Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
FC Midtjylland
1 – 3
Full Time
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

Match Preview

FC Midtjylland vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Willy Delajod
  • Referee Uros Stojkovic
  • Referee Milan Mihajlovic
  • Referee
  • Referee Srdjan Jovanovic
19 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game 🟥 1 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 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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

1
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Pacos 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
20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Midtjylland and Sport Lisboa e Benfica is underway.
  • 5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Elias Olafsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 23' A goal from the Argentina international Enzo Fernandez! He fires home on 23 to make it 0-1!
  • 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 29' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 29.
  • 34' FC Midtjylland have won 96 goals from 225 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' Poor challenge from Rafa Silva. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 45' 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.
  • 46' Another change for FC Midtjylland made on 46 minute. Evander leaves to be changed by Oliver Sorensen.
  • 51' It looks surprising FC Midtjylland does not make any changes. Henrik Dalsgaard has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Goal! Henrique Araujo scores his 13 goal in 467 matches.
  • 61' Gilberto, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 63' A goal from the Denmark international Pione Sisto! He fires home on 63 to make it 1-2!
  • 68' Joao Mario has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Raphael Nwadike.
  • 70' The whistle greets Anders Dreyer as he departs to be replaced by Gustav Isaksen.
  • 75' FC Midtjylland currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Gilberto as he leaves the pitch. Alexander Bah steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 77' FC Midtjylland ring the changes. Pione Sisto has done his job and it is now time for Edward Chilufya to step up.
  • 79' The supporters are chanting for Diogo Goncalves. He replaces Chiquinho on 79 minute.
  • 84' Morato has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Nikolas Dyhr. He replaces Paulinho on 87 minute.
  • 88' Diogo Goncalves has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 88 minutes.
  • 89' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Joao Mario exits the field as Diego Moreira enters on 89.
  • It finishes all square. FC Midtjylland and Sport Lisboa e Benfica share the spoils 1-3.

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

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

Head to Head

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

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 Pacos 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
7%
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.