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PAE AEK vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
PAE AEK
2 – 3
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Tue 2 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 8' Ruben Dias
Ezequiel Ponce 34' Y
Anastasios Bakasetas 40' Y
R 45' Ruben Dias
Y 79' Andre Almeida
Y 90' Alejandro Grimaldo

Overview

Match Preview

PAE AEK vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Erez Papir
  • Referee Roy Hassan
  • Referee Orel Grinfeeld
  • Referee Idan Yarkoni
  • Referee Dvir Shimon
  • Referee Ziv Adler

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

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2
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PAE AEK 6 games · Avg 1.5 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-02 PAE AEK 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-04-28 PAE AEK 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-12-15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 PAE AEK 2017-01-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 PAE AEK 2016-11-26 PAE AEK 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

PAE AEK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 2–3 L
19 Sep AFC Ajax A 0–3 L
28 Aug MOL Fehervar FC H 1–1 D
22 Aug MOL Fehervar FC A 2–1 W
14 Aug Celtic FC H 2–1 W
08 Aug Celtic FC A 1–1 D
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct PAE AEK A 3–2 W
27 Sep GD Chaves A 2–2 D
23 Sep CD Aves H 2–0 W
19 Sep FC Bayern München H 0–2 L
02 Sep CD Nacional A 4–0 W
29 Aug PAOK FC A 4–1 W

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. PAE AEK is hosting Sport Lisboa e Benfica for another epic battle.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 6' What a strike from Haris Seferovic! The score is 0-1.
  • 8' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 8.
  • 13' 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' Goal! Alejandro Grimaldo scores his 46 goal in 467 matches.
  • 20' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' PAE AEK player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 39' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 40' The referee calls foul for Tasos Bakasetas. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Ruben Dias. He receives a Red card.
  • 45' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cristian Lema is hanging Eduardo Salvio on the field on 45 minute.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 53' Goal! Viktor Klonaridis scores his 8 goal in 127 matches.
  • 58' 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.
  • 60' Giorgos Giakoumakis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ezequiel Ponce on 60 minute.
  • 62' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alfa Semedo is hanging Pizzi on the field on 62 minute.
  • 63' What an equalizer from Viktor Klonaridis!
  • 68' It is a substitution in PAE AEK team. Marios Oikonomou is replaced by Uros Cosic on 68 minute.
  • 73' It’s high time Marinos Ouzounidis made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' GOAL! Alfa Semedo scores on 74.
  • 79' The referee calls foul for Andre Almeida. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 79' The whistle greets Andre Simoes as he departs to be replaced by Rodrigo Galo.
  • 84' The whistle greets Rafa Silva as he departs to be replaced by Franco Cervi.
  • 89' Ljubomir Fejsa needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 90.
  • The final score is 2-3.

Lineups

PAE AEK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marinos Ouzounidis

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Vitoria

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Viktor Klonaridis 2
Alejandro Grimaldo 2
Viktor Klonaridis 2
Alejandro Grimaldo 1
Alfa Semedo 1
Haris Seferovic 1
Alfa Semedo 1
Haris Seferovic 1

Head to Head

2018-10-02 PAE AEK 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-04-28 PAE AEK 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-12-15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 PAE AEK 2017-01-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 PAE AEK 2016-11-26 PAE AEK 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

PAE AEK Form

2018-10-02 PAE AEK 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2018-09-19 AFC Ajax 3–0 PAE AEK L 2018-08-28 PAE AEK 1–1 MOL Fehervar FC D 2018-08-22 MOL Fehervar FC 1–2 PAE AEK W 2018-08-14 PAE AEK 2–1 Celtic FC W 2018-08-08 Celtic FC 1–1 PAE AEK D

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2018-10-02 PAE AEK 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2018-09-27 GD Chaves 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2018-09-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 CD Aves W 2018-09-19 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Bayern München L 2018-09-02 CD Nacional 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2018-08-29 PAOK FC 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.27 PAE AEK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.52 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: PAE AEK or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
PAE AEK31% Draw28% Sport Lisboa e Benfica41%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

PAE AEK or Draw
60%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
69%
PAE AEK or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
PAE AEK23% Draw46% Sport Lisboa e Benfica31%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
8.4%
0 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
3.5%
3 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — PAE AEK

Handicap PAE AEK covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

PAE AEK keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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