Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica Match Analysis and Prediction

Portuguese Primeira Liga will witness another edition of Derby de Lisboa this weekend when Sporting Lisbon will host Benfica at Estádio José Alvalade. Kickoff schedules for 17th April 2022 at 22:30 EAT.

The hosts have now won 23, drawn four and lost two of their 29 games this season to collect 73 points and sit second in the league standings, six points off league leaders Porto and nine above Sunday’s visitors. Sporting Lisbon are also unbeaten in 10 Primeira Liga games on the bounce, picking up eight wins and two draws since a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Braga when the sides met back in January.

Sporting Lisbon will be going for another win following 1-3 Primeira Liga victory over Tondela. In that game, Sporting Lisbon had 72% possession, 17 shots with nine of them on target and goals scored by Gonçalo Inácio (29′) and Pablo Sarabia (33′, 69′). Tondela got three shots with two of them on target and a goal by Manu Hernando (71′).

Benfica now turn their attention to the Primeira Liga where they returned to winning ways in style as they came from behind to claim victory over rock-bottom Belenenses last Saturday. The team is currently placed in the third place with 64 points in the table. The visitors will be seeking to get one over the hosts having already lost to them twice this season, the first in December’s reverse fixture when they were beaten 3-1.

Benfica held each other to 3-3 stalemate in the Champions League with Liverpool in their last encounter. In that game, Benfica had 33% possession, six shots with four of them on target and goals scored by Gonçalo Ramos (32′), Roman Yaremchuk (73′) and Darwin Núñez (81′). Liverpool got 17 shots with six of them on target and goals by Ibrahima Konaté (21′) and Roberto Firmino (55′, 65′).

Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica head to head

Since 2002 these two teams have had 56 head to head clashes. Benfica holds a slight upper hand having won 27 times, Sporting Lisbon 18 wins and 11 matches ended in draws.

  • Benfica 1-2 Sporting Lisbon 9/01/22
  • Benfica 1-3 Sporting Lisbon 04/12/21  
  • Benfica 4-3 Sporting Lisbon 15/05/21
  • Sporting Lisbon 1-0 Benfica 02/02/21  
  • Benfica 2-1 Sporting Lisbon 25/07/20

Home

  • Tondela 1-3 Sporting Lisbon
  • Sporting Lisbon 2-0 Pacos Ferreira
  • Guimaraes 1-3 Sporting Lisbon
  • Moreirense 0-2 Sporting Lisbon
  • Man City 0-0 Sporting Lisbon

Away

  • Liverpool 3-3 Benfica
  • Benfica 3-1 Belenenses
  • Benfica 1-3 Liverpool
  • Braga 3-2 Benfica
  • Benfica 2-1 Estoril

Sporting Lisbon team news

Zouhair Feddal will miss out this game through injury while Matheus Reis is suspended following his fifth yellow card.

Benfica team news

Manager Nélson Veríssimo will not be able to call upon Lucas Verissimo, Rodrigo Pinho, Rafa Silva who have been ruled out through injuries.

Prediction and odds

We anticipate an entertaining fixture as Benfica have outscored every other side in the competition with 73 goals while the hosts have the best defensive record in the league, conceding just 18 goals.

  • Sporting Lisbon Win
  • Draw
  • Both teams to score
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