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

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UEFA Europa League · 2020-21

Royal Standard de Liege

2 – 2

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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

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

Royal Standard de Liege 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

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	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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Dec	Royal Standard de Liege	A	2–2	D
06 Dec	FC Pacos de Ferreira	H	2–1	W
03 Dec	KKS Lech Poznan	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

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Royal Standard de Liege and Sport Lisboa e Benfica has kicked off!
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' It looks surprising Royal Standard de Liege does not make any changes. Arnaud Bodart has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
12' Royal Standard de Liege is taking the lead after the goal scored by Nicolas Raskin on 12.
16' What an equalizer from Everton!
21' 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.
26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
31' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 31 minutes.
36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royal Standard de Liege that had 372 games and scored 363 goals.
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' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
51' Royal Standard de Liege 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.
53' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Joao Ferreira gets a Yellow card.
58' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
59' It is a substitution in Royal Standard de Liege team. Eden Shamir is replaced by Collins Fai on 59 minute.
59' Royal Standard de Liege is taking the lead after the goal scored by Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba on 59.
60' What an equalizer from Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba!
64' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 64 minute. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt leaves to be changed by Pizzi.
65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gojko Cimirot on 65.
67' Goal! Pizzi scores his 64 goal in 467 matches.
72' The supporters are chanting for Obbi Oulare. He replaces Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba on 72 minute.
77' Samuel Bastien needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
80' Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Franco Cervi is hanging Nuno Tavares on the field on 80 minute.
83' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 83 minute. Adel Taarabt leaves to be changed by Haris Seferovic.
88' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
90' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Royal Standard de Liege Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

2
Gilberto
30
Nicolas Otamendi
17
Diogo Goncalves
19
Chiquinho
21
Pizzi ↑ 64'
11
Franco Cervi ↑ 80'
8
Gabriel ↑ 80'
14
Haris Seferovic ↑ 83'
1
Mile Svilar
27
Rafa Silva ↑ 64'
97
Ferro
88
Goncalo Ramos

Coach Jorge Jesus

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

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.

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Royal Standard de Liege Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Royal Standard de Liege Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liege

Clean Sheet