GNK Dinamo Zagreb vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Europe 2018-19 ROUND OF 16

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UEFA Europa League · 2018-19

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Thu 7 Mar 2019 · 17:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Marin Leovac 68' Y

Petar Stojanovic 75' Y

Ivan Sunjic 83' Y

Overview

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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 Balompié	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	Ferencvárosi TC	8	15
13	Nottingham Forest FC	8	14
14	FC Viktoria Plzeň	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	Fenerbahçe 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

GNK Dinamo Zagreb 6 games · Avg 1.5 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2019-03-07 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-01-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2017-09-16 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-04-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2016-10-19 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Mar	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	1–0	W
21 Feb	FC Viktoria Plzeň	H	3–0	W
14 Feb	FC Viktoria Plzeň	A	1–2	L
13 Dec	RSC Anderlecht	H	0–0	D
29 Nov	Fenerbahçe SK	A	0–0	D
08 Nov	FC Spartak Trnava	H	3–1	W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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 history

0% Clean Sheets
GNK Dinamo Zagreb this season

Top Scorers (This Season)

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

Dion Drena Beljo	5 G	1 A
Monsef Bakrar	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and GNK Dinamo Zagreb launch into their encounter with Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' 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 Ruben Dias suffering a number of foals already.
20' 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.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
35' Franco Cervi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Haris Seferovic on 35 minute.
38' A stunning finish from Bruno Petkovic — that came from absolutely nowhere!
43' 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.
48' Ferro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
53' Marin Leovac has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 189 appearances.
58' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Florentino Luis by Rafa Silva on 58 minute.
63' GNK Dinamo Zagreb are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
68' It’s a booking for GNK Dinamo Zagreb player. Marin Leovac gets a Yellow card.
70' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Gedson is replaced by Andrija Zivkovic on 70 minute.
75' The referee has no hesitation. Petar Stojanovic is booked for GNK Dinamo Zagreb — Yellow card on 75.
78' Amer Gojak makes way for Nikola Moro at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from GNK Dinamo Zagreb.
83' Controversy at the stadium! Ivan Sunjic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
84' The whistle greets Damian Kadzior as he departs to be replaced by Mario Situm.
88' The crowd applauds Bruno Petkovic as he leaves the pitch. Mario Gavranovic steps in for GNK Dinamo Zagreb.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from GNK Dinamo Zagreb to claim maximum points.

Lineups

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Lineups

Starting XI

21
Bruno Petkovic ↓ Mario Gavranovic 88'
92
Damian Kadzior ↓ Mario Situm 84'
40
Dominik Livakovic C
28
Kevin Theophile-Catherine
22
Marin Leovac
7
Dani Olmo
14
Amer Gojak ↓ Nikola Moro 78'
30
Petar Stojanovic
34
Ivan Sunjic
66
Emir Dilaver
99
Mislav Orsic

Bench

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Franco Cervi ↑ 35'
17
Andrija Zivkovic ↑ 70'
1
Mile Svilar
22
Andreas Samaris
27
Rafa Silva ↑ 58'
15
Yuri Ribeiro
73
Jota

Coach Bruno Nascimento

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bruno Petkovic	1
Alejandro Grimaldo	1
Jonas	1
Ferro	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 Plzeň W 2019-02-14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 2–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb L 2018-12-13 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 RSC Anderlecht D 2018-11-29 Fenerbahçe SK 0–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb D 2018-11-08 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 FC Spartak Trnava W

Sport 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 accuracy

3 / 4

1.17 GNK Dinamo Zagreb xG

Expected Goals

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

0.91 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: GNK Dinamo Zagreb or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

GNK Dinamo Zagreb43% Draw31% Sport Lisboa e Benfica26%

Actual: GNK Dinamo Zagreb win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.08

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✗ Wrong

GNK Dinamo Zagreb27% Draw54% Sport Lisboa e Benfica19%

Actual: GNK Dinamo Zagreb win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.9%

1 – 1

14.2%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

10.1%

2 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 2

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 0

3.1%

3 – 1

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.