Arsenal FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Europe 2020-21 ROUND OF 32
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Overview
Match Preview
Arsenal FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Europe at Stadio Georgios Karaiskaki.
- Arsenal FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Bjorn Kuipers
- Referee Sander van Roekel
- Referee Erwin Zeinstra
- Referee Pol van Boekel
- Referee Danny Makkelie
- Referee Rob Dieperink
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Feb Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 3–2 W 21 Feb Manchester City FC H 0–1 L 18 Feb Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–1 D 14 Feb Leeds United FC H 4–2 W 06 Feb Aston Villa FC A 0–1 L 02 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Feb Arsenal FC A 2–3 L 21 Feb SC Farense A 0–0 D 18 Feb Arsenal FC H 1–1 D 14 Feb Moreirense FC A 1–1 D 08 Feb FC Famalicao H 2–0 W 05 Feb Vitoria SC H 0–0 D Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Arsenal FC is hosting Sport Lisboa e Benfica for another epic battle.
- 5' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Adel Taarabt.
- 10' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Everton made 321 appearances and scored 53 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 21' Arsenal FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on 21.
- 26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
- 41' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 43' What a strike from Diogo Goncalves! The score is 1-1.
- 48' Arsenal FC is showing some good football. However, Arsenal FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 53' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 57' Darwin Nunez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Haris Seferovic on 57 minute.
- 58' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Everton is hanging Pizzi on the field on 58 minute.
- 61' Sensational shot from Rafa Silva. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is back in the lead.
- 63' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Emile Smith Rowe is replaced by Thomas Partey.
- 67' What an equalizer from Kieran Tierney!
- 72' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 77' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Hector Bellerin is replaced by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Alexandre Lacazette. He replaces Hector Bellerin on 78 minute.
- 83' David Luiz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Nuno Tavares. He replaces Alejandro Grimaldo on 85 minute.
- 87' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang puts Arsenal FC on the lead.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Mohamed El Neny. He replaces Martin Odegaard on 90 minute.
- Full Time. Arsenal FC beats Sport Lisboa e Benfica
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Lineups
Arsenal FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 34
- 2
- 14
- 32
- 23
- 11
- 6
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8
Dani Ceballos ↓ Willian 63'
- 3
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7
Bukayo Saka ↓ Calum Chambers 90'
Bench
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25
Mohamed El Neny ↑ 90'
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9
Alexandre Lacazette ↑ 77'
- 30
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12
Willian ↑ 63'
- 17
- 33
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21
Calum Chambers ↑ 90'
- 19
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18
Thomas Partey ↑ 63'
- 22
- 35
- 44
Coach ArtetaSport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 5
- 17
- 28
- 77
- 21
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49
Adel Taarabt ↓ Gabriel 58'
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14
Haris Seferovic ↓ Darwin Nunez 57'
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- 27
- 4
Bench
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7
Everton ↑ 57'
- 38
- 2
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10
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt ↑ 90'
- 19
- 11
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Gabriel ↑ 58'
- 1
- 99
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71
Nuno Tavares ↑ 85'
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9
Darwin Nunez ↑ 57'
- 88
Coach Jorge Jesus -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2 Kieran Tierney 1 Diogo Goncalves 1 Rafa Silva 1 Bukayo Saka 1 Pizzi 1 Head to Head
Arsenal FC Form
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2021-02-25 Arsenal FC 3–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2021-02-21 SC Farense 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2021-02-18 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2021-02-14 Moreirense FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2021-02-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 FC Famalicao W 2021-02-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 Vitoria SC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.64 Arsenal FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Arsenal FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.9Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 78% 22% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 33% 67% ± 4.5 17% 83% Double Chance
Arsenal FC or Draw 73%Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 52%Arsenal FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.3%2 – 1 9%1 – 0 8.2%0 – 0 7.3%2 – 0 7.3%1 – 2 6.9%0 – 1 6.1%2 – 2 5.7%3 – 1 4.9%0 – 2 4.3%3 – 0 3.9%3 – 2 ActualAsian Handicap — Arsenal FC
Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 14% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 21% 55% -0.5 45% — 55% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 16% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.