FC Red Bull Salzburg vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Red Bull Salzburg vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Champions League at Red Bull Arena.
- FC Red Bull Salzburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Daniel Siebert
- Assistant 1 Jan Seidel
- Assistant 2 Rafael Foltyn
29 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Dec Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–3 L 29 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 0–0 D 08 Nov FC Internazionale Milano H 0–1 L 24 Oct FC Internazionale Milano A 1–2 L 03 Oct Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–2 L 20 Sep Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 2–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Dec FC Red Bull Salzburg A 3–1 W 08 Dec SC Farense H 1–1 D 03 Dec Moreirense FC A 0–0 D 29 Nov FC Internazionale Milano H 3–3 D 12 Nov Sporting Clube de Portugal H 2–1 W 08 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 1–3 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Red Bull Salzburg and Sport Lisboa e Benfica is underway.
- 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 10' FC Red Bull Salzburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 10.
- 15' 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.
- 20' 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.
- 25' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Red Bull Salzburg that had 222 games and scored 136 goals.
- 32' Goal! Angel di Maria scores his 85 goal in 520 matches.
- 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
- 42' Lucas Gourna-Douath has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Morato. He receives a Yellow card.
- 46' What a strike from Rafa Silva! The score is 0-2.
- 46' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 46 minute. Casper Tengstedt leaves to be changed by Petar Musa.
- 51' FC Red Bull Salzburg player sees a Red card in front of him.
- 55' It is a substitution in FC Red Bull Salzburg team. Petar Ratkov is replaced by Fernando on 55 minute.
- 57' Goal! Luka Sucic scores his 6 goal in 222 matches.
- 62' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 67' 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 Goncalo Guedes suffering a number of foals already.
- 68' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Goncalo Guedes is hanging Orkun Kokcu on the field on 68 minute.
- 72' Petar Musa is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
- 77' 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.
- 82' FC Red Bull Salzburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 82' The supporters are chanting for Dijon Kameri. He replaces Oscar Gloukh on 82 minute.
- 87' Oscar Gloukh needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 90' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Joao Mario is replaced by Arthur Cabral on 90 minute.
- 90' Alexander Schlager is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Another three points for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
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Lineups
FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups
4-1-2-1-2Starting XI
- 24
- 31
- 10
- 70
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18
Mads Bidstrup ↓ Roko Simic 90'
- 4
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45
Nene Dorgeles ↓ Sekou Koita 55'
- 6
- 27
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30
Oscar Gloukh ↓ Dijon Kameri 82'
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21
Petar Ratkov ↓ Fernando 55'
Bench
- 17
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11
Fernando ↑ 55'
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20
Sekou Koita ↑ 55'
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23
Roko Simic ↑ 90'
- 1
- 15
- 5
- 39
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8
Dijon Kameri ↑ 82'
- 41
- 32
- 19
Coach Gerhard StruberSport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 30
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10
Orkun Kokcu ↓ Goncalo Guedes 68'
- 11
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20
Joao Mario ↓ Arthur Cabral 90'
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27
Rafa Silva ↓ Florentino 90'
- 8
- 1
- 5
- 44
- 87
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19
Casper Tengstedt ↓ Petar Musa 46'
Bench
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9
Arthur Cabral ↑ 90'
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17
Goncalo Guedes ↑ 68'
- 22
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61
Florentino ↑ 90'
- 38
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Petar Musa ↑ 46'
- 24
- 47
- 13
- 45
Coach Roger Schmidt -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Roko Simic 1 Oscar Gloukh 1 Arthur Cabral 1 Angel di Maria 1 Rafa Silva 1 Luka Sucic 1 Head to Head
FC Red Bull Salzburg Form
2023-12-12 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2023-11-29 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg D 2023-11-08 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano L 2023-10-24 FC Internazionale Milano 2–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg L 2023-10-03 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2023-09-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg WSport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2023-12-12 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-12-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 SC Farense D 2023-12-03 Moreirense FC 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2023-11-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–3 FC Internazionale Milano D 2023-11-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2023-11-08 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.24 FC Red Bull Salzburg xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.37 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xGI would bet for: FC Red Bull Salzburg or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.61Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
FC Red Bull Salzburg or Draw 63%Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 66%FC Red Bull Salzburg or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.4%0 – 0 9.4%0 – 1 9%1 – 2 8.2%1 – 0 8.1%2 – 1 7.5%0 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 5.5%2 – 2 5.2%1 – 3 Actual3 – 1 3.1%0 – 3 3%Asian Handicap — FC Red Bull Salzburg
Handicap FC Red Bull Salzburg covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 9% 86% -1.5 14% — 86% -1 14% 18% 67% -0.5 33% — 67% +0.5 62% — 38% +1 62% 20% 18% +1.5 82% — 18% +2 82% 11% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.