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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 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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
20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. PAOK FC host Sport Lisboa e Benfica — let the battle begin!
  • 1' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 1.
  • 6' 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.
  • 8' That is a Yellow card for PAOK FC. Leo Matos will be fuming at that decision.
  • 13' GOAL! Aleksandar Prijovic scores on 13. Assisted by Mauricio
  • 18' 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.
  • 20' GOAL! Jardel scores on 20. Assisted by Pizzi
  • 25' Alexandros Paschalakis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 26' Eduardo Salvio doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mauricio.
  • 34' Jardel was booked on 34.
  • 39' Pizzi doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' A change in the PAOK FC ranks — Dimitris Limnios exits the field as Amr Warda enters on 46.
  • 49' Controversy at the stadium! Fernando Varela argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 50' Brilliant from the ! Eduardo Salvio makes it 1-4 with a superb finish on 50.
  • 55' Portugal international Joao Felix has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 63' Evgen Shakhov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jose Canas at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 73' Over 73 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 75' PAOK FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 75.
  • 76' The referee has no hesitation. Leo Matos is booked for PAOK FC — Red card on 76.
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Chuba Akpom. He replaces Omar El Kaddouri on 76 minute.
  • 81' Haris Seferovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
  • 84' The referee shows PAOK FC player a Yellow card on 84.
  • 85' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Haris Seferovic by Joao Felix on 85 minute.
  • 90' 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.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sport Lisboa e Benfica to claim maximum points.

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
Pizzi 2
Pizzi 2
Eduardo Salvio 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.