Preview

• Anticipation builds as Benfica prepare to host Sporting Lisbon at Estádio Nacional on 2025-05-25 (kick-off 17:15 GMT), in the Final of the 2024-2025 Taça de Portugal.
• Over the past 10 outings, Referee Luis Godinho has shown 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, and 22 fouls each fixture.
• Of the past 4 meetings, both Bruno Lage and Rui Borges are level at 1-1.
• There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Benfica or Sporting Lisbon.
• Our forecast has Benfica in a 4-man backline (4-3-3), with Sporting Lisbon set to counter in 3-4-2-1.
• In their last outing, Benfica's highest-rated performer was N. Otamendi (7.6), while Sporting Lisbon's standout was V. Gyökeres (8.7).
• Contrast in results: Benfica had to share the points 1-1 with Sporting Braga, whereas Sporting Lisbon claimed victory 2-0 vs. Vitoria Guimaraes.
• Benfica (3-2-0) and Sporting Lisbon (4-1-0) head into this in winning moods from their past 5 matches.
• Dominance for Benfica: across 53 clashes, they've won 22 games and only lost 15 games to Sporting Lisbon, with 16 stalemates.
• 1-2 leads the pack at 26% of all our users' guesses, with 2-1 next on 21.9%.
• With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (3-0-0 vs 3-0-0) and scoring roughly 4.00-3.33 goals, a 2-2 draw seems on the cards.

Predictions

Summary

Match Info

25/05/2025 16:15

Estádio Nacional

Luis Godinho

Taça de Portugal

Most Guessed Score

1

2

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Team Kits

Events

13'	VAR - Bruma	Penalty cancelled
19'	S. Dahl
HT 0 - 0
47'	K. Akturkoglu O. Kokcu	1 - 0
52'	VAR - Bruma	Goal cancelled
54'	A. Carreras
58'			H. Morita Z. Debast
65'	O. Kokcu
69'	R. Sanches O. Kokcu
69'	A. Schjelderup K. Akturkoglu
75'			C. Harder G. Catamo
75'			G. Quenda P. Goncalves
77'	A. Belotti V. Pavlidis
77'	F. Aursnes T. Araujo
78'			C. Harder
83'			I. Fresneda E. Quaresma
83'			Matheus Reis J. St. Juste
85'			M. Araujo
90+1'	L. Barreiro Bruma
90+2'			M. Hjulmand
90+10'		1 - 1	V. Gyokeres (PEN)
99'		1 - 2	C. Harder Trincao
101'			G. Quenda
103'	A. Di Maria S. Dahl
114'	S. Soares
115'			D. Moreira M. Araujo
120+1'		1 - 3	Trincao C. Harder

Stats

Lineups

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