GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Europe 2018-19 ROUND OF 16
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Overview
Match Preview
GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Europe .
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 games · 10 pts (2025/26)
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ian Hussin
- Referee Chris Kavanagh
- Referee Stuart Burt
- Referee Andre Marriner
- Referee Michael Oliver
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–0 W 21 Feb FC Viktoria Plzen H 3–0 W 14 Feb FC Viktoria Plzen A 1–2 L 13 Dec RSC Anderlecht H 0–0 D 29 Nov Fenerbahce SK A 0–0 D 08 Nov FC Spartak Trnava H 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Mar GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 0–1 L 02 Mar FC Porto A 2–1 W 25 Feb GD Chaves H 4–0 W 21 Feb Galatasaray SK H 0–0 D 18 Feb CD Aves A 3–0 W 14 Feb Galatasaray SK A 2–1 W Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
GNK Dinamo Zagreb this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Sport Lisboa e Benfica gets underway.
- 5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Filip Krovinovic, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. GNK Dinamo Zagreb needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sport Lisboa e Benfica that had 456 games and scored 687 goals.
- 35' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Haris Seferovic is replaced by Franco Cervi on 35 minute.
- 38' GOAL! Bruno Petkovic scores on 38.
- 43' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Petar Stojanovic made 188 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
- 58' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rafa Silva is hanging Florentino Luis on the field on 58 minute.
- 63' GNK Dinamo Zagreb is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 68' Marin Leovac is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
- 70' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 70 minute. Gedson leaves to be changed by Andrija Zivkovic.
- 75' The referee shows GNK Dinamo Zagreb player a Yellow card on 75.
- 78' The whistle greets Amer Gojak as he departs to be replaced by Nikola Moro.
- 83' It’s a booking for GNK Dinamo Zagreb player. Ivan Sunjic gets a Yellow card.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Mario Situm. He replaces Damian Kadzior on 84 minute.
- 88' Mario Gavranovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruno Petkovic on 88 minute.
- With this win, GNK Dinamo Zagreb is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
GNK Dinamo Zagreb Lineups
Starting XI
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92
Damian Kadzior ↓ Mario Situm 84'
- 40
- 28
- 22
- 7
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14
Amer Gojak ↓ Nikola Moro 78'
- 30
- 34
- 66
- 99
Bench
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11
Mario Gavranovic ↑ 88'
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- 55
- 13
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16
Mario Situm ↑ 84'
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27
Nikola Moro ↑ 78'
- 20
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
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83
Gedson ↓ Andrija Zivkovic 70'
- 7
- 8
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14
Haris Seferovic ↓ Franco Cervi 35'
- 3
- 20
- 79
- 99
- 97
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61
Florentino ↓ Rafa Silva 58'
Bench
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11
Franco Cervi ↑ 35'
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17
Andrija Zivkovic ↑ 70'
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- 22
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27
Rafa Silva ↑ 58'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ferro 1 Bruno Petkovic 1 Alejandro Grimaldo 1 Jonas 1 Head to Head
GNK Dinamo Zagreb Form
2019-03-07 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-02-21 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 FC Viktoria Plzen W 2019-02-14 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb L 2018-12-13 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 RSC Anderlecht D 2018-11-29 Fenerbahce SK 0–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb D 2018-11-08 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 FC Spartak Trnava WSport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2019-03-07 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2019-03-02 FC Porto 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-02-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 GD Chaves W 2019-02-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 Galatasaray SK D 2019-02-18 CD Aves 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-02-14 Galatasaray SK 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.17 GNK Dinamo Zagreb xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.91 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xGI would bet for: GNK Dinamo Zagreb or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 66%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: GNK Dinamo Zagreb winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.08Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 62% 38% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
GNK Dinamo Zagreb or Draw 73%Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 57%GNK Dinamo Zagreb or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 69%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: GNK Dinamo Zagreb win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 14.9%1 – 1 14.2%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 10.1%2 – 0 8.1%2 – 1 7.6%1 – 2 5.9%0 – 2 5%2 – 2 3.6%3 – 0 3.1%3 – 1 3%1 – 3 1.8%Asian Handicap — GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Handicap GNK Dinamo Zagreb covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 12% 83% -1.5 17% — 83% -1 17% 23% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 17% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
GNK Dinamo Zagreb keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.