Sporting CP 1-3 Benfica: result and report

Sporting CP 1-3 Benfica

Liga Portugal · Monday 10 December 2012, 20:15 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Sporting CP were beaten by Benfica 1-3 in Liga Portugal on Monday 10 December 2012. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Ricky van Wolfswinkel opened the scoring in the 31st minute. Sporting CP's goal came from Ricky van Wolfswinkel (31'). Benfica scored through O. Cardozo (59'), O. Cardozo (81', penalty) and O. Cardozo (86').

Discipline: Sporting CP received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Benfica received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sporting CP were 9th on 11 points from 10 and Benfica 2nd on 26 points from 10. Sporting CP went on to finish that season 6th with 42 points, and Benfica 2nd with 77.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sporting CP wins, 3 draws and 5 for Benfica.

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