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 (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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 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	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 Plzen	H	3–0	W
14 Feb	FC Viktoria Plzen	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

100% Clean Sheets
GNK Dinamo Zagreb this season

100% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Jakub Kaminski	1 G	1 A
Dodi Lukebakio	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between GNK Dinamo Zagreb and Sport Lisboa e Benfica is underway.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' GNK Dinamo Zagreb are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
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. Sport Lisboa e Benfica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' GNK Dinamo Zagreb are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Franco Cervi comes on to replace Haris Seferovic.
38' Bruno Petkovic has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 38 minutes.
43' Amer Gojak, a Bosnia-Herzegovina , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
48' GNK Dinamo Zagreb are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
53' 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.
58' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Rafa Silva comes on to replace Florentino Luis.
63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Franco Cervi made 475 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
68' Marin Leovac catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 68.
70' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Gedson is replaced by Andrija Zivkovic on 70 minute.
75' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Petar Stojanovic on 75 minutes.
78' A tactical swap from GNK Dinamo Zagreb — Nikola Moro on, Amer Gojak off on 78 minutes.
83' Ivan Sunjic is having his name booked by the referee on 83.
84' Fresh legs for GNK Dinamo Zagreb! Mario Situm comes on to replace Damian Kadzior.
88' Bruno Petkovic makes way for Mario Gavranovic at the 88 minute mark. A tactical switch from GNK Dinamo Zagreb.
Another three points for GNK Dinamo Zagreb.

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 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 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.