Portugal - Liga PortugalStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sporting CP and Benfica, taking place on Sunday, 21 May 2023, at Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon.
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Sporting CP, Recent FormSporting CP head into this match with some confidence in the knowledge that they recorded a solid 2-1 home win against Marítimo in their last league encounter. They came away from that fixture with 77% of the possession and clocked up 20 attempts on goal with 3 on target. By comparison, Marítimo managed 2 attempts on goal, with 1 on target.
Rúben Amorim will be very satisfied with his team's ability to find the net, with 15 goals in their last 6 matches; however, he will be less pleased with his back line, who have conceded6 goals during those same matches. At home this season, they have scored in 15 of their 16 home games and notched up 8 clean sheets.
They've had a good run of form recently, with 4 straight wins in a row, and are unbeaten home or away in their last 12 league games.
Having scored 4 goals in his last 6 league games for Sporting CP, Francisco Trincão will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Benfica, Recent FormIn their last match Benfica enforced their superiority over Portimonense with a 5-1 away win. In that game they had 58% possession and managed 26 attempts on goal, with 11 on target, compared to Portimonense who had 6 attempts and 1 on target.
Manager Roger Schmidt will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 10 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 4 goals conceded in the same period. They've kept a clean sheet in 4 of their last 6 away games, and they've scored in 29 of their 32 games overall this season.
They've had a good run of form recently, with 4 straight wins in a row.
João Mário will be hoping to create problems for Sporting CP in this one, having scored 3 goals in his last 6 outings on the road for Benfica.
Despite both teams hitting the net in their previous encounter, the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
As Águias have scored in each of their last 4 league meetings with Sporting CP. Playing at home, Sporting CP have failed to score in 2 of their last 3 league games against Benfica. The Benfica defence tends to hold pretty firm when they visit Sportinguistas in the league, with Benfica conceding just 1 goal in their last 3 meetings.
Benfica player Rafa Silva has scored 2 times in the previous 3 matches against Sporting CP away at Estádio José Alvalade in the league and will be looking for more of the same in this match.
With only Jovane Cabral (Muscle) and Jeremiah St. Juste (Thigh) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Rúben Amorim will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
With only Julian Draxler (Ankle) and Mihailo Ristić (Muscle) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Roger Schmidt will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Sporting CP Playing at home | Benfica Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | Goals scored | 2 |
| 0.6 | Goals conceded | 0.4 |
| 39' | Time first goal scored | 38' |
| 56' | Time first goal conceded | 56' |
| 2.1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.1 |
| 4.8 | Subs used | 4.7 |
| 5-0 | Biggest victory | 5-1 |
| 2-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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