The Sporting vs. Benfica match will be played on Saturday, May 5, at the Jose Alvalade Stadium, Lisabon. With two matches to go, Sporting is 3rd on the table with 77 points, while Benfica is 2nd, also with 77 points.

STATS

• Sporting won their last six games in all competitions. In four out of those six matches they haven't conceded a goal.
• Benfica was defeated twice in their last three league games and they lost all chances to defend the title. They conceded at least one goal in their last four games.

HEAD TO HEAD

In their previous ten meetings, Sporting recorded three victories, Benfica also had three wins, while four games ended in a draw. It is interesting that in eight out of those ten games we saw 2-3 goals.

SPORTING NEWS

With a series of victories, Sporting got a chance to finish in the top two and qualify for Champions League. They also eliminated Porto after penalty shootout in Portuguese Cup semifinal and they will be an absolute favorite to win the trophy against Aves in the finals. However, with only two games to go in the league, the priority is winning the match against Benfica and top two finish. Although they had a spectacular series of victories lately, in all but one they had only one goal advantage over their opponents.

Latest matches: Sporting CP

28.04.2018	Liga	Portimonense SC	Sporting CP	1:2	W
22.04.2018	Liga	Sporting CP	Boavista FC	1:0	W
18.04.2018	Taca	Sporting CP	FC Porto	6:4	W
15.04.2018	Liga	CF Os Belenenses	Sporting CP	3:4	W
12.04.2018	UEFA	Sporting CP	Atletico Madrid	1:0	W

BENFICA NEWS

Benfica had everything in their hands - one point advantage before the home match against Porto, but they were defeated by 1:0. Last weekend, they were defeated at home again, this time against 10th placed Tondela, and practically lost all chances to win the title. Now, they have to stay undefeated against Sporting or they will lose a top two position as well.

Latest matches: Benfica Lisbon

28.04.2018	Liga	Benfica Lisbon	CD Tondela	2:3	L
21.04.2018	Liga	GD Estoril Praia	Benfica Lisbon	1:2	W
15.04.2018	Liga	Benfica Lisbon	FC Porto	0:1	L
07.04.2018	Liga	Vitoria Setubal	Benfica Lisbon	1:2	W
31.03.2018	Liga	Benfica Lisbon	Vitoria Guimaraes	2:0	W

SUMMING UP!

Sporting is the favorite to win the upcoming game, but in these derby games everything is possible.