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Benfica vs Sporting CP: Head to Head
The lisbon derby has produced 41 competitive meetings between Benfica and Sporting CP. The ledger: 18-13-10 from Benfica's point of view, with 106 goals along the way.
Recent meetings
| Date | Home | Away | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-19 | Sporting CP | 1-2 | Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| 2025-12-05 | Benfica | 1-1 | Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| 2025-07-31 | Sporting CP | 0-1 | Benfica | Super Cup |
| 2025-05-25 | Benfica | 1-3 | Sporting CP | Taça de Portugal |
| 2025-05-10 | Benfica | 1-1 | Sporting CP | Primeira Liga |
| 2025-01-11 | Sporting CP | 1-1 | Benfica | Taça da Liga |
Reading the rivalry
Add it all up and it is 61 goals for Benfica against 45 for Sporting CP. 25 of the 41 matches saw both sides score; 18 cleared 2.5 goals.
The most recent meeting came on 2026-04-19: Sporting CP 1-2 Benfica in the Primeira Liga. The biggest win in the sample belongs to Benfica: Benfica 5-0 Sporting CP on 2019-08-04.
Head-to-head history earns its place in a prediction precisely because fixtures like this keep their character: the Lisbon Derby tends to produce its own patterns regardless of league position. It is one of the inputs our model weighs, alongside current form and market prices, when it builds the daily picks.
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Record covers competitive meetings in the api-sports dataset. Last updated 2026-09-10.