Benfica vs Sporting Prediction, Preview, Team News and Lineups 10.05.2025

• Date and Time: Saturday, May 10, 2025, 18:00 GMT+1
• Venue: Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal

Benfica vs Sporting Preview and Team News

Benfica Team News

The Estadio da Luz will play host to the biggest game of the calendar in the Portuguese football season – Benfica vs Sporting. These two teams are known to be bitter rivals. With them being ranked so closely in the league table, tempers will flare.

Benfica are currently ranked second in the standings and will challenge their opponents for the crown. The home squad have won their last four matches in a row, and their supporters will cheer their lungs out to ensure that Saturday’s event becomes their fifth consecutive victory. 

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— SL Benfica (@slbenfica_en) May 3, 2025

The hosts, who like to play a 4-2-3-1 formation, will be worried about the trespassing usually caused by Sporting’s wingers. In turn, however, Benfica will probably invert one of their wingers to cause some confusion and allow their fullbacks the space they need to deliver crosses into the box. 

The absence of Alexander Bah and Manu Silva will have a direct effect on the quality of this game. Renato Sanches is a doubtful starter with a muscle injury. This Lisbon derby will be played amid the shouting matches between the supporters in the crowd, too.

Benfica predicted lineup vs Sporting

Benfica predicted lineup vs Sporting: (4-2-3-1): Trubin; Dahl, Silva, Otamendi, Araujo; Florentino, Kokcu; Aktürkoğlu, Aursnes, Amdouni; Pavlidis.

Sporting Team News

Sporting are brimming with confidence given that they’ve won their previous five consecutive meetings. They have the same number of points as Benfica – 78 – but are ranked first in the table owing to a superior goal difference of three. 

The visiting squad have three long-term injuries in their squad ahead of Saturday’s match, which is sure to affect the quality of their game. Daniel Braganca and Nuno Santos have been sidelined with ACL tears, and João Simões has broken his leg. 

All three players will be unavailable for the rest of the season, and even if Sporting manage to usurp the title, they’ll have to celebrate from the sidelines. Viktor Gyökeres is their top scorer (38) and will be the one to watch out for in this game. 

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— Sporting CP (@SportingCP) April 27, 2025

Although several reports have suggested Gyökeres linking up with former Sporting coach Ruben Amorim, who’s currently at Manchester United, he’ll have to focus on this crucial fixture for the time being. This Lisbon derby will feature a lot of fireworks, especially from the guests, given that they like to play with a three-man frontline. 

Their attackers are known for their wayward runs into the final third. They find places behind opposition defenders to lurk until the right moment to receive decisive passes and then convert them into goalscoring opportunities.

Sporting predicted lineup vs Benfica

Sporting predicted lineup vs Benfica: (3-4-3): Silva; Diomande, Inacio, Quaresma; Araujo, Debast, Morita, Catamo; Pote, Gyökeres, Trincao.

Benfica vs Sporting Prediction

• Pick: Benfica to win or draw
• Odds: 1.36 (22Bet)
• Score prediction: Benfica 2-2 Sporting

We believe that playing in familiar conditions, Benfica might have a slight edge. We expect them to either win or draw this game. 

The hosts have won or drawn on 29 out of the 41 occasions agains Sporting. At home, their record is even stronger, where they’ve been victorious or tied in 17 out of the 22 matches.

Benfica vs Sporting Prediction, Betting Tip

• Pick: Both teams to score
• Odds: 1.6 (22Bet)

With quality strikers on offer from both sides, we anticipate them getting on the scoresheet (BTTS) and making it a game worth watching for the neutral spectator and punter. Seven out of their last eight H2H matches in this venue saw them get on the scoresheet.

While Gyökeres is the main threat from the away team, Kerem Aktürkoğlu is ranked 2nd in big chances created for Benfica (17), and their leading creator in the final third.

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