GolVolt — Benfica vs Sporting CP: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Benfica have scored in 31 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 84 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 19 April: Sporting CP – Benfica 1:2

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Before that, Benfica went 3 meetings in a row without a win.

Streak

Sporting CP have scored in 18 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 44 goals in those matches.

Player in form

Gianluca Prestianni: 3 goals and 3 assists in 5 league matches

Goals3 xG1.20

Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.2).

Player in form

Luis Suárez: 5 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals5 xG4.09

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 4.1).

Players to watch

Liga Portugal, this season.

Vangelis Pavlidis

Benfica · forward

9goals 3assists 7.74avg rating

Last match, Santa Clara: 1 goal, rating 7.5.

Luis Suárez

Sporting CP · forward

8goals 1assist 7.22avg rating

Last match, Academico Viseu: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Benfica at home and Sporting CP away, as in this match.

Benfica

at home · 10

8W2D0L3.3scored per match1.0conceded per match

Sporting CP

away · 10

6W4D0L2.2scored per match0.7conceded per match

Head to head

4 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 19 Apr 2026 · Liga Portugal Sporting CP 1:2 Benfica Morita 72' · Schjelderup 27' (k) · Silva 90+3'. Benfica: a first win in this fixture in 3 meetings.

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2 draws2.0 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Benfica (4-2-3-1, last: Santa Clara) · Sporting CP (4-2-3-1, last: Academico Viseu).

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season Derby

Benfica and Sporting CP are rivals.

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Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

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