Thursday , 2 July 2026

Olympique de Marseille vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Europe 2023-24 QUARTER FINALS

UEFA Europa League · 2023-24
Olympique de Marseille
5 – 2
4 – 2 pen
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Thu 18 Apr 2024 · 19:00 UTC Orange Velodrome HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Antonio Silva
Chancel Mbemba 45' Y
Y 60' Angel di Maria
Amine Harit 89' Y
Samuel Gigot 89' Y
Y 110' Orkun Kokcu
Y 113' Florentino

Overview

Match Preview

Olympique de Marseille vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Europe at Orange Velodrome.

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Zwayer
35 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 7.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

1
1
Olympique de Marseille 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-18 Olympique de Marseille 5–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Olympique de Marseille

Recent Form

Olympique de Marseille
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 5–2 W
11 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–2 L
05 Apr Lille OSC A 1–3 L
31 Mar Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–2 L
17 Mar Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–2 L
14 Mar Villarreal CF A 1–3 L
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Apr Olympique de Marseille A 2–5 L
14 Apr Moreirense FC H 3–0 W
11 Apr Olympique de Marseille H 2–1 W
06 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–2 L
29 Mar GD Chaves H 1–0 W
17 Mar Casa Pia AC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Orange Velodrome will turn into a battlefield for Olympique de Marseille and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 5' Azzedine Ounahi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Olympique de Marseille started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' 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.
  • 38' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Antonio Silva gets a card.
  • 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Chancel Mbemba is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Michael Murillo. He replaces Chancel Mbemba on 46 minute.
  • 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' Time for substitution for Olympique de Marseille. Azzedine Ounahi is replaced by Luis Henrique.
  • 60' The referee calls foul for Angel di Maria. He receives a card.
  • 61' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. David Neres departs to be replaced by Orkun Kokcu.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 71' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fredrik Aursnes, as he is very good at scoring at Orange Velodrome with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' Joaquin Correa is replacing Iliman Ndiaye for the Olympique de Marseille side.
  • 79' Faris Moumbagna puts Olympique de Marseille on the lead.
  • 84' It’s high time Jean-Louis Gasset made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Amine Harit. He receives a card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Olympique de Marseille players.

Lineups

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Louis Gasset

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 1
Faris Moumbagna 1
Angel di Maria 1
Rafa Silva 1

Head to Head

2024-04-18 Olympique de Marseille 5–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille Form

2024-04-18 Olympique de Marseille 5–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Olympique de Marseille L 2024-04-05 Lille OSC 3–1 Olympique de Marseille L 2024-03-31 Olympique de Marseille 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2024-03-17 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2–0 Olympique de Marseille L 2024-03-14 Villarreal CF 3–1 Olympique de Marseille L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2024-04-18 Olympique de Marseille 5–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-04-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Moreirense FC W 2024-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2024-04-06 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-03-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 GD Chaves W 2024-03-17 Casa Pia AC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.21 Olympique de Marseille xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Olympique de Marseille50% Draw24% Sport Lisboa e Benfica26%
Actual: Olympique de Marseille win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Olympique de Marseille or Draw
74%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
50%
Olympique de Marseille or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Olympique de Marseille40% Draw39% Sport Lisboa e Benfica21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
9%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
6.4%
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
1 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 0
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Olympique de Marseille

Handicap Olympique de Marseille covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 20% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 13% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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