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PAOK FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Champions League 2019-20 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2019-20
PAOK FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Tue 15 Sep 2020 · 18:00 UTC Stadio Toumbas HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Dimitris Pelkas 1' Y
Fernando Varela 28' Y
Y 44' Andre Almeida
Giannis Michailidis 44' Y
Stefan Schwab 79' Y
Anderson Esiti 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

PAOK FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Champions League at Stadio Toumbas.

Match Details

  • Referee Bastian Dankert
  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch

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
2020-09-15 PAOK FC 2–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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

Recent Form

PAOK FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 2–1 W
29 Aug SK Slovan Bratislava H 3–2 W
22 Aug SK Slovan Bratislava A 0–1 L
13 Aug AFC Ajax A 2–3 L
06 Aug AFC Ajax H 2–2 D
13 Dec FK BATE Barysau H 1–3 L
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep PAOK FC A 1–2 L
25 Jul Sporting Clube de Portugal H 2–1 W
21 Jul CD Aves A 4–0 W
14 Jul Vitória SC H 2–0 W
09 Jul FC Famalicão A 1–1 D
04 Jul Boavista FC H 3–1 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' Dimitris Pelkas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 1.
  • 6' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 11' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 16' 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.
  • 21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 26' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Fernando Varela.
  • 33' PAOK FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
  • 38' Julian Weigl has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 43' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Abel Ferreira will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' Poor challenge from Andre Almeida. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 49' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 49 minutes.
  • 54' Both keepers have barely been tested. PAOK FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 59' A quiet spell here at Stadio Toumbas. Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 63' A goal from the Greece international Dimitris Giannoulis! He fires home on 63 to make it 1-0!
  • 65' Darwin Nunez is replacing Pedrinho for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
  • 67' Time for substitution for PAOK FC. Dimitris Pelkas is replaced by Andrija Zivkovic.
  • 70' A change in the PAOK FC ranks — Chuba Akpom exits the field as Karol Swiderski enters on 70.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Carlos Vinicius on, Haris Seferovic off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Rafa Silva. He replaces Adel Taarabt on 73 minute.
  • 75' Against the run of play, Andrija Zivkovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 76' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Adel Taarabt trudges off to be replaced by Rafa Silva on 76 minutes.
  • 79' It’s a booking for PAOK FC player. Stefan Schwab gets a Yellow card.
  • 80' Christos Tzolis makes way for Anderson Esiti at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from PAOK FC.
  • 85' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Anderson Esiti on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. PAOK FC will be frustrated.
  • With this win, PAOK FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

PAOK FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Abel Ferreira

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nelson Verissimo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pizzi 2
Pizzi 2
Eduardo Salvio 2
Eduardo Salvio 2
Jan Vertonghen 1
Rafa Silva 1
Amr Warda 1
Aleksandar Prijovic 1

Head to Head

2020-09-15 PAOK FC 2–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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

PAOK FC Form

2020-09-15 PAOK FC 2–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-08-29 PAOK FC 3–2 SK Slovan Bratislava W 2019-08-22 SK Slovan Bratislava 1–0 PAOK FC L 2019-08-13 AFC Ajax 3–2 PAOK FC L 2019-08-06 PAOK FC 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2018-12-13 PAOK FC 1–3 FK BATE Barysau L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2020-09-15 PAOK FC 2–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2020-07-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2020-07-21 CD Aves 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2020-07-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Vitória SC W 2020-07-09 FC Famalicão 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2020-07-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 Boavista FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.41 PAOK FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: PAOK FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
PAOK FC38% Draw27% Sport Lisboa e Benfica35%
Actual: PAOK FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

PAOK FC or Draw
65%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
62%
PAOK FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
PAOK FC27% Draw46% Sport Lisboa e Benfica27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
5.8%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.7%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — PAOK FC

Handicap PAOK FC covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

PAOK FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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