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Shock result as Benfica defy the odds to beat Sporting CP 1-2.

📝 Match Report

How It Unfolded

Benfica beat Sporting CP 1-2 at Estádio José Alvalade, Regular Season - 30, in the Primeira Liga. That is the final score; the rest of this report grades it against what the data forecast beforehand.

The Model vs The Result

The Poisson model went into this projecting Sporting CP 1.67 xG and Benfica 1.13 xG, a combined 2.80. The scoreboard read 1-2 for 3 actual goals. Benfica outscored their 1.13 projection by 0.9. Those figures were built on strength ratings of Sporting CP attack 1.56 / defence 0.79 against Benfica attack 1.26 / defence 0.72, drawn from 62/63 games (CurrentSeason).

On the result, the model split it Sporting CP 50% | Draw 24% | Benfica 26%, with Sporting CP to win its most likely call at 50%. The actual Benfica win had been the model's second-ranked read at 26%, so the result diverged from the top call without being a shock.

Goals & Markets

The model rated Over 2.5 goals at 53%. The game delivered 3, so it went over — the model's lean was correct. Over 1.5 had been 77% and landed. On both teams to score, the model sat at 55% and the match saw both sides score — another call in the model's favour. Historically the two sides average 68% Over 2.5 across their same-competition games (Sporting CP 68%, Benfica 68%), a base rate that agreed with today's over. Their combined BTTS history runs at 52%, which matched the both-scored outcome.

Trading Patterns vs Reality

Sporting CP's trading profile (62 games, 30 home) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 47% of the time, and conceded here.

Benfica's trading profile (62 games, 30 away) set some clear expectations: BTTS lands in 52% of their matches — today it did; they keep a clean sheet 47% of the time, and conceded here.

Form vs Result

The form lines were close — Sporting CP 2.47 PPG, Benfica 2.40 PPG — offering no strong steer, and the Benfica win broke the near-deadlock. Sporting CP (home/away splits) managed 1 against a 2.67 scoring average — below par going forward and shipped 2 against a 0.63 concession average — a leakier day than usual.

Verdict

Grading the result against the stored data, 2 of 3 pre-match signals came in: result (miss), Over 2.5 (hit), BTTS (hit). A mixed scorecard — the data caught the broad shape of the game but not every market.

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