Updated 19 April 2026, after full time.
Sporting 1-2 Benfica in Liga Portugal at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa on 19 April 2026. Scorers: Hidemasa Morita for Sporting; Andreas Schjelderup, Rafa Silva for Benfica. In their last 6 meetings, Sporting have won 2, Benfica 1, with 3 draws.
Sporting 1-2 Benfica was the final score in Liga Portugal on Sunday 19 April 2026 at Estádio José Alvalade. Scorers: Hidemasa Morita for Sporting; Andreas Schjelderup, Rafa Silva for Benfica. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Sporting vs Benfica was played at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisboa on Sunday 19 April 2026, the home ground of Sporting, which holds 52,095 people. It finished Sporting 1-2 Benfica in Liga Portugal, with kick-off at 18:15 UK time.
Sporting have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 6, with results reading D D W L W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-0 win away to Casa Pia in the Liga Portugal on 30 October.
Benfica have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 9 and conceding 5, with results reading W L W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-0 win at home to Alverca in the Liga Portugal on 2 November.
Across the last 6 meetings Sporting have won 2, Benfica have won 1 and 3 were drawn, with Sporting scoring 8 goals to Benfica's 7. The most recent was Benfica 1-1 Sporting CP on 5 December 2025 in the Liga Portugal.
Luis Suárez leads Sporting with 8 goals across their last 10 games, 0.8 a game, the most of any Sporting player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Sporting player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Vangelis Pavlidis leads Benfica with 10 goals across their last 10 games, 1.0 a game, the most of any Benfica player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Benfica player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
João Pedro Silva Pinheiro refereed Sporting vs Benfica, averaging 20.5 fouls and 3.3 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2025 | Liga Portugal | Benfica vs Sporting CP | 1-1 |
| 10 May 2025 | Liga Portugal | Benfica vs Sporting CP | 1-1 |
| 29 Dec 2024 | Liga Portugal | Sporting CP vs Benfica | 1-0 |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Liga Portugal | Sporting CP vs Benfica | 2-1 |
| 12 Nov 2023 | Liga Portugal | Benfica vs Sporting CP | 2-1 |
| 21 May 2023 | Liga Portugal | Sporting CP vs Benfica | 2-2 |
| Stat | Sporting | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 61% | 39% |
| Shots | 19 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 5 |
| Corners | 3 | 8 |
| Fouls | 13 | 8 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Tackles | 19 | 21 |
| Passes | 494 | 304 |
Sporting: H. Morita. Benfica: A. Schjelderup (penalty) 27', R. Silva 90+3'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.3 | 3 of 18 |
| Goals against | 1.1 | 8 of 18 |
| Shots | 15.4 | 4 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 5.9 | 3 of 18 |
| Fouls | 12.2 | 11 of 18 |
| Tackles | 16.5 | 7 of 18 |
| Passes | 549 | 3 of 18 |
| Corners | 5.2 | 4 of 18 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 2.7 | 1 of 18 |
| Goals against | 0.8 | 5 of 18 |
| Shots | 18.6 | 1 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 6.2 | 2 of 18 |
| Fouls | 12.3 | 10 of 18 |
| Tackles | 15.4 | 12 of 18 |
| Passes | 556.8 | 2 of 18 |
| Corners | 7.3 | 1 of 18 |