Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Sporting CP vs Benfica stats tab covers Primeira Liga (Portugal), Regular Season - 28 on 6 Apr 2024. It compares 8 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Sporting CP 3, Benfica 4; Shots off target: Sporting CP 6, Benfica 5; Possession: Sporting CP 49%, Benfica 51%; Corner kicks: Sporting CP 7, Benfica 13; Fouls: Sporting CP 12, Benfica 10; Yellow cards: Sporting CP 4, Benfica 7. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Benfica led shots on target, 4 to 3 over Sporting CP, Benfica had more possession, 51% to 49% over Sporting CP, and Benfica led corner kicks, 13 to 7 over Sporting CP. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Sporting CP committed more fouls, 12 to 10 over Benfica and Benfica had more yellow cards, 7 to 4 over Sporting CP. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
