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

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Royal Standard de Liege
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 Liege 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 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 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

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

Recent Form

Royal Standard de Liege
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 Poznań H 2–1 W
21 Nov KAS Eupen H 2–2 D
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Royal Standard de Liege A 2–2 D
06 Dec FC Paços de Ferreira H 2–1 W
03 Dec KKS Lech Poznań H 4–0 W
30 Nov CS Maritimo 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
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' And we are off! Royal Standard de Liège vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Royal Standard de Liège 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.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Royal Standard de Liège and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 12' Nicolas Raskin has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 12 minutes.
  • 16' The Brazil Everton breaks the deadlock on 16 minutes. 0-2!
  • 21' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Royal Standard de Liège side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gojko Cimirot made 379 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 31' Joao Ferreira needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba, a Burkina Faso , has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 53' Joao Ferreira was booked on 53.
  • 58' The energy levels are beginning to show. Philippe Montanier might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 59' The whistle greets Eden Shamir as he departs to be replaced by Collins Fai.
  • 59' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba makes it 0-3.
  • 60' GOAL! Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba fires home to make it 0-4!
  • 64' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt is replaced by Pizzi.
  • 65' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gojko Cimirot.
  • 67' What a strike from Pizzi! The score is 0-5.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Royal Standard de Liege — Obbi Oulare on, Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 80 minute. Nuno Tavares leaves to be changed by Franco Cervi.
  • 83' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Haris Seferovic comes on to replace Adel Taarabt.
  • 88' Royal Standard de Liège currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Franco Cervi is booked for Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Yellow card on 90.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

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

Royal Standard de Liege Form

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2020-12-10 Royal Standard de Liege 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 Poznań W 2020-11-30 CS Maritimo 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 Liege xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Royal Standard de Liege or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Standard de Liege35% 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 Liege or Draw
62%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
65%
Royal Standard de Liege or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Standard de Liege25% 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 Liege

Handicap Royal Standard de Liege 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 Liege 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.