Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Real Sociedad de Fútbol vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
Real Sociedad de Fútbol
3 – 1
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Wed 8 Nov 2023 · 17:45 UTC Reale Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Mikel Merino 6' 1–0
Mikel Oyarzabal 11' 2–0
Ander Barrenetxea 21' 3–0
3–1 49' Rafa Silva
Y 20' Florentino
Ander Barrenetxea 63' Y
Carlos Fernandez 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Sociedad de Fútbol vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Champions League at Reale Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
  • Assistant 2 Adam Nunn
11 games this season 🟨 3.9/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game 🟥 4 total

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

2
Real Sociedad de Fútbol 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-08 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2023-10-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Recent Form

Real Sociedad de Fútbol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 3–1 W
04 Nov FC Barcelona H 0–1 L
29 Oct Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 2–2 D
24 Oct Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–0 W
21 Oct RCD Mallorca H 1–0 W
08 Oct Club Atlético de Madrid A 1–2 L
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Real Sociedad de Fútbol A 1–3 L
04 Nov GD Chaves A 2–0 W
28 Oct Casa Pia AC H 1–1 D
24 Oct Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–1 L
07 Oct GD Estoril Praia A 1–0 W
03 Oct FC Internazionale Milano A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Reale Arena that hosts another battle between Real Sociedad de Fútbol and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 6' Against the run of play, Mikel Merino has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 11' Mikel Oyarzabal adds to his 6 season tally! Real Sociedad de Futbol lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 15' Mikel Merino adds to his 3 season tally! Real Sociedad de Futbol lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
  • 20' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Florentino.
  • 21' Ander Barrenetxea adds to his 2 season tally! Real Sociedad de Futbol lead 0-4 — and this changes everything.
  • 26' Rafa Silva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 31' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Florentino exits the field as David Jurasek enters on 31.
  • 36' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Robin Le Normand made 356 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' Aritz Elustondo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
  • 46' Real Sociedad de Fútbol are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 49' The Portugal Rafa Silva breaks the deadlock on 49 minutes. 0-5!
  • 54' The energy levels are beginning to show. Imanol Alguacil might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 59' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Petar Musa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 63' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ander Barrenetxea on 63 minutes.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Arthur Cabral is replaced by Petar Musa on 64 minute.
  • 69' Real Sociedad de Fútbol is showing some good football. However, Real Sociedad de Fútbol are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' Carlos Fernandez is replacing Takefusa Kubo for the Real Sociedad de Futbol side.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Sociedad de Fútbol and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 78' Another change for Real Sociedad de Futbol made on 78 minute. Ander Barrenetxea leaves to be changed by Arsen Zakharyan.
  • 83' 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.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Joao Mario is replaced by Chiquinho on 85 minute.
  • 86' Real Sociedad de Futbol player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 86' Alvaro Odriozola is replacing Aritz Elustondo for the Real Sociedad de Futbol side.
  • The points are shared — Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3-1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Honours even.

Lineups

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Imanol Alguacil

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brais Mendez 1
Rafa Silva 1
Mikel Merino 1
Ander Barrenetxea 1
Mikel Oyarzabal 1

Head to Head

2023-11-08 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2023-10-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Form

2023-11-08 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-11-04 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0–1 FC Barcelona L 2023-10-29 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 2–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol D 2023-10-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2023-10-21 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–0 RCD Mallorca W 2023-10-08 Club Atlético de Madrid 2–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2023-11-08 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2023-11-04 GD Chaves 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-10-28 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Casa Pia AC D 2023-10-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2023-10-07 GD Estoril Praia 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-10-03 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.48 Real Sociedad de Fútbol xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Sociedad de Fútbol52% Draw27% Sport Lisboa e Benfica21%
Actual: Real Sociedad de Fútbol win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Real Sociedad de Fútbol or Draw
79%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
48%
Real Sociedad de Fútbol or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Sociedad de Fútbol33% Draw49% Sport Lisboa e Benfica18%
Actual: Real Sociedad de Fútbol win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
12.2%
0 – 0
11.1%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Real Sociedad de Fútbol

Handicap Real Sociedad de Fútbol covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 24% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Sociedad de Fútbol keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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