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Eintracht Frankfurt vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Europe 2018-19 QUARTER FINALS

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Eintracht Frankfurt
2 – 0
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Thu 18 Apr 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
David Abraham 74' Y
Simon Falette 78' Y
Ante Rebic 83' Y
Y 90' Jonas

Overview

Match Preview

Eintracht Frankfurt vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Referee Alessandro Costanzo
  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Lorenzo Manganelli
  • Referee Daniele Doveri
  • Referee Fabiano Preti
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

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

1
1
Eintracht Frankfurt 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-18 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Eintracht Frankfurt

Recent Form

Eintracht Frankfurt
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 2–0 W
14 Apr FC Augsburg H 1–3 L
11 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 2–4 L
06 Apr FC Schalke 04 A 2–1 W
31 Mar VfB Stuttgart H 3–0 W
17 Mar 1. FC Nurnberg H 1–0 W
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Eintracht Frankfurt A 0–2 L
14 Apr Vitoria FC H 4–2 W
11 Apr Eintracht Frankfurt H 4–2 W
07 Apr CD Feirense A 4–1 W
30 Mar CD Tondela H 1–0 W
17 Mar Moreirense FC A 4–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Eintracht Frankfurt and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Eduardo Salvio has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 50 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' It’s high time Bruno Nascimento made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ljubomir Fejsa, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Eintracht Frankfurt that had 515 games and scored 612 goals.
  • 37' Goal! Filip Kostic scores his 36 goal in 515 matches.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. Eintracht Frankfurt is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Simon Falette made 515 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 52' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pizzi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 57' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 62' It looks surprising Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not make any changes. Alejandro Grimaldo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 67' What a strike from Sebastian Rode! The score is 2-0.
  • 70' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Andreas Samaris departs to be replaced by Pizzi.
  • 72' Eduardo Salvio is replacing Rafa Silva for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
  • 74' Eintracht Frankfurt receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Goncalo Paciencia. He replaces Luka Jovic on 76 minute.
  • 78' The referee shows Eintracht Frankfurt player a Yellow card on 78.
  • 79' The whistle greets Andre Almeida as he departs to be replaced by Jonas.
  • 83' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ante Rebic.
  • 85' Another change for Eintracht Frankfurt made on 85 minute. Sebastian Rode leaves to be changed by Lucas Torro.
  • 90' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Eintracht Frankfurt team. Simon Falette is replaced by Jetro Willems on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Lineups

Eintracht Frankfurt Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adi Hutter

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joao Felix 3
Ruben Dias 1
Luka Jovic 1
Goncalo Paciencia 1
Sebastian Rode 1
Filip Kostic 1

Head to Head

2019-04-18 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Eintracht Frankfurt

Eintracht Frankfurt Form

2019-04-18 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-04-14 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–3 FC Augsburg L 2019-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Eintracht Frankfurt L 2019-04-06 FC Schalke 04 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2019-03-31 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–0 VfB Stuttgart W 2019-03-17 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 1. FC Nurnberg W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2019-04-18 Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2019-04-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Vitoria FC W 2019-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–2 Eintracht Frankfurt W 2019-04-07 CD Feirense 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-03-30 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 CD Tondela W 2019-03-17 Moreirense FC 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.52 Eintracht Frankfurt xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Eintracht Frankfurt or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Eintracht Frankfurt41% Draw27% Sport Lisboa e Benfica32%
Actual: Eintracht Frankfurt win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Eintracht Frankfurt or Draw
68%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
59%
Eintracht Frankfurt or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Eintracht Frankfurt29% Draw45% Sport Lisboa e Benfica26%
Actual: Eintracht Frankfurt win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
7.2%
0 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Eintracht Frankfurt

Handicap Eintracht Frankfurt covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Eintracht Frankfurt keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.