FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2019-20

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

3 – 1

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Wed 2 Oct 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Yaroslav Rakitskii 44' Y

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FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Champions League .

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Juan Martinez
Referee Carlos del Cerro
Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
Referee Roberto Alonso
Referee Jose Sanchez
Referee Guillermo Cuadra

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2019-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	3–1	W
28 Sep	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	0–1	L
21 Sep	FK Rubin Kazan	H	5–0	W
17 Sep	Olympique Lyonnais	A	1–1	D
13 Sep	PFK Arsenal Tula	H	3–1	W
01 Sep	FK Spartak Moskva	A	1–0	W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	1–3	L
28 Sep	Vitoria FC	H	1–0	W
21 Sep	Moreirense FC	A	2–1	W
17 Sep	RB Leipzig	H	1–2	L
14 Sep	Gil Vicente FC	H	2–0	W
01 Sep	Sporting Clube de Braga	A	4–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and Sport Lisboa e Benfica has kicked off!
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sardar Azmoun, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' Branislav Ivanovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg tonight.
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.
21' Brilliant from the ! Artem Dzyuba makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 21.
26' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
36' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Sergei Semak might look to freshen things up shortly.
44' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 44.
49' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is showing some good football. However, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
54' A quiet spell here at . FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' Carlos Vinicius is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pizzi at the 60 minute mark.
63' Fresh legs for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg! Yordan Osorio comes on to replace Igor Smolnikov.
68' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg make a change. Oleg Shatov trudges off to be replaced by Vyacheslav Karavaev on 68 minutes.
70' A stunning finish from Ruben Dias — that came from absolutely nowhere!
75' Raul de Tomas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
78' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sardar Azmoun makes it 2-1.
81' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Haris Seferovic is withdrawn and Raul de Tomas gets his opportunity.
85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Raul de Tomas makes it 2-2.
90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
With this win, FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

3
Douglas Santos
99
Andrei Lunev
19
Igor Smolnikov ↓ Yordan Osorio 63'
22
Artem Dzyuba
6
Branislav Ivanovic C
5
Wilmar Barrios
44
Yaroslav Rakitskii
17
Oleg Shatov ↓ Vyacheslav Karavaev 68'
27
Magomed Ozdoev
11
Sebastian Driussi
7
Sardar Azmoun ↓ Aleksandr Erokhin 81'

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

95
Carlos Vinicius ↑ 60'
9
Raul de Tomas ↑ 81'
83
Gedson
72
Ivan Zlobin
97
Ferro
71
Nuno Tavares
7
Caio ↑ 60'

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sardar Azmoun	2
Franco Cervi	1
Raul de Tomas	1
Ruben Dias	1
Artem Dzyuba	1
Pizzi	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg57% Draw23% Sport Lisboa e Benfica20%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Draw

80%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

43%

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg42% Draw41% Sport Lisboa e Benfica17%

Actual: FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.5%

1 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Handicap	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	22%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg

Clean Sheet