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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
5 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 11.8 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 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 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 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 Fenerbahçe 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 Nürnberg 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
25% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/2
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Gianluca Prestianni 2 G 2 A
Vangelis Pavlidis 2 G
Jhon Duran 2 G
Dodi Lukebakio 1 G 1 A
Jakub Kaminski 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Eintracht Frankfurt welcome Sport Lisboa e Benfica for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Haris Seferovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . Eintracht Frankfurt seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Sebastian Rode, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Eintracht Frankfurt are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
  • 37' Magnificent from Filip Kostic! That is 36 goals in 524 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 42' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Eintracht Frankfurt that had 524 games and scored 636 goals.
  • 52' Kevin Trapp has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 57' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Eintracht Frankfurt side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 62' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bruno Nascimento will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 67' Sebastian Rode has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 67 minutes.
  • 70' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Andreas Samaris is withdrawn and Pizzi gets his opportunity.
  • 72' Eduardo Salvio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rafa Silva at the 72 minute mark.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for David Abraham.
  • 76' A tactical swap from Eintracht Frankfurt — Goncalo Paciencia on, Luka Jovic off on 76 minutes.
  • 78' That is a Yellow card for Eintracht Frankfurt. Simon Falette will be fuming at that decision.
  • 79' Jonas gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Andre Almeida and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ante Rebic.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Eintracht Frankfurt — Lucas Torro on, Sebastian Rode off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jonas.
  • 90' Eintracht Frankfurt manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jetro Willems is hanging Simon Falette on the field on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Eintracht Frankfurt Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adi Hütter

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 Nürnberg 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.