FC Red Bull Salzburg vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2023-24

FC Red Bull Salzburg

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Tue 12 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC Red Bull Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 32' Angel di Maria

0–2 45+1' Rafa Silva

Luka Sucic 57' 1–2

1–3 90+2' Arthur Cabral

Lucas Gourna-Douath 10' Y

Y 45' Morato

Petar Ratkov 51' Y

Y 72' Petar Musa

Dijon Kameri 82' Y

Alexander Schlager 90' Y

Overview

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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

12 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

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

FC Red Bull Salzburg 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-12 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2023-09-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2018-01-12 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-09-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–4 FC Red Bull Salzburg

Recent Form

FC Red Bull Salzburg

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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 history

20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Events

Match Events

0' FC Red Bull Salzburg have kicked off against Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lucas Gourna-Douath.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Red Bull Salzburg and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Florentino made 467 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Red Bull Salzburg and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
32' Angel di Maria makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are in front.
37' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
45' Morato is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
46' What a moment for Rafa Silva! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
46' Casper Tengstedt makes way for Petar Musa at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
51' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Petar Ratkov.
55' Another change for FC Red Bull Salzburg made on 55 minute. Petar Ratkov leaves to be changed by Fernando.
57' Luka Sucic doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
62' It looks surprising Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not make any changes. Strahinja Pavlovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
67' The 26-year-old Kamil Piatkowski has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
68' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Orkun Kokcu is withdrawn and Goncalo Guedes gets his opportunity.
72' Petar Musa is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
77' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Red Bull Salzburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
82' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Dijon Kameri on 82 minutes.
82' Another substitution for FC Red Bull Salzburg to replace Oscar Gloukh by Dijon Kameri on 82 minute.
87' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
90' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arthur Cabral is hanging Joao Mario on the field on 90 minute.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alexander Schlager.
1-3 the final result. FC Red Bull Salzburg will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

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 W

Sport 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 accuracy

2 / 4

1.24 FC Red Bull Salzburg xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.37 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: FC Red Bull Salzburg or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Red Bull Salzburg34% Draw29% Sport Lisboa e Benfica37%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

FC Red Bull Salzburg24% Draw48% Sport Lisboa e Benfica28%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.4%

0 – 1

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

Actual

3 – 1

3.1%

0 – 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.