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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Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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 (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ivan Kruzliak

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 Plzen	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

100% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Jakub Kaminski	1 G	1 A
Dodi Lukebakio	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Rangers FC is hosting Sport Lisboa e Benfica for another epic battle.
5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' It is a cagey affair so far. Rangers FC in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
15' Cyriel Dessers has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Rangers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
40' Rangers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sport Lisboa e Benfica backline.
45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Casper Tengstedt is hanging Marcos Leonardo Almeida on the field on 46 minute.
51' 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.
55' That looks like a foul for a card for Connor Goldson.
60' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
64' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 64 minute. David Neres leaves to be changed by Orkun Kokcu.
66' Rafa Silva puts Sport Lisboa e Benfica on the lead.
71' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
73' Rabbi Matondo gets the nod from Rangers FC. He replaces Scott Wright and will look to change the dynamic.
77' Rangers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kemar Roofe is hanging Cyriel Dessers on the field on 77 minute.
82' A quiet spell here at Ibrox Stadium. Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
86' The crowd applauds Mohammed Diomande as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Raskin steps in for Rangers FC.
89' The supporters are chanting for Joao Mario. He replaces Angel di Maria on 89 minute.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Casper Tengstedt on 90.
90' Sport Lisboa e Benfica ring the changes. Rafa Silva has done his job and it is now time for Tiago Gouveia to step up.
With this win, Sport Lisboa e Benfica is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Kemar Roofe	1
Scott Arfield	1
James Tavernier	1
Diogo Goncalves	1
Angel di Maria	1
Tom Lawrence	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.