Sporting CP 1-2 Benfica: result and report

Sporting CP 1-2 Benfica

Liga Portugal · Sunday 19 April 2026, 17:15 UTC · half-time 0-1

Sporting CP · Benfica · Liga Portugal predictions

Sporting CP lost to Benfica 1-2 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 19 April 2026. The half-time score was 0-1.

Andreas Schjelderup opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Sporting CP's goal came from Hidemasa Morita (72'). Benfica scored through Andreas Schjelderup (27', penalty) and Rafa Silva (90+3').

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

Going into the game Sporting CP were 2nd on 71 points from 28 and Benfica 3rd on 69 points from 29. Sporting CP went on to finish that season 2nd with 82 points, and Benfica 3rd with 80.

Sporting CP lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Benfica in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Anatoliy Trubin of Benfica (7.8), ahead of Francisco Trincão (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sporting CP wins, 4 draws and 1 for Benfica.

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