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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

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' PAOK FC have kicked off against Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 1' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 1.
  • 6' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andre Almeida suffering a number of foals already.
  • 8' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leo Matos on 8.
  • 13' The deadlock is broken! Aleksandar Prijovic gets on the scoresheet on 13 minutes.
  • 18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PAOK FC that had 167 games and scored 59 goals.
  • 20' Jardel does the damage! The net is bulging and Sport Lisboa e Benfica surge ahead!
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 26' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Eduardo Salvio makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' It’s a booking for PAOK FC player. Mauricio gets a Yellow card.
  • 34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jardel on 34.
  • 39' GOAL! Pizzi fires home to make it 1-3!
  • 44' With 0 assists to his name this season, Franco Cervi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 46' Fresh legs for PAOK FC! Amr Warda comes on to replace Dimitris Limnios.
  • 49' Fernando Varela was booked on 49.
  • 50' Eduardo Salvio with the second goal in the match!
  • 55' Andrija Zivkovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for PAOK FC so far.
  • 60' Gedson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 63' Evgen Shakhov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jose Canas at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' It is a cagey affair so far. PAOK FC in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
  • 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ruben Dias made 470 appearances and scored 21 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 75' PAOK FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 76' Leo Matos has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Red card on 76.
  • 76' It is a substitution in PAOK FC team. Omar El Kaddouri is replaced by Chuba Akpom on 76 minute.
  • 81' PAOK FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 84' Controversy at the stadium! Evgen Shakhov argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 85' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Haris Seferovic exits the field as Joao Felix enters on 85.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • PAOK FC will have plenty to reflect on. Sport Lisboa e Benfica were simply the better side today.

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
Pizzi 2
Pizzi 2
Eduardo Salvio 2
Aleksandar Prijovic 1
Andrija Zivkovic 1
Amr Warda 1
Dimitris Giannoulis 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.