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

29 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game 🟥 1 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 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' 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.

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.