Key storylines
- Benfica (2nd) host Sporting (3rd)
- Benfica unbeaten at home this season (4 played)
- Sporting have won 3 of their last 5
- Benfica have won 4 of their last 5
Match info
- Competition
- Primeira Liga
- Matchday
- 16
- Date
- Sun 27 Dec 2026
- Kick-off
- 16:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Estádio Sport Lisboa e Benfica (Estádio da Luz)
- Season
- 2026-27
Recent form
Benfica
Sporting
Head to head
2Benfica wins2Draws2Sporting wins
The numbers per game
| Benfica | Measure | Sporting |
|---|---|---|
| 3.00 | Goals scored | 2.50 |
| 0.88 | Goals conceded | 1.13 |
| 2.38 | Points per game | 2.25 |
| 4 | Clean sheets | 2 |
| 15 | Yellow cards | 18 |
| 17.8 | Shots | 13.0 |
| 6.9 | On target | 5.5 |
| 63% | Possession | 59% |
| 7.8 | Corners | 4.6 |
| 12.1 | Fouls | 11.6 |
| 2.2 | Offsides | 1.7 |
