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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 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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sport Lisboa e Benfica kicks off things out of here…
  • 1' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Dimitris Pelkas.
  • 6' Christos Tzolis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 56 goals in his last 167 appearances.
  • 11' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 26' 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.
  • 28' The referee has no hesitation. Fernando Varela is booked for PAOK FC — Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is showing some good football. However, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' PAOK FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 43' 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.
  • 44' Poor challenge from Andre Almeida. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 49' PAOK FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
  • 54' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 63' Dimitris Giannoulis doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 65' Darwin Nunez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pedrinho on 65 minute.
  • 67' Andrija Zivkovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dimitris Pelkas on 67 minute.
  • 70' A tactical swap from PAOK FC — Karol Swiderski on, Chuba Akpom off on 70 minutes.
  • 72' Carlos Vinicius is ready to make an impact after coming on for Haris Seferovic at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' Adel Taarabt makes way for Rafa Silva at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 75' Andrija Zivkovic is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 76' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Adel Taarabt by Rafa Silva on 76 minute.
  • 79' PAOK FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 80' Anderson Esiti is ready to make an impact after coming on for Christos Tzolis at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Anderson Esiti. He receives a Yellow card.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

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
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

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.