Rangers FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Europe 2023-24 LAST 16
Overview
Match Preview
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
10 games this season
🟨 1.5/game
⚽ 5.9 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 Balompie | 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 | Ferencvarosi 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 | Fenerbahce 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
Recent Form
| 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 |
| 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)
H2H (4 games)
75%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
Rangers FC this season
Rangers FC this season
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Ibrox Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Rangers FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
- 5' John Souttar needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 17 Yellow cards this season.
- 10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Rangers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' 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.
- 35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
- 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Rangers FC that had 402 games and scored 785 goals.
- 46' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Marcos Leonardo Almeida by Casper Tengstedt on 46 minute.
- 51' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 55' That looks like a foul for a card for Connor Goldson.
- 60' 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.
- 64' The supporters are chanting for Orkun Kokcu. He replaces David Neres on 64 minute.
- 66' GOAL! Rafa Silva scores on 66. Assisted by Angel di Maria
- 71' Tiago Gouveia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 73' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Scott Wright is replaced by Rabbi Matondo.
- 77' Time for substitution for Rangers FC. Cyriel Dessers is replaced by Kemar Roofe.
- 82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Rangers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 86' Another change for Rangers FC made on 86 minute. Mohammed Diomande leaves to be changed 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' A meaty challenge results in booking for Casper Tengstedt on 90.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Tiago Gouveia. He replaces Rafa Silva on 90 minute.
- That’s it! Another goalless match for Rangers FC and Sport Lisboa e Benfica (для сухой ничьи).
Lineups
Rangers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
-
11
Tom Lawrence ↓ Todd Cantwell 73'
- 4
-
9
Cyriel Dessers ↓ Kemar Roofe 77'
-
23
Scott Wright ↓ Rabbi Matondo 73'
- 5
- 6
- 2
- 3
- 7
- 42
Bench
-
13
Todd Cantwell ↑ 73'
- 26
-
25
Kemar Roofe ↑ 77'
- 31
- 28
-
43
Nicolas Raskin ↑ 86'
-
17
Rabbi Matondo ↑ 73'
- 38
- 93
- 49
- 46
- 54
Coach
Philippe Clement
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
-
7
David Neres ↓ Orkun Kokcu 64'
-
11
Angel di Maria ↓ Joao Mario 89'
-
27
Rafa Silva ↓ Tiago Gouveia 90'
- 8
- 61
- 1
- 36
- 6
- 4
- 87
Bench
- 9
-
10
Orkun Kokcu ↑ 64'
-
20
Joao Mario ↑ 89'
- 5
- 32
- 24
- 44
- 3
-
47
Tiago Gouveia ↑ 90'
-
19
Casper Tengstedt ↑ 46'
- 45
Coach
Roger Schmidt
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Connor Goldson | 2 |
| Rafa Silva | 2 |
| Glen Kamara | 1 |
| Pizzi | 1 |
| Goncalo Ramos | 1 |
| Kemar Roofe | 1 |
| Scott Arfield | 1 |
| James Tavernier | 1 |
Head to Head
Rangers FC Form
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
✗ WrongActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
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
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
9.4%
0 – 0
9%
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.