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OGC Nice vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Champions League Q 2025 ROUND 3

Wed 6 Aug 2025 · 19:00 UTC Allianz Riviera HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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OGC Nice vs Sport Lisboa e BenficaChampions League Q at Allianz Riviera.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
20 games this season 🟨 2.3/game 10.4 goals/game

Head-to-Head

2
OGC Nice 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–2 L
17 May Stade Brestois 29 H 6–0 W
10 May Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–2 L
02 May Stade de Reims H 1–0 W
25 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC A 3–1 W
20 Apr Angers SCO H 2–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Aug OGC Nice A 2–0 W
28 Jun Chelsea FC H 1–4 L
24 Jun FC Bayern München H 1–0 W
20 Jun Auckland City FC H 6–0 W
16 Jun CA Boca Juniors A 2–2 D
17 May Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. OGC Nice host Sport Lisboa e Benfica — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Abdulay Bah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 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' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' Isak Jansson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 28' The whistle greets Morgan Sanson as he departs to be replaced by Tom Louchet.
  • 30' The referee shows OGC Nice player a card on 30.
  • 33' A moment of madness from Andreas Schjelderup on 33 minutes earns him a card. Sport Lisboa e Benfica will be frustrated.
  • 38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Franck Haise might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 43' Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 46' Kojo Peprah Oppong is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dante at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Terem Moffi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 66 goals in his last 132 appearances.
  • 53' Brilliant from the ! Franjo Ivanovic makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 53.
  • 58' It looks surprising Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not make any changes. Morgan Sanson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 66' Gianluca Prestianni has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andreas Schjelderup on 66 minute.
  • 71' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Vangelis Pavlidis made 165 appearances and scored 124 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 76' It’s high time Franck Haise made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 77' Florentino is replacing Enzo Barrenechea for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
  • 79' The referee has no hesitation. Tom Louchet is booked for OGC Nice — card on 79.
  • 79' The whistle greets Badredine Bouanani as he departs to be replaced by Sofiane Diop.
  • 84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both OGC Nice and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Antoine Mendy on 85.
  • 88' Brilliant from the ! Florentino makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 88.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Terem Moffi as he leaves the pitch. Bernard Jordan Nguene steps in for OGC Nice.
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.14 OGC Nice xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: OGC Nice or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 70% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice32% Draw30% Sport Lisboa e Benfica38%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

OGC Nice or Draw
62%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
68%
OGC Nice or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
OGC Nice22% Draw49% Sport Lisboa e Benfica29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
10.2%
1 – 0
8.4%
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.7%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — OGC Nice

Handicap OGC Nice covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 9% 88%
-1.5 12% 88%
-1 12% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% 70%
+0.5 60% 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% 7%

Clean Sheet

OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
27%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
33%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.