benfica vs Sporting Lisbon – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
1:1
05/12/2025 at 15:15 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Liga Portugal - Round 13
  • Referee: Nobre A. (Por)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
africaAfricaZAP
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austriaAustriaDAZN
brazilBrazilClaro TV+, Disney+, ESPN, Sky+, Vivo Play, Zapping
bulgariaBulgariaRing, Voyo
croatiaCroatiaSportKlub 1
cyprusCyprusCytavision on the Go, Cytavision Sports 7, Cytavision Sports 7
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franceFrancebeIN Connect, beIN Sports MAX 10, Free
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germanyGermanyDAZN Deutsch, Sportdigital FUSSBALL
greeceGreeceCOSMOTE Sport 3
hungaryHungarySport 2
indonesiaIndonesiaVidio
israelIsraelSport 4
italyItalyDAZN Italia
japanJapanDAZN Japan
kazakhstanKazakhstanSport+
lithuaniaLithuaniaSport 1
netherlandsNetherlandsZiggo Sport 2
north-macedoniaNorth-macedoniaMaxTV GO
polandPolandEleven Sports 1
portugalPortugalBenfica TV
serbiaSerbiaArena Sport 1
slovakiaSlovakiaArena sport 1
south-americaSouth-americaGol TV Latinoamerica, Gol TV Latinoamerica, Gol TV Play Latinoamerica
switzerlandSwitzerlandDAZN Switzerland, Sunrise TV, Sunrise TV
ukraineUkraineMEGOGO Futbol 1, MEGOGO Ukraine
usaUsaFanatiz
venezuelaVenezuelaInter

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
1.370.50
Ball Possession
41%59%
Total shots
105
Shots on target
42
Big Chances
11
Corner Kicks
32
Passes
83% (296/356)87% (452/522)
Yellow Cards
25
Red Cards
10
Expected Goals (xG)
1.370.50
xG on target (xGOT)
1.590.61
Total shots
105
Shots on target
42
Shots off target
52
Blocked Shots
11
Shots inside the Box
53
Shots outside the Box
52
Hit the Woodwork
00
Big Chances
11
Corner Kicks
32
Touches in opposition box
1310
Accurate through passes
01
Offsides
21
Free Kicks
2015
Passes
83% (296/356)87% (452/522)
Long passes
40% (12/30)52% (17/33)
Passes in final third
73% (74/102)74% (69/93)
Crosses
15% (2/13)22% (2/9)
Expected assists (xA)
0.410.44
Throw-ins
1617
Fouls
1520
Tackles
58% (14/24)63% (12/19)
Duels won
6050
Clearances
1417
Interceptions
118
Errors leading to shot
12
Errors leading to goal
10
Goalkeeper Saves
13
xGOT faced
0.611.59
Goals prevented
-0.390.59

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (1 - 1)
  • 12', 0 - 1, Goncalves P. , Hjulmand M. (A),
  • 27', 1 - 1, Sudakov G. , Dedic A. (A),
  • 30', Morita H. 🟨,
  • 2nd Half (0 - 0)
  • 56', Barreiro L. 🟨,
  • 61', Goncalves P. , Simoes J. ,
  • 61', Morita H. , Quenda G. ,
  • 65', Suarez L. 🟨,
  • 67', Pavlidis V. 🟨,
  • 72', Fresneda I. 🟨,
  • 75', Araujo M. 🟨,
  • 76', Goncalves P. 🟨,
  • 81', Sudakov G. , Prestianni G. ,
  • 86', Trincao , Alisson Santos ,
  • 86', Pavlidis V. , Ivanovic F. ,
  • 86', Suarez L. , Ioannidis F. ,
  • 88', Barrenechea E. , Manu ,
  • 90+2', Prestianni G. 🟥,

Chances of winning


Benfica
32.5%
Draw
30.4%
Sporting Lisbon
37.1%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
40.2% 28.5% 31.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

40.5% 28.7% 31%

Benfica - Sporting Lisbon Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
2.92
(2.29)
3.13
(3.23)
2.56
(2.95)
5.2%
(8.5%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 2.25
What is the prediction for Benfica - Sporting Lisbon?
  • Users Predictions: 26 users predict this event. Benfica will win (votes: 8 - 30.8%). Sporting will win (votes: 6 - 23.1%). It will Tie (votes: 12 - 46.2%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for a draw: 27%65.4%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 2 high ROI users predict this event. Benfica (votes: 1 - 50%). Tie (votes: 1 - 50%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • The most interesting match of the day — two teams from the very top of the table will face off (ranked 3 in the zone Promotion ~ Europa League (Qualification: ) and 2 in the zone Promotion ~ Champions League (Qualification: )).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Benfica won 2.
    • Benfica is undoubtedly in great shape (last 5 games: 3 wins).
    • Sporting is showing excellent form with consecutive wins (last 5 games: 4 wins).
    • The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.
    • There will not play in Benfica: Araujo H. (Muscle Injury) Bah A. (Knee Injury) Bruma (Achilles Tendon Injury) Felix N. (Knee Injury) Lukebakio D. (Broken ankle)
    • There will not play in Sporting: Braganca D. (Knee Injury) Debast Z. (Injury) Ioannidis F. (Knee Injury) Santos N. (Knee Injury)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Benfica won 8 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 32:28. (average 1.6:1.4).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Benfica won 4 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 21:18. (average 2.1:1.8).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Benfica - Sporting Lisbon were as follows:
    31.07.2025 Sporting Lisbon - Benfica 0:1
    25.05.2025 Benfica - Sporting Lisbon 1:3
    10.05.2025 Benfica - Sporting Lisbon 1:1
    11.01.2025 Sporting Lisbon - Benfica 1:2
    29.12.2024 Sporting Lisbon - Benfica 1:0
    Latest results of Benfica
    29.11.2025 Nacional - Benfica 1:2
    25.11.2025 Ajax - Benfica 0:2
    21.11.2025 Atlético CP - Benfica 0:2
    09.11.2025 Benfica - Casa Pia 2:2
    05.11.2025 Benfica - Bayer Leverkusen 0:1
    Latest results of Sporting Lisbon
    Liga Portugal Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1FC Porto17161036:43249
    2Sporting CP17133147:93842
    3Benfica17116036:112539
    4Gil Vicente1777322:121028
    5Braga1776431:181327
    6Moreirense1783624:24027
    7Vitoria Guimaraes1774618:22-425
    8Famalicao1765620:14623
    9Estoril1755728:29-120
    10Rio Ave1748522:29-720
    11Alverca1762917:27-1020
    12Estrela1747623:27-419
    13Santa Clara1745814:19-517
    14Nacional1745821:26-517
    15Casa Pia1735917:32-1514
    16Arouca1735918:42-2414
    17Tondela17331112:29-1712
    18AFS17041311:43-324

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