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

UEFA Champions League · 2019-20
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
3 – 1
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Wed 2 Oct 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Yaroslav Rakitskii 44' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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 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

1
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 5' Carlos Vinicius needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg that had 394 games and scored 534 goals.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 21' Goal! Artem Dzyuba scores his 114 goal in 105 matches.
  • 26' 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 Gabriel suffering a number of foals already.
  • 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Rafa Silva has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Yaroslav Rakitskii.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' Andrei Lunev has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alejandro Grimaldo made 467 appearances and scored 46 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' Carlos Vinicius has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pizzi on 60 minute.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Yordan Osorio. He replaces Igor Smolnikov on 63 minute.
  • 68' It is a substitution in FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg team. Oleg Shatov is replaced by Vyacheslav Karavaev on 68 minute.
  • 70' GOAL! Ruben Dias scores on 70.
  • 75' 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.
  • 78' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Sardar Azmoun on 78.
  • 81' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Haris Seferovic by Raul de Tomas on 81 minute.
  • 85' What a strike from Raul de Tomas! The score is 2-2.
  • 90' Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Lineups

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2019-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-09-28 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2019-09-21 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 5–0 FK Rubin Kazan W 2019-09-17 Olympique Lyonnais 1–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg D 2019-09-13 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 PFK Arsenal Tula W 2019-09-01 FK Spartak Moskva 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2019-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2019-09-28 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Vitoria FC W 2019-09-21 Moreirense FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-09-17 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–2 RB Leipzig L 2019-09-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Gil Vicente FC W 2019-09-01 Sporting Clube de Braga 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

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.