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Sporting Lisbon v Benfica : Liga NOS match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 19th Apr, 18:00 BST, Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon

José Mario Felix dos Santos Mourinho is aiming for a crucial away win in the Liga NOS on Sunday evening, as he takes his Benfica side to the Estádio José Alvalade to visit Sporting Lisbon and Rui Manuel Gomes Borges. Stats drive the predictions below for seventeen markets, and changing between them will display bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and much more besides. Odds from leading bookmakers are also provided. Hit the tabs below to see it all.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
S. Lisbon
50%
--
Draw
23%
--
Benfica
27%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
S. Lisbon 2-1
10%
--
S. Lisbon 1-0
8%
--
S. Lisbon 2-0
8%
--
Benfica 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Benfica 1-0
6%
--
S. Lisbon 3-1
6%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
S. Lisbon 3-0
5%
--
Benfica 2-0
4%
--
S. Lisbon 3-2
4%
--
Benfica 3-1
3%
--
S. Lisbon 4-1
3%
--
Benfica 3-2
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
60%
--
BTTS - No
40%
--
BTTS - Home Win
27%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
50%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
66%
--
Away DNB
43%
--
S. Lisbon win to nil
24%
--
Benfica win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win Liga NOS table

S. Lisbon have played 27 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Liga NOS league table. S. Lisbon are unbeaten in 25 games against teams below them in the league and kept 13 clean sheets out of 25 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 25 games against teams below in the table, having won 21, drawn 4 and lost no matches. They have kept 13 clean sheets and have scored in every game. S. Lisbon have outscored their opponents by 72 goals to 59 goals.

Home League Performance

S. Lisbon have played 13 games at home winning 11, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 40 goals, kept 9 clean sheets and conceded 6 goals at home.

Benfica are in 3rd position in the Liga NOS on 66 points having played 28 matches so far this season. Benfica are unbeaten in 3 games against teams above them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 3 games. Benfica are winless in the 3 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 2 of those games. Benfica are unbeaten away after 14 games and have kept 7 clean sheets in those matches.

Away League Performance

zero of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 8 goals and kept 7 clean sheets. They have scored 26 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 0 games, drawn 3 and won zero. Benfica have conceded 3 goals, scored 3, failed to score in 1 fixture and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
S. Lisbon
Benfica
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Porto2823414373 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
2
S. Lisbon2721515568 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Apr 19
3
Benfica2819904166 
Apr 19
d
 
1-1F
-
-
4
Braga2714762749 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
May 10
d
 
2-2F
5
Famalicao2813781146 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
1-0F
May 3
6
Gil Vicente2812971445 
May 17
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2F
7
Estoril2810711337 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-1F
May 17
8
V. Guimaraes2810513-835 
May 3
w
 
1-4F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
9
Moreirense2810513-935 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
Apr 26
w
 
0-4F
10
Alverca288812-1732 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-4F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-2F
11
Arouca289514-2032 
w
 
6-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
5-0F
w
 
1-2A
12
Rio Ave287912-1930 
w
 
4-0F
May 10
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
13
Santa Clara287714-928 
w
 
4-2A
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2F
14
Estrela Amadora2861012-1428 
w
 
4-0F
Apr 11
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-1F
15
Nacional286715-825 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-4A
Apr 12
w
 
1-2A
16
Casa Pia2751012-2225 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1F
17
Tondela274815-2520 
-
w
 
0-3F
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
18
AVS281819-4311 
w
 
6-0F
Apr 26
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
Win / draw / win form
9
S. Lisbon have won 9 consecutive home league games
11
S. Lisbon have not lost in 11 consecutive home league games
S. Lisbon 2ND
20 league games
Home
9
Overall
Goals: Scored
56
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
16
D
3
L
1
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
S. Lisbon4 - 2Santa Clara
S. Lisbon3 - 0Estoril
S. Lisbon1 - 0Famalicao
S. Lisbon2 - 1Nacional
S. Lisbon3 - 0Casa Pia
S. Lisbon4 - 0Rio Ave
S. Lisbon6 - 0AVS
S. Lisbon4 - 0Estrela Amadora
S. Lisbon2 - 0Alverca
S. Lisbon1 - 1Braga
S. Lisbon3 - 0Moreirense
S. Lisbon1 - 2Porto
S. Lisbon6 - 0Arouca
S. Lisbon2 - 0V. Guimaraes
S. Lisbon2 - 1Gil Vicente
S. Lisbon3 - 1Moreirense
S. Lisbon1 - 1Braga
S. Lisbon3 - 1Famalicao
S. Lisbon3 - 1Estoril
S. Lisbon2 - 2Arouca
Goals: Scored
53
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
20 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
0 / 20
Won
15
Draw
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HS. Lisbon4 - 2Santa Clara
AS. Lisbon4 - 1Alverca
AS. Lisbon2 - 2Braga
HS. Lisbon3 - 0Estoril
AS. Lisbon3 - 0Moreirense
HS. Lisbon1 - 0Famalicao
AS. Lisbon1 - 1Porto
HS. Lisbon2 - 1Nacional
AS. Lisbon2 - 1Arouca
HS. Lisbon3 - 0Casa Pia
AS. Lisbon1 - 1Gil Vicente
HS. Lisbon4 - 0Rio Ave
AS. Lisbon4 - 1V. Guimaraes
HS. Lisbon6 - 0AVS
AS. Lisbon1 - 1Benfica
HS. Lisbon4 - 0Estrela Amadora
AS. Lisbon2 - 1Santa Clara
HS. Lisbon2 - 0Alverca
AS. Lisbon3 - 0Tondela
HS. Lisbon1 - 1Braga
Benfica 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
15
Draw
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Casa Pia1 - 1Benfica
Arouca1 - 2Benfica
Gil Vicente1 - 2Benfica
Santa Clara1 - 2Benfica
Tondela0 - 0Benfica
Rio Ave0 - 2Benfica
Braga2 - 2Benfica
Moreirense0 - 4Benfica
Nacional1 - 2Benfica
V. Guimaraes0 - 3Benfica
Porto0 - 0Benfica
AVS0 - 3Benfica
Alverca1 - 2Benfica
Estrela Amadora0 - 1Benfica
Braga1 - 1Benfica
Estoril1 - 2Benfica
V. Guimaraes0 - 3Benfica
Porto1 - 4Benfica
Gil Vicente0 - 3Benfica
Rio Ave2 - 3Benfica
Goals: Scored
46
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
14
Draw
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABenfica1 - 1Casa Pia
HBenfica3 - 0V. Guimaraes
ABenfica2 - 1Arouca
HBenfica2 - 2Porto
ABenfica2 - 1Gil Vicente
HBenfica3 - 0AVS
ABenfica2 - 1Santa Clara
HBenfica2 - 1Alverca
ABenfica0 - 0Tondela
HBenfica4 - 0Estrela Amadora
ABenfica2 - 0Rio Ave
HBenfica3 - 1Estoril
ABenfica2 - 2Braga
HBenfica1 - 0Famalicao
ABenfica4 - 0Moreirense
HBenfica1 - 1S. Lisbon
ABenfica2 - 1Nacional
HBenfica2 - 2Casa Pia
ABenfica3 - 0V. Guimaraes
HBenfica5 - 0Arouca
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at S. Lisbon since 2016
S. Lisbon
Benfica
Goals: Scored
9
13
Games: Scored
6 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
4 / 10
SCL
3
D
3
BEF
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT S. Lisbon
S. Lisbon1 - 0
S. Lisbon2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2Benfica
S. Lisbon1 - 0
0 - 2Benfica
2 - 4Benfica
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Benfica
League games at Benfica since 2015
Benfica
S. Lisbon
Goals: Scored
17
18
Games: Scored
10 / 11
11 / 11
Clean sheets
0 / 11
1 / 11
SCL
2
D
5
BEF
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Benfica
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Benfica2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
1 - 3S. Lisbon
Benfica4 - 3
Benfica2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Benfica2 - 1
0 - 3S. Lisbon
Goal Statistics

Sporting Lisbon have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 46 consecutive Liga NOS matches. Their PG of 1.8 against Benfica on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

S. Lisbon 2nd Benfica 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that S. Lisbon will score 1 or more goals
0
28%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Benfica will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+21
S. Lisbon have scored 21% more goals at home than predicted
+13
Benfica have scored 13% more goals when away than predicted
2.8
average goals scored
2.1
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
0.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Liga NOS - 2025/2025 season
S. Lisbon
PG (predicted goals)
Benfica
1.8
1.3
Attack rating
25%
better
SCL
BEF
view stats
Games scored27
25
Failed to score0
2
Scored first21
20
Goals scored72
58
Avg. goals scored2.7
2.1
Avg. shots per game14
12
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for20
18
Avg. XG for2.1
2.2
KickOff rating
+25%
Defence rating
SCL
BEF
5%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
14
Clean sheets13
13
Conceded first6
5
Goals conceded17
17
Avg. goals conceded0.6
0.6
Avg. shots/game conceded6
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded9
10
Conversion rate against11%
10%
Avg. XG against0.7
0.9
KickOff rating
+5%

S. Lisbon v Benfica Liga NOS lLine ups will show here when available.

S. Lisbon Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26241010
F TrincãoL SuárezF TrincãoM Vilches
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Trincão MID27610
1
-
R Silva GLK25
1
-
G Inácio DEF2513
4
1
L Suárez FWD25244
5
-
H Morita MID243
3
-
M Hjulmand MID2424
8
-
I Fresneda DEF221
6
-
M Vilches DEF2243
9
1
G Catamo  FWD2263
1
-
P Gonçalves FWD20136
5
-
J. Arnauth Barrocas Simões MID181
3
-
A Santos FWD182
-
G Vagiannidis DEF173
4
-
G Kochorashvili MID141
-
R Mangas DEF1321
3
-
G. Quenda FWD1314
-
O Diomande DEF12
4
-
Z Debast DEF12
2
-
F Ioannidis FWD123
-
E Quaresma DEF1012
1
-
M Reis DEF92
2
D Bragança  MID74
-
J Virgínia GLK2
-
N Santos DEF21
-
Benfica Liga NOS squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
272248
V PavlidisV PavlidisV PavlidisG Prestianni
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
V Pavlidis FWD28224
3
-
S Dahl DEF2711
2
-
A Trubin GLK26
1
-
N Otamendi DEF252
6
1
L Barreiro MID2523
1
-
E Barrenechea MID231
6
-
G Prestianni FWD2332
7
1
H Sudakov MID2242
2
-
R Ríos MID2223
7
-
F Aursnes MID2233
1
-
A Schjelderup FWD2244
2
-
A Silva DEF201
4
-
T Araújo DEF2011
3
-
F Ivanovic FWD2041
1
-
A Dedic DEF1813
2
2
D Lukébakio FWD123
1
-
J. Seno Luis Rêgo MID81
-
Manu MID7
-
A Bah DEF61
1
-
H Araújo FWD5
-
S Soares GLK2
1
-
J. Fins Veloso MID2
-
Bruma  FWD2
-
R Obrador DEF1
-