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PAOK FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, 2018-19 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
PAOK FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Wed 29 Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 1' Andre Almeida
Leo Matos 8' Y
Mauricio 33' Y
Y 34' Jardel
Fernando Varela 49' Y
Dimitris Pelkas 75' Y
Leo Matos 76' R
Evgen Shakhov 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

PAOK FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Marco Fritz
5 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 31.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 Atlético 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

1
4
2
PAOK FC 7 games · Avg 2.6 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-29 PAOK FC 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-08-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 PAOK FC 2018-02-10 PAOK FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-10-28 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 PAOK FC 2017-04-01 PAOK FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

PAOK FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–4 L
21 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–1 D
14 Aug FK Spartak Moskva A 0–0 D
08 Aug FK Spartak Moskva H 3–2 W
01 Aug FC Basel 1893 A 3–0 W
24 Jul FC Basel 1893 H 2–1 W
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug PAOK FC A 4–1 W
25 Aug Sporting Clube de Portugal H 1–1 D
21 Aug PAOK FC H 1–1 D
18 Aug Boavista FC A 2–0 W
14 Aug Fenerbahçe SK A 1–1 D
10 Aug Vitória SC H 3–2 W

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. PAOK FC is hosting Sport Lisboa e Benfica for another epic battle.
  • 1' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 1.
  • 6' A quiet spell here at . Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 8' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Leo Matos.
  • 13' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Aleksandar Prijovic makes it 1-0.
  • 18' PAOK FC is showing some good football. However, PAOK FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' A goal from the Brazil international Jardel! He fires home on 20 to make it 1-1!
  • 25' Andre Almeida has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 26' Brilliant from the ! Eduardo Salvio makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 26.
  • 31' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rui Vitoria might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 33' Poor challenge from Mauricio. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 34' Poor challenge from Jardel. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 39' Pizzi adds to his 0 season tally! Sport Lisboa e Benfica lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Amr Warda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dimitris Limnios on 46 minute.
  • 49' PAOK FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 50' A stunning finish from Eduardo Salvio — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' PAOK FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 63' Fresh legs for PAOK FC! Evgen Shakhov comes on to replace Jose Canas.
  • 68' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Răzvan Lucescu will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 73' Vieirinha is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for PAOK FC tonight.
  • 75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dimitris Pelkas on 75.
  • 76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Leo Matos.
  • 76' The whistle greets Omar El Kaddouri as he departs to be replaced by Chuba Akpom.
  • 81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Evgen Shakhov.
  • 85' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Haris Seferovic trudges off to be replaced by Joao Felix on 85 minutes.
  • 90' PAOK FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
  • Full Time. Sport Lisboa e Benfica beats PAOK FC

Lineups

PAOK FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Răzvan Lucescu

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Vitoria

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Eduardo Salvio 2
Eduardo Salvio 2
Pizzi 2
Pizzi 2
Amr Warda 1
Aleksandar Prijovic 1
Jardel 1
Jardel 1

Head to Head

2018-08-29 PAOK FC 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-08-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 PAOK FC 2018-02-10 PAOK FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-10-28 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 PAOK FC 2017-04-01 PAOK FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

PAOK FC Form

2018-08-29 PAOK FC 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2018-08-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 PAOK FC D 2018-08-14 FK Spartak Moskva 0–0 PAOK FC D 2018-08-08 PAOK FC 3–2 FK Spartak Moskva W 2018-08-01 FC Basel 1893 0–3 PAOK FC W 2018-07-24 PAOK FC 2–1 FC Basel 1893 W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2018-08-29 PAOK FC 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2018-08-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal D 2018-08-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 PAOK FC D 2018-08-18 Boavista FC 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2018-08-14 Fenerbahçe SK 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2018-08-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–2 Vitória SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.25 PAOK FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.71 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: PAOK FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
PAOK FC30% Draw27% Sport Lisboa e Benfica43%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.96
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

PAOK FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
70%
PAOK FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
PAOK FC22% Draw44% Sport Lisboa e Benfica34%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
9.1%
0 – 1
8%
0 – 2
7.4%
0 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
5.2%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — PAOK FC

Handicap PAOK FC covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 21% 26%
+1.5 74% — 26%
+2 74% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

PAOK FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
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.