SL Benfica vs Sporting CP prediction | 27 Dec 2026 | xGtoday


SL Benfica
Ranking: #13 overall, #1 in Portugal

84.8 → 85.5 (+0.7 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-2 02 May Famalicão (A) 84.8 -0.7
2-2 11 May Braga (H) 85.2 +0.4
1-3 16 May Estoril (A) 85.4 +0.2
2-2 09 Aug Académico (H) 85.4 0.0
0-7 17 Aug Casa Pia (A) 85.5 +0.1
Sporting CP
Ranking: #28 overall, #2 in Portugal

82.0 → 82.0 (0.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-0 16 May Gil Vicente (H) 82.2 +0.2
2-2 08 Aug Estrela (A) 82.4 +0.2
3-2 14 Aug Vitória (H) 81.7 -0.7
3-1 22 Aug Alverca (H) 81.9 +0.2
0-4 28 Aug Rio Ave (A) 82.0 +0.1

SL Benfica vs Sporting CP: by the numbers

There are 15 places between these two in our European rankings, with SL Benfica the higher, and 1 place between them in Portugal.

Over their last 10 matches SL Benfica have moved +0.7 rating points, against +0.0 for Sporting CP.

Sporting CP lost 0.5 rating points in the last contest between these two, on 19 Apr 2026.

SL Benfica first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 87.9 on 10 May 2025.

Sporting CP first climbed to #13 in our European rankings on 22 Feb 2024.