Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction & Betting Tips - Portugal League Cup
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by Joseph King | in Football Predictions
The 18th edition of the Portuguese League Cup will be decided on Saturday as Sporting Lisbon face off against Benfica at the Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa in Leiria. We’ve got a prediction on the winner in this Lisbon derby match between the Leões and the Águias!
A new champion will be crowned following 2023/24 winners Braga’s elimination in the semi-final at the hands of Benfica. For Sporting, they come into this cup final seeking their fifth League Cup title all-time and their first since the 2021/22 season.
Following a brief wobble which saw the reigning league champions lose four matches in a row after former manager Ruben Amorim departed for Manchester United, Sporting have since recovered their form. They’re now on a six-match unbeaten run across all competitions, winning four.
Sporting’s last outing saw them prevail 1-0 over rivals Porto in their semi-final fixture in this competition on Tuesday.
Benfica are leading the record books with seven prior triumphs in this competition. However, they are on an eight-year drought with their last League Cup title coming in 2016.
Benfica were able to put an end to a two-match losing streak in the semi-final with their 3-0 win over Braga. They cruised to victory, grabbing three goals in the first half to ultimately wrap up a comfortable win.
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Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica Lisbon Form
Sporting Lisbon and Benfica Lisbon Last Matches
4/6 (67%)
2/6 (33%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
7 Jan 2025 - Portugal League Cup
3 Jan 2025 - Liga Portugal
29 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
22 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
18 Dec 2024 - Taca de Portugal
14 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
7 Jan 2025 - Portugal League Cup
29 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
18 Dec 2024 - Taca de Portugal
14 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
30 Nov 2024 - Liga Portugal
26 Nov 2024 - Champions League
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
3 Jan 2025 - Liga Portugal
22 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
10 Dec 2024 - Champions League
5 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
10 Nov 2024 - Liga Portugal
26 Oct 2024 - Liga Portugal
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
8 Jan 2025 - Portugal League Cup
4 Jan 2025 - Liga Portugal
29 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
23 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
15 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
11 Dec 2024 - Champions League
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
8 Jan 2025 - Portugal League Cup
4 Jan 2025 - Liga Portugal
23 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
11 Dec 2024 - Champions League
7 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
23 Nov 2024 - Taca de Portugal
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
29 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
15 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
1 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
27 Nov 2024 - Champions League
6 Nov 2024 - Champions League
2 Nov 2024 - Liga Portugal
Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica Lisbon Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
50 %
33 %
17 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
29 Dec 2024 - Liga Portugal
6 Apr 2024 - Liga Portugal
2 Apr 2024 - Taca de Portugal
29 Feb 2024 - Taca de Portugal
12 Nov 2023 - Liga Portugal
21 May 2023 - Liga Portugal
Sporting Lisbon against Benfica Lisbon Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutes
V. Kovacevic
DefenderZ. Debast
Goncalo Inacio
I. Fresneda
R. Esgaio
MidfielderA. Soares Carvalho Brito
S. Justo
ForwardA. Moreira
C. Harder
S. Soares
DefenderA. Bajrami
A. Bah
L. Barreiro
R. Sanches
A. Cabral
Z. Amdouni
J. Rego
K. Akturkoglu
Most goals and assists
Sporting Lisbon
Benfica Lisbon
V. Gyokeres
(2 Goals)
A. Di Maria
(3 Goals)
G. Quenda
(1 Assists)
V. Pavlidis
(2 Assists)
Sporting Lisbon - Benfica Lisbon Key Points
- Sporting beat Benfica less than two weeks ago in a 1-0 home win.
- Benfica have failed to beat Sporting in their last four attempts, during which they’ve lost three times.
- Benfica have lost two of their last three matches.
- Sporting are on a six match unbeaten run, winning four during that stretch.
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Our Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica Lisbon Prediction
These two teams faced off at the end of December with Sporting securing a 1-0 home victory. That could wind up being a pivotal result, as it will give the Sporting players plenty of confidence and was the first match under current manager Rui Borges.
Borges has now been in charge of three matches and gained two wins over Sporting’s two biggest rivals. Sporting have had Benfica’s number in recent clashes and we expect to see that trend continue in Leiria on Saturday. Our Sporting Lisbon vs Benfica prediction: Sporting to lift the trophy.
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