Sporting CP 0-2 Benfica — Primeira Liga, 17 Apr 2022
Benfica beat Sporting CP 2-0 in Primeira Liga on 17 April 2022 at Estádio José Alvalade, Lisboa. Darwin Núñez and Gil Dias scored for Benfica. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sporting CP have won 2 and Benfica 3.
Match timeline
- -5'Argument
- 14'Pablo SarabiaFoul
- 0-114'assist: J. Vertonghen
- 41'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 51'Argument
- 51'Jan VertonghenArgument
- 59'out: I. Slimani
- 59'Luís Carlosout: Manuel Ugarte
- 69'João Palhinhaout: Ricardo Esgaio
- 69'Pablo Sarabiaout: Marcus Edwards
- 74'
- 75'Adel TaarabtTime wasting
- 75'A. Taarabtout: Paulo Bernardo
- 83'out: André Almeida
- 86'out: João Mário
- 89'
- 0-290+2'assist: Darwin Núñez
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
8.7
Top rated
Sporting CP
- 7.9Nuno SantosM
- 7.7Pedro PorroM
- 7.2Matheus NunesM
- 7.0João PalhinhaM
- 6.9Gonçalo InácioD
- 6.9Manuel UgarteM
- 6.9Luís NetoD
- 6.7Antonio AdánG
- 6.7Islam SlimaniF
- 6.7Marcus EdwardsF
- 6.6Pedro GonçalvesF
- 6.6Pablo SarabiaF
- 6.6Daniel BragançaM
- 6.5Ricardo EsgaioD
- 6.3Sebastián CoatesD
- 6.2PaulinhoF
Benfica
- 8.7Darwin NúñezF
- 7.9Odysseas VlachodimosG
- 7.9Jan VertonghenD
- 7.7GilbertoD
- 7.6Alejandro GrimaldoD
- 7.2Nicolás OtamendiD
- 7.0Julian WeiglM
- 6.9Gil DiasM
- 6.9EvertonM
- 6.7Paulo BernardoM
- 6.3Adel TaarabtM
- 6.3André AlmeidaD
- 6.3João MárioM
- 6.2Diogo GonçalvesM
- 6.0Gonçalo RamosM
Line-ups
Benfica4-2-3-1
Sporting CP3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Sporting CPRuben Amorim
Substitutes
- 9I. Slimani59'F6.7
- 16Rúben VinagreD
- 31João VirginiaG
- 23Marcus Edwards69'F6.7
- 47Ricardo Esgaio69'D6.5
- 7Bruno TabataF
- 68Daniel Bragança89'M6.6
- 15Manuel Ugarte59'M6.9
- 63José MartínezD
BenficaNelson Veríssimo
Substitutes
- 20João Mário86'M6.3
- 34André Almeida83'D6.3
- 14H. SeferovićF
- 31Gil Dias90+2'74'M6.9
- 15Roman YaremchukF
- 11Soualiho MeïtéM
- 77Helton LeiteG
- 91MoratoD
- 55Paulo Bernardo75'M6.7
Team statistics
61%Possession39%
16Total shots10
4Shots on target4
9Shots off target6
3Blocked shots0
7Corners5
0Offsides4
9Fouls13
2Yellow cards4
2Goalkeeper saves4
538Total passes342
482Accurate passes274
90%Pass accuracy80%
Sporting CP
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuno Santos | 89 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 7.9 |
| Pedro Porro | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Matheus Nunes | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7.2 |
| João Palhinha | 69 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Gonçalo Inácio | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Manuel Ugarte | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Luís Neto | 59 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Antonio Adán | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Islam Slimani | 31 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Marcus Edwards | 21 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Pedro Gonçalves | 59 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Pablo Sarabia | 69 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Daniel Bragança | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ricardo Esgaio | 21 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Sebastián Coates | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Paulinho | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Benfica
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin Núñez | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | 8.7 |
| Odysseas Vlachodimos | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Jan Vertonghen | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.9 |
| Gilberto | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | 7.7 |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | 90 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.6 |
| Nicolás Otamendi | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Julian Weigl | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Gil Dias | 16 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Everton | 74 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Paulo Bernardo | 15 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Adel Taarabt | 75 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| André Almeida | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| João Mário | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Diogo Gonçalves | 83 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Gonçalo Ramos | 87 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Sporting CPWWWWD
- W09 Apr 22ATondela3-1
- W03 Apr 22HPacos Ferreira2-0
- W19 Mar 22AVitória SC3-1
- W14 Mar 22AMoreirense2-0
- D09 Mar 22AManchester City0-0
Head-to-head
- 03 Dec 21Benfica1-3Sporting CP
- 15 May 21Benfica4-3Sporting CP
- 01 Feb 21Sporting CP1-0Benfica
- 25 Jul 20Benfica2-1Sporting CP
- 17 Jan 20Sporting CP0-2Benfica
- 03 Feb 19Sporting CP2-4Benfica
Most recent meetings
Final table, Primeira Liga 2021/22
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Porto | 34 | +64 | 91 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 34 | +50 | 85 |
| 3 | Benfica | 34 | +48 | 74 |
| 4 | SC Braga | 34 | +21 | 65 |
| 5 | GIL Vicente | 34 | +5 | 51 |
Before and after
Sporting CP
- Previous: Tondela 1-3 Sporting CP, 9 Apr 2022 · Primeira Liga
- Next: Boavista 0-3 Sporting CP, 25 Apr 2022 · Primeira Liga
Benfica
- Previous: Liverpool 3-3 Benfica, 13 Apr 2022 · Champions League
- Next: Benfica 0-0 Famalicao, 23 Apr 2022 · Primeira Liga
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