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FC Porto vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2018-19
FC Porto
1 – 2
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sat 2 Mar 2019 · 20:30 UTC Estadio Do Dragao HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Ruben Dias
Y 54' Ferro
Y 60' Andreas Samaris
Y 76' Gabriel
Otavio 77' Y
R 77' Gabriel
Y 77' Gabriel
Felipe 80' Y
Y 89' Odisseas Vlachodimos

Overview

Match Preview

FC Porto vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga at Estadio Do Dragao.

Match Details

  • Referee Tiago Martins
  • Referee Hugo Miguel
  • Referee Jorge de Sousa
  • Referee Nuno Manso
  • Referee Ricardo Santos

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 7 21
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 15
4 CD Santa Clara 7 15
5 FC Arouca 7 11
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 6 11
7 Académico de Viseu FC 7 11
8 CF Estrela da Amadora 7 10
9 Moreirense FC 7 8
10 Gil Vicente FC 6 8
11 CS Marítimo 7 8
12 FC Alverca 7 8
13 FC Famalicão 7 7
14 Vitória SC 7 5
15 CD Nacional 7 4
16 Rio Ave FC 7 4
17 Casa Pia AC 7 4
18 GD Estoril Praia 7 2

Head-to-Head

7
4
6
FC Porto 17 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-02 FC Porto 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-10-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 FC Porto

Recent Form

FC Porto
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–2 L
22 Feb CD Tondela A 3–0 W
16 Feb Vitoria FC H 2–0 W
12 Feb AS Roma A 1–2 L
08 Feb Moreirense FC A 1–1 D
03 Feb Vitória SC A 0–0 D
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Mar FC Porto A 2–1 W
25 Feb GD Chaves H 4–0 W
21 Feb Galatasaray SK H 0–0 D
18 Feb CD Aves A 3–0 W
14 Feb Galatasaray SK A 2–1 W
10 Feb CD Nacional H 10–0 W

Season Stats

FC Porto Sport Lisboa e Benfica
#1 Position #2
21 Points 16
7 Played 7
7 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 1
18 Scored 22
3 Conceded 7
+15 GD +15
3.00 PPG 2.29
100% Win % 71%

Key Stats

59% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
53% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
57% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

FC Porto are 1st (21 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 2nd (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Porto
0-15
3/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
5/1
46-60
4/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
8/3
61-75
3/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Porto
Gabriel Veiga 4 G 3 A
Andre Silva 3 G 2 A
Borja Sainz 3 G
William da Silva 2 G 2 A
Nehuen Perez 1 G
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Vangelis Pavlidis 8 G 2 A
Gianluca Prestianni 5 G 3 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins 2 G 1 A
Rafa Silva 1 G 2 A
Jhon Duran 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Estadio Do Dragao. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pizzi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Porto.
  • 10' Algeria international Yacine Brahimi has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Rafa Silva is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
  • 17' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Ruben Dias gets a Yellow card.
  • 18' The deadlock is broken! Adrian gets on the scoresheet on 18 minutes.
  • 23' Odisseas Vlachodimos, a Greece , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 26' The Portugal Joao Felix breaks the deadlock on 26 minutes. 1-1!
  • 31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Porto needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 41' FC Porto are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
  • 46' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 51' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Porto must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 52' The Portugal Rafa Silva breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 1-2!
  • 54' Ferro was booked on 54.
  • 59' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 60.
  • 61' The FC Porto bench stirs into life. Adrian is withdrawn and Otavio gets his opportunity.
  • 66' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 71' Gedson gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Pizzi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 76.
  • 77' Otavio catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
  • 80' It’s a booking for FC Porto player. Felipe gets a Yellow card.
  • 81' Danilo Pereira is replacing Oliver Torres for the FC Porto side.
  • 86' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 88' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sebastien Corchia is hanging Rafa Silva on the field on 88 minute.
  • 89' A meaty challenge results in booking for Odisseas Vlachodimos on 89.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Franco Cervi. He replaces Joao Felix on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

FC Porto Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergio Conceicao

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vangelis Pavlidis 3
Mehdi Taremi 3
Angel di Maria 3
Rafa Silva 3
Galeno 2
Pepe 2
Fabio Vieira 2
Samu Omorodion 2

Head to Head

2019-03-02 FC Porto 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-10-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 FC Porto

FC Porto Form

2019-03-02 FC Porto 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2019-02-22 CD Tondela 0–3 FC Porto W 2019-02-16 FC Porto 2–0 Vitoria FC W 2019-02-12 AS Roma 2–1 FC Porto L 2019-02-08 Moreirense FC 1–1 FC Porto D 2019-02-03 Vitória SC 0–0 FC Porto D

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2019-03-02 FC Porto 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-02-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 GD Chaves W 2019-02-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 Galatasaray SK D 2019-02-18 CD Aves 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-02-14 Galatasaray SK 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-02-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 10–0 CD Nacional W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: FC Porto or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Porto38% Draw28% Sport Lisboa e Benfica34%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
66%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
62%
FC Porto or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto30% Draw46% Sport Lisboa e Benfica24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 20% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
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.