Rangers FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Europe 2023-24 LAST 16

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UEFA Europa League · 2023-24

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Thu 14 Mar 2024 · 17:45 UTC Ibrox Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Connor Goldson 55' Y

Y 90' Casper Tengstedt

Overview

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Rangers FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Europe at Ibrox Stadium.

Rangers FC 8 games · 4 pts (2025/26)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Ivan Kruzliak

9 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Olympique Lyonnais	8	21
2	Aston Villa FC	8	21
3	FC Midtjylland	8	19
4	Real Betis Balompié	8	17
5	FC Porto	8	17
6	Sporting Clube de Braga	8	17
7	SC Freiburg	8	17
8	AS Roma	8	16
9	KRC Genk	8	16
10	Bologna FC 1909	8	15
11	VfB Stuttgart	8	15
12	Ferencvárosi TC	8	15
13	Nottingham Forest FC	8	14
14	FC Viktoria Plzeň	8	14
15	FK Crvena Zvezda	8	14
16	RC Celta de Vigo	8	13
17	PAOK Thessaloniki FC	8	12
18	Lille OSC	8	12
19	Fenerbahçe SK	8	12
20	Panathinaikos AO	8	12
21	Celtic FC	8	11
22	PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad	8	10
23	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	8	10
24	SK Brann	8	9
25	BSC Young Boys	8	9
26	SK Sturm Graz	8	7
27	FCSB Bukarest	8	7
28	Go Ahead Eagles	8	7
29	Feyenoord Rotterdam	8	6
30	FC Basel 1893	8	6
31	FC Red Bull Salzburg	8	6
32	Rangers FC	8	4
33	OGC Nice	8	3
34	FC Utrecht	8	1
35	Malmo FF	8	1
36	Maccabi Tel Aviv FC	8	1

Head-to-Head

Rangers FC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-14 Rangers FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2024-03-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 Rangers FC 2020-11-26 Rangers FC 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-11-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–3 Rangers FC

Recent Form

Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Mar	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	0–1	L
07 Mar	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	2–2	D
02 Mar	Motherwell FC	H	1–2	L
28 Feb	Kilmarnock FC	A	2–1	W
24 Feb	Heart of Midlothian FC	H	5–0	W
18 Feb	St. Johnstone FC	A	3–0	W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Mar	Rangers FC	A	1–0	W
10 Mar	GD Estoril Praia	H	3–1	W
07 Mar	Rangers FC	H	2–2	D
03 Mar	FC Porto	A	0–5	L
25 Feb	Portimonense SC	H	4–0	W
22 Feb	Toulouse FC	A	0–0	D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Ibrox Stadium that hosts another battle between Rangers FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Rangers FC in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 818 goals from 467 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' Rangers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sport Lisboa e Benfica's shape.
20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
25' 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.
30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Philippe Clement will be considering his options from the bench.
45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Casper Tengstedt comes on to replace Marcos Leonardo Almeida.
51' With 1 assists to his name this season, Angel di Maria is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
55' That looks like a foul for a card for Connor Goldson.
60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
64' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace David Neres by Orkun Kokcu on 64 minute.
66' Brilliant from the ! Rafa Silva makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 66.
71' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
73' The crowd applauds Scott Wright as he leaves the pitch. Rabbi Matondo steps in for Rangers FC.
77' The supporters are chanting for Kemar Roofe. He replaces Cyriel Dessers on 77 minute.
82' Tiago Gouveia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Rangers FC so far.
86' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Mohammed Diomande is replaced by Nicolas Raskin.
89' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 89 minute. Angel di Maria leaves to be changed by Joao Mario.
90' Casper Tengstedt was booked on 90.
90' The whistle greets Rafa Silva as he departs to be replaced by Tiago Gouveia.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Rangers FC 0-1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Lineups

Rangers FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Jack Butland
11
Tom Lawrence ↓ Todd Cantwell 73'
4
John Lundstram
9
Cyriel Dessers ↓ Kemar Roofe 77'
23
Scott Wright ↓ Rabbi Matondo 73'
5
John Souttar
6
Connor Goldson
2
James Tavernier
3
Ridvan Yilmaz
7
Fabio Silva
42
Mohammed Diomande ↓ Nicolas Raskin 86'

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

30
Nicolas Otamendi
7
David Neres ↓ Orkun Kokcu 64'
11
Angel di Maria ↓ Joao Mario 89'
27
Rafa Silva ↓ Tiago Gouveia 90'
8
Fredrik Aursnes
61
Florentino
1
Anatolii Trubin
36
Marcos Leonardo Almeida ↓ Casper Tengstedt 46'
6
Alexander Bah
4
Antonio Silva
87
Joao Neves

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Rafa Silva	2
Connor Goldson	2
Pizzi	1
Goncalo Ramos	1
Kemar Roofe	1
Scott Arfield	1
James Tavernier	1
Diogo Goncalves	1

Head to Head

Rangers FC Form

2024-03-14 Rangers FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-03-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 Rangers FC D 2024-03-02 Rangers FC 1–2 Motherwell FC L 2024-02-28 Kilmarnock FC 1–2 Rangers FC W 2024-02-24 Rangers FC 5–0 Heart of Midlothian FC W 2024-02-18 St. Johnstone FC 0–3 Rangers FC W

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2024-03-14 Rangers FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-03-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 GD Estoril Praia W 2024-03-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 Rangers FC D 2024-03-03 FC Porto 5–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-02-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 Portimonense SC W 2024-02-22 Toulouse FC 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.48 Rangers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.18 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: Rangers FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rangers FC41% Draw29% Sport Lisboa e Benfica30%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Rangers FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

59%

Rangers FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Rangers FC31% Draw47% Sport Lisboa e Benfica22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

9.4%

0 – 0

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

7.5%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Rangers FC

Handicap	Rangers FC covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

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