FC Midtjylland vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Champions League 2022-23 QUALIFICATION ROUND 3

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UEFA Champions League · 2022-23

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Tue 9 Aug 2022 · 17:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 29' Goncalo Ramos

Y 40' Rafa Silva

Raphael Nwadike 69' Y

Overview

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FC Midtjylland vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Champions League .

FC Midtjylland 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Francois Letexier
Referee Willy Delajod
Referee Uros Stojkovic
Referee Milan Mihajlovic
Referee
Referee Srdjan Jovanovic

13 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	8	24
2	FC Bayern München	8	21
3	Liverpool FC	8	18
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	8	17
5	FC Barcelona	8	16
6	Chelsea FC	8	16
7	Sporting Clube de Portugal	8	16
8	Manchester City FC	8	16
9	Real Madrid CF	8	15
10	FC Internazionale Milano	8	15
11	Paris Saint-Germain FC	8	14
12	Newcastle United FC	8	14
13	Juventus FC	8	13
14	Club Atlético de Madrid	8	13
15	Atalanta BC	8	13
16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	8	12
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	11
18	PAE Olympiakos SFP	8	11
19	Club Brugge KV	8	10
20	Galatasaray SK	8	10
21	AS Monaco FC	8	10
22	Qarabag Agdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodø/Glimt	8	9
24	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	8	9
25	Olympique de Marseille	8	9
26	Paphos FC	8	9
27	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	8	9
28	PSV	8	8
29	Athletic Club	8	8
30	SSC Napoli	8	8
31	FC København	8	8
32	AFC Ajax	8	6
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	4
34	SK Slavia Praha	8	3
35	Villarreal CF	8	1
36	FK Kairat	8	1

Head-to-Head

FC Midtjylland 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2022-08-09 FC Midtjylland 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2022-08-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 FC Midtjylland 2018-04-02 FC Midtjylland 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-08-16 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 FC Midtjylland

Recent Form

FC Midtjylland

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Aug	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	1–3	L
02 Aug	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	1–4	L
26 Jul	AEK Larnaka	A	5–4	W
19 Jul	AEK Larnaka	H	1–1	D
25 Nov	Sporting Clube de Braga	H	3–2	W
04 Nov	FK Crvena Zvezda	A	1–0	W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Aug	FC Midtjylland	A	3–1	W
05 Aug	FC Arouca	H	4–0	W
02 Aug	FC Midtjylland	H	4–1	W
13 May	FC Paços de Ferreira	A	2–0	W
07 May	FC Porto	H	0–1	L
30 Apr	CS Marítimo	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. FC Midtjylland host Sport Lisboa e Benfica — let the battle begin!
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sport Lisboa e Benfica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' FC Midtjylland are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
15' 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.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
23' Enzo Fernandez doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
28' 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.
29' Controversy at the stadium! Goncalo Ramos argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
34' FC Midtjylland are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
40' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Rafa Silva gets a Yellow card.
45' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Midtjylland in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
46' Fresh legs for FC Midtjylland! Oliver Sorensen comes on to replace Evander.
51' Diogo Goncalves needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
56' Henrique Araujo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
61' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
63' Pione Sisto is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
68' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
69' Raphael Nwadike catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 69.
70' The FC Midtjylland manager makes a substitution. Anders Dreyer departs to be replaced by Gustav Isaksen.
75' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
76' Alexander Bah is replacing Gilberto for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
77' FC Midtjylland ring the changes. Pione Sisto has done his job and it is now time for Edward Chilufya to step up.
79' Diogo Goncalves gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Chiquinho and will look to change the dynamic.
84' FC Midtjylland is showing some good football. However, FC Midtjylland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
87' FC Midtjylland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nikolas Dyhr is hanging Paulinho on the field on 87 minute.
88' Diogo Goncalves makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are in front.
89' Sport Lisboa e Benfica ring the changes. Joao Mario has done his job and it is now time for Diego Moreira to step up.
The points are shared — FC Midtjylland 1-3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Honours even.

Lineups

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henrik Jensen

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Goncalo Ramos	3
Pione Sisto	2
Enzo Fernandez	2
Edward Chilufya	1
Diogo Goncalves	1
Henrique Araujo	1

Head to Head

FC Midtjylland Form

2022-08-09 FC Midtjylland 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2022-08-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 FC Midtjylland L 2022-07-26 AEK Larnaka 4–5 FC Midtjylland W 2022-07-19 FC Midtjylland 1–1 AEK Larnaka D 2021-11-25 FC Midtjylland 3–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-11-04 FK Crvena Zvezda 0–1 FC Midtjylland W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2022-08-09 FC Midtjylland 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-08-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 FC Arouca W 2022-08-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 FC Midtjylland W 2022-05-13 FC Paços de Ferreira 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-05-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 FC Porto L 2022-04-30 CS Marítimo 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.16 FC Midtjylland xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.78 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Midtjylland25% Draw26% Sport Lisboa e Benfica49%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

FC Midtjylland or Draw

51%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

75%

FC Midtjylland or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Midtjylland19% Draw44% Sport Lisboa e Benfica37%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 1

8.6%

0 – 2

8.2%

0 – 0

2 – 1

6.1%

1 – 3

Actual

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 0

5.3%

0 – 3

4.8%

2 – 0

3.5%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Midtjylland

Handicap	FC Midtjylland covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	14%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	22%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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