Arsenal FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Europe 2020-21 ROUND OF 32
Overview
Match Preview
Arsenal FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Europe at Stadio Georgios Karaiskaki.
- Arsenal FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
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 | Vitória SC | H | 0–0 | D |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
100%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| Jakub Kaminski | 1 G | 1 A |
| Dodi Lukebakio | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stadio Georgios Karaiskaki that hosts another battle between Arsenal FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
- 5' Adel Taarabt picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Arsenal FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 20' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 21' GOAL! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fires home to make it 1-0!
- 26' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 26.
- 31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 36' Helton Leite needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 41' Rafa Silva has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 43' Brilliant from the ! Diogo Goncalves makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 43.
- 48' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 53' Over 53 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 57' Haris Seferovic makes way for Darwin Nunez at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
- 58' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Pizzi is withdrawn and Everton gets his opportunity.
- 61' Against the run of play, Rafa Silva has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 63' Arsenal FC ring the changes. Emile Smith Rowe has done his job and it is now time for Thomas Partey to step up.
- 67' Against the run of play, Kieran Tierney has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sport Lisboa e Benfica that had 469 games and scored 826 goals.
- 77' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexandre Lacazette is hanging Hector Bellerin on the field on 77 minute.
- 78' Arsenal FC make a change. Hector Bellerin trudges off to be replaced by Alexandre Lacazette on 78 minutes.
- 83' Julian Weigl is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
- 85' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nuno Tavares is hanging Alejandro Grimaldo on the field on 85 minute.
- 87' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with the second goal in the match!
- 90' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Martin Odegaard is replaced by Mohamed El Neny on 90 minute.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-2 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Arsenal FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 34
- 2
- 14
- 32
- 23
- 11
- 6
-
8
Dani Ceballos ↓ Willian 63'
- 3
-
7
Bukayo Saka ↓ Calum Chambers 90'
Bench
-
25
Mohamed El Neny ↑ 90'
-
9
Alexandre Lacazette ↑ 77'
- 30
-
12
Willian ↑ 63'
- 17
- 33
-
21
Calum Chambers ↑ 90'
- 19
-
18
Thomas Partey ↑ 63'
- 22
- 35
- 44
Coach
Arteta
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 5
- 17
- 28
- 77
- 21
-
49
Adel Taarabt ↓ Gabriel 58'
-
14
Haris Seferovic ↓ Darwin Nunez 57'
- 3
- 27
- 4
Bench
-
7
Everton ↑ 57'
- 38
- 2
-
10
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt ↑ 90'
- 19
- 11
-
8
Gabriel ↑ 58'
- 1
- 99
-
71
Nuno Tavares ↑ 85'
-
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
Vitória SC
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.64
Arsenal FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Arsenal FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | 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 HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual
Asian 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.