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 (2025/26)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

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

20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 6.8 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 Atletico 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 Pacos de Ferreira	A	2–0	W
07 May	FC Porto	H	0–1	L
30 Apr	CS Maritimo	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Midtjylland to score. At the same time, Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Henrique Araujo, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' FC Midtjylland seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
15' It looks surprising Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not make any changes. Alexander Bah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' Diogo Goncalves needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
23' Enzo Fernandez puts Sport Lisboa e Benfica on the lead.
28' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
29' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Goncalo Ramos.
34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Roman Yaremchuk made 299 appearances and scored 77 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
39' 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.
40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Rafa Silva.
45' Joao Mario has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' It is a substitution in FC Midtjylland team. Evander is replaced by Oliver Sorensen on 46 minute.
51' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Midtjylland is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
56' Goal! Henrique Araujo scores his 13 goal in 467 matches.
61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
63' What a strike from Pione Sisto! The score is 1-2.
68' 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.
69' A meaty challenge results in booking for Raphael Nwadike on 69.
70' Time for substitution for FC Midtjylland. Anders Dreyer is replaced by Gustav Isaksen.
75' It’s high time Henrik Jensen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
76' The supporters are chanting for Alexander Bah. He replaces Gilberto on 76 minute.
77' Another substitution for FC Midtjylland to replace Pione Sisto by Edward Chilufya on 77 minute.
79' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Chiquinho is replaced by Diogo Goncalves.
84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
87' Time for substitution for FC Midtjylland. Paulinho is replaced by Nikolas Dyhr.
88' What a strike from Diogo Goncalves! The score is 1-3.
89' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Joao Mario is replaced by Diego Moreira on 89 minute.
With this win, Sport Lisboa e Benfica is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Henrique Araujo	1
Edward Chilufya	1
Diogo Goncalves	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 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 Maritimo 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.