Portugal - Liga PortugalStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Benfica and Sporting CP, taking place on Sunday, 12 November 2023, at Estádio da Luz in Lisboa.
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Benfica, Recent FormBenfica enter this game with a comfortable 2-0 away win over Chaves last time out in the league. In that game they had 65% possession and managed 16 attempts on goal, with 5 on target, compared to Chaves who had 7 attempts and 1 on target.
Manager Roger Schmidt will be pleased with his team's performances recently, having only conceded 3 in their last 6 games, while still managing to score a respectable 10 goals. Their goal scoring streak at home now stands at 21 games in a row, and they've also kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games at Estádio da Luz.
Their strong run of form, both away and at home now gives them an unbeaten streak of 9 games in a row.
On an individual basis, Ángel Di María will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 4 goals in Benfica's last 6 league games.
Sporting CP, Recent FormSporting CP will certainly have been pleased to secure 3 points from their most recent encounter, which saw them run out 3-2 winners in their home fixture against Estrela Amadora. Their share of possession in that meeting was 65%, while racking up 25 shots along the way, 8 of which were on target. Estrela Amadora had 6 shots on goal with 4 on target.
Their boss Rúben Amorim has every reason to be happy with his side's attacking prowess of late, which has seen them net 15 goals in their last 6 matches; however, they may have some work to do in defence with 5 goals conceded across those matches. Their goal scoring streak now stands at 18 games in a row, and they've recorded 4 clean sheets from their 10 games so far this season.
They are showing impressive league form with a run of 6 straight wins in a row and are also unbeaten in their last 24 games.
Having scored 4 goals in his last 6 league games for Sporting CP, Viktor Gyökeres will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
In the previous encounter between these sides, both teams grabbed goals, with the match finishing in a 2-2 draw.
As away records go, Sportinguistas have built up a decent scoring streak against Benfica in the league, having scored at least 1 goal in each of their last 9 away meetings. When Sporting CP are away to As Águias in the league, they know how to find the net, with 8 goals in their last 3 meetings and an average of 2.67 per game.
This fixture has produced a draw on the last 2 occasions that these 2 sides have met in the league, but Benfica hold a slight psychological advantage of being unbeaten in their last 3 meetings.
Sporting CP man Pedro Gonçalves will be out for more of the same in front of goal in this match against Benfica, having bagged 3 goals in the last 3 encounters between these sides at Estádio da Luz.
Benfica manager Roger Schmidt has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Alexander Bah (Thigh), Orkun Kökçü (Thigh) and David Neres (Meniscus) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Sporting CP manager Rúben Amorim has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Benfica Playing at home | Sporting CP Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals scored | 2 |
| 0.3 | Goals conceded | 1 |
| 51' | Time first goal scored | 22' |
| 81' | Time first goal conceded | 58' |
| 2.5 | Yellow cards | 3.5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4.5 | Subs used | 4.8 |
| 4-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| - | Biggest defeat | - |
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