Benfica 2-2 Sporting CP: result and report

Liga Portugal · Sunday 15 January 2023

Result

Benfica 2-2 Sporting CP

Liga Portugal · Sunday 15 January 2023, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Benfica 2-2 Sporting CP: match report

Benfica drew with Sporting CP 2-2 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 15 January 2023. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Benfica's goals came from Gonçalo Ramos (37') and Gonçalo Ramos (64'). Sporting CP scored through an own goal by Alexander Bah (27') and Pedro Gonçalves (53', penalty).

Discipline: Benfica received 2 yellow cards; Sporting CP received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Benfica were 1st on 40 points from 15 and Sporting CP 4th on 28 points from 15. Benfica went on to finish that season 1st with 87 points, and Sporting CP 4th with 74.

Benfica lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sporting CP in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Gonçalo Ramos of Benfica (8.2), ahead of Enzo Fernández (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Benfica wins, 0 draws and 2 for Sporting CP.

Going into the match Benfica's last five read W-L-W-W-W and Sporting CP's L-W-W-W-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Yellow card · Nicolás OtamendiBenfica
  • 27'Own goal · Alexander BahSporting CP · 0-1
  • 37'Goal · Gonçalo RamosBenfica · 1-1
  • 41'Yellow card · Rafa SilvaBenfica
  • 45+3'Yellow card · Pedro GonçalvesSporting CP
  • 46'Yellow card · Francisco TrincãoSporting CP
  • 53'Penalty goal · Pedro GonçalvesSporting CP · 1-2
  • 61'Yellow card · M. UgarteSporting CP
  • 64'Goal · Gonçalo RamosBenfica · 2-2
  • 86'Yellow card · Jeremiah St. JusteSporting CP
  • 88'Yellow card · Youssef ChermitiSporting CP

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Benfica 2, draws 0, Sporting CP 2.

Team news

Benfica line-up (4-2-3-1)

Odysseas Vlachodimos, Alexander Bah, António Silva, Nicolás Otamendi, Alejandro Grimaldo, Florentino, Enzo Fernández, João Mário, Rafa Silva, Fredrik Aursnes, Gonçalo Ramos

Sporting CP line-up (3-4-3)

Antonio Adán, Gonçalo Inácio, Sebastián Coates, Matheus Reis, Pedro Porro, Pedro Gonçalves, Manuel Ugarte, Nuno Santos, Marcus Edwards, Francisco Trincão, Paulinho