Sporting vs Benfica Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Sporting square off with Benfica in the Liga Portugal action on April 19. The match is set to start at 17:00 UTC.

Fans are eager for the showdown as the upcoming meeting sees Sporting and Benfica square off once more, 4 months after their previous Liga Portugal encounter which ended in a draw 1-1. Sporting is on a solid streak, securing wins against Alverca and Bodo-Glimt, so they'll aim to keep their winning momentum going with a victory over Benfica. They've demonstrated excellent defensive stability of late, achieving four clean sheets in succession in home games. Before facing Benfica, Sporting will face Arsenal and Arsenal in UEFA Champions League and Estrela Amadora and Santa Clara in Liga Portugal, all of which will test their form and squad depth before facing Benfica.

Benfica's most recent outings ended in two straight victories against Guimaraes and Arouca, setting a positive tone ahead of this match, stretching their unbeaten streak to four matches. Despite this, their inability to keep a clean sheet has been evident, as they have been conceding goals for four consecutive away matches now. Ahead of their clash with Sporting, Benfica must first take on Nacional and Casa Pia in Liga Portugal, fixtures that are likely to influence their form and fitness ahead of their clash with Sporting.

This Liga Portugal clash features attacking talents who have defined the campaigns of Sporting and Benfica. Sporting’s attacking options, under Rui Borges’s guidance, have been bolstered by Luis Suarez, the team’s top scorer, and Francisco Trincao, both of whom have contributed crucial goals and assists. With 24 goals in Liga Portugal, Suarez is Sporting’s top scorer in the league, while Trincao has been their leading creator in the competition with ten assists. Pedro Goncalves, Geny Catamo and Maximiliano Araujo have supported the attack well, combining for important goals and assists throughout the campaign.

Meanwhile, Vangelis Pavlidis and Andreas Schjelderup have been pivotal for Benfica’s attack, shaped by Jose Mourinho’s vision, combining to deliver important goals and assists. Pavlidis has emerged as Benfica’s leading scorer in Liga Portugal this season, netting 22 goals, and has also shown his creativity, leading the team with four assists this campaign. Fredrik Aursnes, Leandro Barreiro and Georgiy Sudakov have made their presence felt as well, chipping in with decisive contributions in attack.

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Live Streaming

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AI Prediction

Before kickoff, our AI predicts the outcome of Sporting vs Benfica, then keeps watching the game to update its outlook minute by minute.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Sporting - Benfica in real time. The teams starting line-ups are yet to be announced.

In their last outing, Sporting lined up with Rui Silva, Nuno Santos, Goncalo Inacio, Eduardo Quaresma, Ivan Fresneda, Hidemasa Morita, Morten Hjulmand, Pedro Goncalves, Francisco Trincao, Geny Catamo and Luis Suarez.

Benfica's lineup in their latest match featured Anatoliy Trubin, Samuel Dahl, Enzo Barrenechea, Tomas Araujo, Alexander Bah, Leandro Barreiro, Richard Rios, Andreas Schjelderup, Georgiy Sudakov, Gianluca Prestianni and Vangelis Pavlidis.

Stats

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Head-to-head

Since December 2024, the teams have clashed six times. Sporting and Benfica each have two wins, with the other two encounters ending in stalemates. Their most recent clash took place on December 5, 2025, finishing in a 1-1 draw. Sporting have managed seven goals in these six matches, while Benfica have scored five in total. So, overall, Sporting and Benfica have shared a nearly identical head-to-head record in their recent history.

Sporting have won twenty of their 26 matches in Liga Portugal this season, with five draws and one defeat, scoring 68 goals, averaging 2.62 per match, while conceding fifteen, an average of 0.58 per match. In Liga Portugal, Benfica have played 27 matches, winning nineteen, drawing eight and losing zero, netting 58 goals (2.15 per match) and conceding seventeen (0.63 per match).

Recent Form

Sporting are on a two-game winning streak, having won Alverca and Bodo-Glimt in their last two matches, while Benfica's recent form includes two consecutive wins, with victories against Guimaraes and Arouca in their last two matches. Overall, in their last twenty matches, Sporting have recorded fifteen wins, two losses, and three draws, while over their most recent twenty games, Benfica have claimed twelve victories, suffered five defeats, and drawn three times.

Live Standings

As always, Liga Portugal's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Sporting occupy 2nd spot with 65 points in 26 matches, while Benfica sit 3rd with 65 points from 27 matches.

Video Highlights

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