Benfica - Sporting CP

Benfica

Liga Portugal Bwin Season 2026 - Round 16

Sunday 27 December 2026 16:00

Planned

Sporting CP

Match preview

Benfica take on Sporting CP in Liga Portugal Bwin at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz) on 27 December 2026.

The most recent match for Benfica was a 2-0 win over Guimaraes, preceded by a 1-3 defeat against FC Porto.

The most recent match for Sporting CP was a 2-0 win over Lens (UEFA Champions League), preceded by a 3-1 win over SC Braga.

The numbers favour Benfica, with 19 points and 7 goals conceded in 8 matches, against 18 points and 9 goals conceded in 8 matches for Sporting CP.

The record over the 33 previous meetings: 12 wins for Benfica, 9 wins for Sporting CP and 12 draws. See every meeting between Benfica and Sporting CP.

47% Benfica

21% Draw

32% Sporting CP

Our algorithm predicts Benfica to win, with a probability of 47%.

Team forms

Benfica

Guimaraes 2-0 L

FC Porto 1-3 W

AC Milan 2-0 W

GIL Vicente 3-1 W

Moreirense 4-0

Sporting CP

Lens 2-0 W

SC Braga 3-1 D

Arouca 2-2 D

Famalicao 1-1 W

Galatasaray 3-1

Previous confrontations (H2H)

12 Benfica

12 Draw

9 Sporting CP

52% Over 2.5 goals

70% Both teams scored

2.7 Goals per match

6 | 5 Clean sheets

Biggest win: Benfica 5-0 Sporting CP (2019)

Most goals: Benfica 4-3 Sporting CP (2021)

Goals scored all matches

1.45

1.27

Goals in home matches

1.71

0.94

Goals in away matches

1.19

1.59

Above is calculated based on the below matches

Full H2H of Benfica and Sporting CP →

2026-04-19 Sunday 18:15

Won 😎

Sporting CP 2

Benfica P

2025-12-05 Friday 20:15

Draw 🤔

Benfica 2

Sporting CP 5

2025-07-31 Thursday 20:45

Won 😎

Sporting CP 5

Benfica 6

2025-05-25 Sunday 17:15

Won 😎

Benfica 3

Sporting CP 3 P

2025-05-10 Saturday 18:00

Draw 🤔

Benfica 5

Sporting CP 2

2025-01-11 Saturday 19:45

2024-12-29 Sunday 20:30

Won 😀

Sporting CP 2

Benfica 3

2024-04-06 Saturday 20:30

Won 😀

Sporting CP 4

Benfica 7

2024-04-02 Tuesday 20:45

Draw 🤔

Benfica

Sporting CP 4

2024-02-29 Thursday 20:45

Won 😀

Sporting CP 2

Benfica 4

2023-11-12 Sunday 20:30

Won 😀

Benfica 2

Sporting CP 6

2023-05-21 Sunday 20:30

Draw 🤔

Sporting CP 2

Benfica 2

2023-01-15 Sunday 18:00

Draw 🤔

Benfica 2

Sporting CP 5 P

2022-04-17 Sunday 20:30

Won 😎

Sporting CP 2

Benfica 3

2022-01-29 Saturday 19:45

Won 😎

Benfica 3

Sporting CP 4

2021-12-03 Friday 21:15

Won 😎

Benfica 3

Sporting CP 6

2021-05-15 Saturday 18:00

Won 😀

Benfica 6 P

Sporting CP 4 P

2021-02-01 Monday 21:30

Won 😀

Sporting CP 3

Benfica 5

2020-07-25 Saturday 21:15

Won 😀

Benfica 4

Sporting CP 3

2020-01-17 Friday 21:15

Won 😎

Sporting CP 4

Benfica 4

2019-08-04 Sunday 20:45

Walkover 🔥

Benfica

Sporting CP

2019-04-03 Wednesday 20:45

Won 😀

Sporting CP

Benfica

2019-02-06 Wednesday 20:45

Won 😀

Benfica

Sporting CP

2019-02-03 Sunday 17:30

Won 😎

Sporting CP 5 P

Benfica 2 P

2018-08-25 Saturday 19:00

Draw 🤔

Benfica 4

Sporting CP 5 P

2018-05-05 Saturday 20:30

Draw 🤔

Sporting CP 3

Benfica

2018-01-03 Wednesday 21:30

Draw 🤔

Benfica P

Sporting CP 3

2017-04-22 Saturday 20:30

Draw 🤔

Sporting CP P

Benfica 3

2016-12-11 Sunday 18:00

Won 😀

Benfica 3

Sporting CP 3

2016-03-05 Saturday 20:45

Won 😎

Sporting CP

Benfica 5

2015-10-25 Sunday 16:00

Walkover 🔥

Benfica 5

Sporting CP 4

2015-02-08 Sunday 20:00

Draw 🤔

Sporting CP

Benfica

2014-08-31 Sunday 19:00

Draw 🤔

Benfica

Sporting CP

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Stadion

Stadion name

Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz)

Capacity

65647

Address

Rua José Maria Nicolau
Lisboa

table 2026

Primeira Liga

Team	Pts
FC Porto	24
Benfica	19
Sporting CP	18
Santa Clara	18
Arouca	14
Academico Viseu	14
GIL Vicente	11
SC Braga	11
Estrela	10
Alverca	8
Maritimo	8
Moreirense	8
Famalicao	7
Rio Ave	7
Guimaraes	5
Nacional	4
Casa Pia	4
Estoril	2

Complete table

Possible line-up

This possible line-up is based on both teams' past line-ups, especially the most recent one. The actual line-up may differ and will be shown here as soon as it is announced.

Benfica — Formation: 4-2-3-1

Samuel Jumpe Soares

Alexander Hartmann Bah

Alessandro Circati

Tomás Lemos Araújo

Samuel Dahl

Leandro Barreiro Martins

João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves

Rafael Alexandre Fernandes Ferreira da Silva

Gianluca Prestianni Gross

Andreas Schjelderup

Vangelis Pavlidis