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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 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 FC Arouca 34 42
9 Vitória SC 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 Rio Ave FC 34 36
13 CD Santa Clara 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

Head-to-Head

6
4
6
FC Porto 16 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 #3
88 Points 80
34 Played 34
28 / 4 / 2 W / D / L 23 / 11 / 0
66 Scored 74
18 Conceded 25
+48 GD +49
2.59 PPG 2.35
82% Win % 68%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
62% Clean Sheets
FC Porto this season
41% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

FC Porto are 1st (88 pts). Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 3rd (80 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Porto
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
2/–
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
6/–
16-30
4/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Porto to score. At the same time, Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It’s high time Bruno Nascimento made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Haris Seferovic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Felipe has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 17' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ruben Dias.
  • 18' FC Porto is taking the lead after the goal scored by Adrian on 18.
  • 23' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 818 goals from 467 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 26' The deadlock is broken! Joao Felix gets on the scoresheet on 26 minutes.
  • 31' Sport Lisboa e Benfica come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 36' The 35-year-old Sebastien Corchia has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 41' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' With 3 assists to his name this season, Alex Telles is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 51' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 52' The Portugal Rafa Silva breaks the deadlock on 52 minutes. 1-2!
  • 54' A moment of madness from Ferro on 54 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sport Lisboa e Benfica will be frustrated.
  • 59' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 61' FC Porto make a change. Adrian trudges off to be replaced by Otavio on 61 minutes.
  • 66' FC Porto 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.
  • 71' Gedson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pizzi at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' That is a Yellow card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Gabriel will be fuming at that decision.
  • 77' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Otavio.
  • 80' It’s a booking for FC Porto player. Felipe gets a Yellow card.
  • 81' The FC Porto manager makes a substitution. Oliver Torres departs to be replaced by Danilo Pereira.
  • 86' Alejandro Grimaldo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 88' Sebastien Corchia is replacing Rafa Silva for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
  • 89' Odisseas Vlachodimos catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 90 minute. Joao Felix leaves to be changed by Franco Cervi.
  • It finishes all square. FC Porto and Sport Lisboa e Benfica share the spoils 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
Pepe 2
Fabio Vieira 2
Samu Omorodion 2
Carlos Vinicius 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
2 / 4
1.05 FC Porto xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto30% Draw30% Sport Lisboa e Benfica40%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

FC Porto or Draw
60%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
70%
FC Porto or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Porto21% Draw51% Sport Lisboa e Benfica28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12.1%
0 – 1
11.3%
1 – 0
9.2%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.3%
1 – 3
3.4%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — FC Porto

Handicap FC Porto covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Porto keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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