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 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

75% Clean Sheets
GNK Dinamo Zagreb this season

25% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

3/1

46-60

–/1

61-75

–/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

2/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

1/2

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

Dion Drena Beljo

4 G

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Gianluca Prestianni	2 G	2 A
Vangelis Pavlidis	2 G
Jhon Duran	2 G
Dodi Lukebakio	1 G	1 A
Jakub Kaminski	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for GNK Dinamo Zagreb to score. At the same time, Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' Dominik Livakovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 194 appearances.
15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
20' The 29-year-old Ruben Dias has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' GNK Dinamo Zagreb started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. GNK Dinamo Zagreb in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
35' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Haris Seferovic trudges off to be replaced by Franco Cervi on 35 minutes.
38' Bruno Petkovic puts GNK Dinamo Zagreb on the lead.
43' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
48' Both keepers have barely been tested. GNK Dinamo Zagreb and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
53' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
58' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Rafa Silva on, Florentino Luis off on 58 minutes.
63' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
68' Poor challenge from Marin Leovac. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
70' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Andrija Zivkovic comes on to replace Gedson.
75' It’s a booking for GNK Dinamo Zagreb player. Petar Stojanovic gets a Yellow card.
78' Nikola Moro gets the nod from GNK Dinamo Zagreb. He replaces Amer Gojak and will look to change the dynamic.
83' Controversy at the stadium! Ivan Sunjic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
84' Time for substitution for GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Damian Kadzior is replaced by Mario Situm.
88' A change in the GNK Dinamo Zagreb ranks — Bruno Petkovic exits the field as Mario Gavranovic enters on 88.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

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.