Benfica 1-1 Sporting CP: result and report

Liga Portugal · Sunday 31 August 2014

Result

Benfica 1-1 Sporting CP

Liga Portugal · Sunday 31 August 2014, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Benfica 1-1 Sporting CP: match report

Benfica drew with Sporting CP 1-1 in Liga Portugal on Sunday 31 August 2014. The half-time score was 1-1.

Nicolás Gaitán opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Benfica's goal came from Nicolás Gaitán (12'). Sporting CP scored through Islam Slimani (20').

Discipline: Benfica received 3 yellow cards; Sporting CP received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Benfica were 4th on 6 points from 2 and Sporting CP 8th on 4 points from 2. Benfica went on to finish that season 1st with 85 points, and Sporting CP 3rd with 76.

Benfica lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sporting CP in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Benfica wins, 2 draws and 1 for Sporting CP.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Nicolás GaitánBenfica · 1-0
  • 20'Goal · Islam SlimaniSporting CP · 1-1
  • 25'Yellow card · André CarrilloSporting CP
  • 31'Yellow card · M. PereiraBenfica
  • 33'Yellow card · Ricardo EsgaioSporting CP
  • 69'Yellow card · Adrien SilvaSporting CP
  • 70'Yellow card · Enzo PérezBenfica
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Eduardo SalvioBenfica

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Benfica 7, draws 2, Sporting CP 1.

Team news

Benfica expected line-up (4-3-3)

Guilherme Siqueira, Luisão, Ezequiel Garay, Brandon Truter, André Gomes, Ruben Amorim, Rodrigo

Sporting CP expected line-up (4-3-3)

Rui Patrício, Marcos Rojo, Joãozinho, Miguel Lopes, Tiago Ilori, André Martins, Adrien Silva, André Carrillo, Bruma, Ricky van Wolfswinkel