Benfica vs Sporting Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

On December 5, Benfica were hosting Sporting in the Liga Portugal. The game finished level, with Benfica and Sporting tied 1-1.

On the 12th minute, Pedro Goncalves netted the first goal of the match, putting Sporting ahead. Georgiy Sudakov then scored, ending the game at 1-1.

4 months after their last encounter in Supercup, Benfica and Sporting renew their battle. In their last meeting, Benfica secured a 0-1 win. Benfica is enjoying a strong run, with victories over Nacional, Ajax and Atletico CP, bringing their unbeaten streak to four.

Sporting enter the match on a positive note in the same manner, having secured four victories in a row against Estrela Amadora, Club Brugge, Marinhense and Santa Clara in their last four outings, having maintained an unbeaten streak stretching to eleven matches. Lately, their defensive efforts have been solid, recording three straight clean sheets.

In this Liga Portugal showdown, the spotlight will fall on the players who have been pivotal for Benfica and Sporting throughout the campaign. The attacking efforts of Benfica, guided by Jose Mourinho, have been driven by Vangelis Pavlidis, the team’s primary goal threat, and Franjo Ivanovic, both of whom have delivered in crucial moments. Pavlidis has already scored ten goals in Liga Portugal this season, while also leading the team in assists, having set up three goals this campaign. Benfica’s attacking depth is further showcased by Fredrik Aursnes, Andreas Schjelderup and Georgiy Sudakov, who have each made valuable contributions this season.

Meanwhile, Pedro Goncalves and Luis Suarez have been pivotal for Sporting’s attack, carefully orchestrated by Rui Borges, combining to deliver important goals and assists. Suarez leads Sporting’s scoring charts in Liga Portugal this season with nine goals, while Goncalves remains their top assist provider in the competition with five. Francisco Trincao, Geovany Quenda and Geny Catamo have also played key roles, contributing with goals and assists to fuel Sporting’s attack.

ScoreBat is covering Benfica vs Sporting in real time, providing the live stream and live score of the match, team line-ups, full match stats, live match commentary and official video highlights. We cover all matches of the Liga Portugal in real time and provide live streaming whenever possible.

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Live Streaming

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AI Prediction

Our AI model provides a pre-game prediction for the Benfica–Sporting match, and as the game progresses, it refines those predictions continuously based on live developments. For this match, our AI model correctly predicted a draw before the match. AI projections, calculated before kick-off, indicated a draw and Sporting’s victory had the highest chance, at 36% each, while Benfica’s victory was at 28%.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Benfica - Sporting in real time.

Benfica kicked off the game with Anatoliy Trubin, Samuel Dahl, Nicolas Otamendi, Antonio Silva, Amar Dedic, Richard Rios, Enzo Barrenechea who got substituted by Manuel Jorge Silva on the 88th minute, Georgiy Sudakov who got substituted by Gianluca Prestianni on the 81st minute, Leandro Barreiro, Fredrik Aursnes and Vangelis Pavlidis who got substituted by Franjo Ivanovic on the 86th minute as starters, with Samuel Soares, Goncalo Oliveira, Tomas Araujo, Andreas Schjelderup, Joao Rego, Manuel Jorge Silva, Gianluca Prestianni, Rodrigo Rego and Franjo Ivanovic on the bench.

Sporting's starting eleven were Rui Silva, Maximiliano Araujo, Goncalo Inacio, Ousmane Diomande, Ivan Fresneda, Morten Hjulmand, Hidemasa Morita who got substituted by Geovany Quenda on the 61st minute, Pedro Goncalves who got substituted by Joao Simoes on the 61st minute, Francisco Trincao who got substituted by Alisson Santos on the 86th minute, Geny Catamo and Luis Suarez who got substituted by Fotis Ioannidis on the 86th minute, with Joao Virginia, Georgios Vagiannidis, Eduardo Quaresma, Matheus Reis, Joao Simoes, Geovany Quenda, Giorgi Kochorashvili, Alisson Santos and Fotis Ioannidis on the bench.

Stats

Explore stats from Benfica vs Sporting on ScoreBat - we are updating the numbers on this page every second of the game.

• Expected Goals: 1.38 - 0.46
• Ball Possession: 41 - 59
• Big Scoring Chances: 1 - 1
• Total Attempts: 10 - 5
• Shots On Target: 4 - 2
• Blocked Shots: 1 - 1
• Shots in the Box: 5 - 3
• Shots from Outside the Box: 5 - 2
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 15 - 20
• Corners: 3 - 2
• Throw-Ins: 16 - 17
• Saves: 1 - 3
• Free Kicks: 20 - 15
• Offsides: 2 - 1
• Passes into Final Third: 102 - 93
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 74 - 69
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 13 - 10
• Tackles: 24 - 19
• Completed Tackles: 14 - 12
• Total Crosses: 13 - 9
• Successful Crosses: 2 - 2
• Interceptions: 11 - 8
• Clearances: 14 - 17

Referee showed the yellow card six times throughout the game. Hidemasa Morita, Leandro Barreiro, Luis Suarez, Vangelis Pavlidis, Ivan Fresneda and Maximiliano Araujo were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

Over five meetings since December 2024, the teams have each had their moments. Both Benfica and Sporting have two wins to their name, and one game ended in draw. The last time these teams met was on July 31, 2025, in the Supercup of Portugal, and Benfica emerged victorious with a 0-1 scoreline. Benfica have managed four goals in these five matches, while Sporting have scored six in total. So, overall, Benfica and Sporting have shared a nearly identical head-to-head record in their recent history.

Benfica have won eight of their thirteen matches in Liga Portugal this season, with five draws and zero defeats, scoring 26 goals, averaging 2.00 per match, while conceding eight, an average of 0.62 per match. This season in Liga Portugal, Sporting have recorded ten wins, two draws, and one loss in thirteen matches, scoring 32 goals, averaging 2.46 per match, while conceding seven, an average of 0.54 per match.

Recent Form

Benfica are on a three-game winning streak, having won Nacional, Ajax and Atletico CP in their last three matches, while Sporting are in the middle of a four-match winning streak, having won Estrela Amadora, Club Brugge, Marinhense and Santa Clara in their last four matches. Overall, Benfica have won twelve of their last twenty matches, losing four and drawing four, while over their most recent twenty games, Sporting have claimed sixteen victories, suffered two defeats, and drawn two times.

Live Standings

As always, Liga Portugal's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Benfica are currently 3rd in the table with 29 points from thirteen matches, while Sporting sit 2nd with 32 points from thirteen matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Benfica and Sporting in real time. You can watch the goals by Pedro Goncalves and Georgiy Sudakov as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Benfica - Sporting are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.