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Royal Standard de Liège vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Royal Standard de Liège
2 – 2
Full Time
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Thu 10 Dec 2020 · 17:55 UTC Stade Maurice Dufrasne HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 53' Joao Ferreira
Gojko Cimirot 65' Y
Y 90' Franco Cervi

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Standard de Liège vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Europe at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.

Match Details

  • Referee Aliaksei Kulbakov
  • Referee Dmitry Zhuk
  • Referee Oleg Maslyanko
  • Referee Viktor Shimusik

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

1
1
Royal Standard de Liège 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-10 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-10-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Royal Standard de Liège

Recent Form

Royal Standard de Liège
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 2–2 D
06 Dec KV Mechelen H 2–2 D
03 Dec Rangers FC A 2–3 L
29 Nov RSC Anderlecht A 0–0 D
26 Nov KKS Lech Poznan H 2–1 W
21 Nov KAS Eupen H 2–2 D
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Royal Standard de Liège A 2–2 D
06 Dec FC Paços de Ferreira H 2–1 W
03 Dec KKS Lech Poznan H 4–0 W
30 Nov CS Marítimo A 2–1 W
26 Nov Rangers FC A 2–2 D
08 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/2
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Gianluca Prestianni 2 G 2 A
Vangelis Pavlidis 2 G
Jhon Duran 2 G
Dodi Lukebakio 1 G 1 A
Jakub Kaminski 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Royal Standard de Liège host Sport Lisboa e Benfica — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Rafa Silva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Royal Standard de Liège is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 12' Nicolas Raskin doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 16' The Brazil forward Everton breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 0-2!
  • 21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 26' 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 Arnaud Bodart suffering a number of foals already.
  • 31' Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 36' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Philippe Montanier might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jorge Jesus will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 51' It’s high time Jorge Jesus made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 53' Joao Ferreira picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' Royal Standard de Liège is showing some good football. However, Royal Standard de Liège are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 59' Another change for Royal Standard de Liege made on 59 minute. Eden Shamir leaves to be changed by Collins Fai.
  • 59' Against the run of play, Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 60' A goal from the Burkina Faso international Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba! He fires home on 60 to make it 0-4!
  • 64' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt is replaced by Pizzi.
  • 65' Royal Standard de Liege receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 65.
  • 67' Against the run of play, Pizzi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 72' Another substitution for Royal Standard de Liege to replace Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba by Obbi Oulare on 72 minute.
  • 77' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 850 goals from 478 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Nuno Tavares by Franco Cervi on 80 minute.
  • 83' Adel Taarabt makes way for Haris Seferovic at the 83 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 88' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Royal Standard de Liège and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Franco Cervi on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Jesus

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pizzi 3
Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba 2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 1
Nicolas Raskin 1
Everton 1

Head to Head

2020-12-10 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2020-10-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Royal Standard de Liège

Royal Standard de Liège Form

2020-12-10 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2020-12-06 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 KV Mechelen D 2020-12-03 Rangers FC 3–2 Royal Standard de Liège L 2020-11-29 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 Royal Standard de Liège D 2020-11-26 Royal Standard de Liège 2–1 KKS Lech Poznan W 2020-11-21 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 KAS Eupen D

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2020-12-10 Royal Standard de Liège 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2020-12-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 FC Paços de Ferreira W 2020-12-03 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 KKS Lech Poznan W 2020-11-30 CS Marítimo 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2020-11-26 Rangers FC 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2020-11-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 Royal Standard de Liège xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Royal Standard de Liège or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Standard de Liège35% Draw27% Sport Lisboa e Benfica38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Royal Standard de Liège or Draw
62%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
65%
Royal Standard de Liège or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Standard de Liège25% Draw44% Sport Lisboa e Benfica31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 1
6.7%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 3
4.7%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liège

Handicap Royal Standard de Liège covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 17% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 20% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
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.