Sporting CP vs Benfica

6 April 2024 · Liga Portugal · 2023/24

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Geny Catamo 1’, 90+1’
  • Alexander Bah 45+3’

Match summary

Sporting CP won 2-1 at home to Benfica, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Geny Catamo put Sporting CP ahead in the first minute, Alexander Bah equalised with a header in first-half stoppage time, and Catamo won it from a corner in stoppage time.

Benfica can feel hard done by, creating 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Sporting CP's 0.96 from 14. Benfica had a player sent off.

Match stats

Sporting CP Benfica
13 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 13
3 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 1
0.96 xG 1.32
0.96 Non-penalty xG 1.32

Key events

Sporting CP Benfica
Kick-off
Geny Catamo1-0 (Sporting CP)
1’
45+3’
Alexander Bah1-1 (Benfica)
Half-time1-1
Geny Catamo2-1 (Sporting CP)
90+1’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Sporting CP
  • Geny Catamo
  • Morten Hjulmand
  • Paulinho
Benfica
  • Fredrik Aursnes
  • Alexander Bah
  • António Silva
  • Nicolás Otamendi
  • David Neres
  • Casper Tengstedt

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 1.32 1’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), 1-0 1’ 45+3’ Alexander Bah (Benfica), 1-1 45+3’ 90+1’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), 2-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 1.32 1’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), 1-0 Catamo 1’ 45+3’ Alexander Bah (Benfica), 1-1 Bah 45+3’ 90+1’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), 2-1 Catamo 90+1’
Sporting CP 0.96 xGBenfica 1.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Benfica attacking Sporting CP attacking 
90+6’ Marcos Leonardo (Benfica), set piece, 0.46 xG, blocked 1’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 65’ David Neres (Benfica), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 39’ Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), from a corner, 0.15 xG, saved 48’ Alexander Bah (Benfica), set piece, 0.15 xG, goal 88’ Daniel Bragança (Sporting CP), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 12’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ João Neves (Benfica), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 88’ Marcus Edwards (Sporting CP), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 52’ Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting CP), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Paulinho (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting CP), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Ángel Di María (Benfica), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Florentino Luís (Benfica), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Marcus Edwards (Sporting CP), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Francisco Trincão (Sporting CP), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Ángel Di María (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ David Neres (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Sebastián Coates (Sporting CP), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 58’ Alexander Bah (Benfica), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Ángel Di María (Benfica), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ António Silva (Benfica), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+6’ Marcos Leonardo (Benfica), set piece, 0.46 xG, blocked 1’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 65’ David Neres (Benfica), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 39’ Nicolás Otamendi (Benfica), from a corner, 0.15 xG, saved 48’ Alexander Bah (Benfica), set piece, 0.15 xG, goal 88’ Daniel Bragança (Sporting CP), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 12’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 81’ João Neves (Benfica), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 88’ Marcus Edwards (Sporting CP), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 90+1’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 52’ Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting CP), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 88’ Paulinho (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting CP), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Ángel Di María (Benfica), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Florentino Luís (Benfica), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Francisco Trincão (Sporting CP), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Ángel Di María (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ David Neres (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Marcus Edwards (Sporting CP), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 87’ Sebastián Coates (Sporting CP), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Rafa Silva (Benfica), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 19’ Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Alexander Bah (Benfica), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Geny Catamo (Sporting CP), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Ángel Di María (Benfica), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+6’ António Silva (Benfica), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Franco Israel
90′ – – – – – – –
Jeremiah St. Juste
90′ – – – – – – –
Sebastián Coates
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Gonçalo Inácio Taken off
72′ – – – – – – –
Geny Catamo
90′ 2 – 4 0.43 – –
Morten Hjulmand Taken off
80′ – – – – – –
Hidemasa Morita Taken off
54′ – – – – – – –
Matheus Reis
90′ – – – – – – –
Francisco Trincão Taken off
80′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Pedro Gonçalves Taken off
72′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Viktor Gyökeres
90′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Daniel Bragança Came on as a substitute
36′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
Ousmane Diomande Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Marcus Edwards Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Koba Koindredi Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Paulinho Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 0.05 – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Sporting CP win 46% Avg odds 2.07
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53
Benfica win 27% Avg odds 3.50

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Sporting CP DWWWW
Benfica WLWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Benfica 2-1 Sporting CP, 12 Nov 23 Next meeting: Sporting CP 1-0 Benfica, 29 Dec 24  All Sporting CP vs Benfica meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.