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
albaniaAlbaniaTring Sport 1
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
georgiaGeorgiaSilk Universal
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 Porto13121027:32437
    2Sporting CP13102132:72532
    3Benfica1385026:81829
    4Gil Vicente1373316:61024
    5Braga1364325:121322
    6Famalicao1355314:9520
    7Moreirense1362521:20120
    8Vitoria Guimaraes1353514:17-318
    9Alverca1352615:19-417
    10Rio Ave1337317:21-416
    11Santa Clara1343611:14-315
    12Estoril1335522:21114
    13Estrela1335516:19-314
    14Nacional1333712:18-612
    15Casa Pia1323813:27-149
    16Tondela132387:22-159
    17Arouca1323814:37-239
    18AFS1303109:31-223

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