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 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

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	Fenerbahce 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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between GNK Dinamo Zagreb and Sport Lisboa e Benfica is underway.
5' It looks surprising GNK Dinamo Zagreb does not make any changes. Joao Felix has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' 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.
15' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
25' GNK Dinamo Zagreb is showing some good football. However, GNK Dinamo Zagreb are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
30' Dominik Livakovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
35' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Haris Seferovic is replaced by Franco Cervi on 35 minute.
38' What a strike from Bruno Petkovic! The score is 1-0.
43' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
48' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering GNK Dinamo Zagreb that had 188 games and scored 141 goals.
53' GNK Dinamo Zagreb 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.
58' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Florentino Luis departs to be replaced by Rafa Silva.
63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ruben Dias, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
68' The referee calls foul for Marin Leovac. He receives a Yellow card.
70' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andrija Zivkovic is hanging Gedson on the field on 70 minute.
75' Petar Stojanovic is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
78' Time for substitution for GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Amer Gojak is replaced by Nikola Moro.
83' It’s a booking for GNK Dinamo Zagreb player. Ivan Sunjic gets a Yellow card.
84' Another substitution for GNK Dinamo Zagreb to replace Damian Kadzior by Mario Situm on 84 minute.
88' Mario Gavranovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruno Petkovic on 88 minute.
That’s it! Another goalless match for GNK Dinamo Zagreb and Sport Lisboa e Benfica (для сухой ничьи).

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 Fenerbahce 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.