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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs AFC Ajax, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1 – 1
Full Time
AFC Ajax
Wed 7 Nov 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Nicolas Tagliafico
Jonas 39' Y
Y 42' Matthijs de Ligt
Ljubomir Fejsa 45' Y
Jardel 70' Y
Y 72' Donny van de Beek
Y 83' Dusan Tadic

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs AFC Ajax — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Referee Luca Banti
  • Referee Gianluca Rocchi
  • Referee Elenito Di Liberatore
  • Referee Matteo Passeri
  • Referee Stefano Alassio

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 Qarabağ Ağdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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

4
3
2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals AFC Ajax
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 AFC Ajax 2018-10-23 AFC Ajax 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 AFC Ajax 2017-12-09 AFC Ajax 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-03-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 AFC Ajax

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov AFC Ajax H 1–1 D
02 Nov Moreirense FC H 1–3 L
27 Oct Os Belenenses Futebol A 0–2 L
23 Oct AFC Ajax A 0–1 L
07 Oct FC Porto H 1–0 W
02 Oct PAE AEK A 3–2 W
AFC Ajax
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Nov Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–1 D
03 Nov Willem II Tilburg H 2–0 W
28 Oct Feyenoord Rotterdam H 3–0 W
23 Oct Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–0 W
20 Oct SC Heerenveen A 4–0 W
07 Oct AZ H 5–0 W

Season Stats

Sport Lisboa e Benfica AFC Ajax
#24 Position #32
9 Points 6
8 Played 8
3 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 6
10 Scored 8
12 Conceded 21
-2 GD -13
1.13 PPG 0.75
38% Win % 25%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
0% Clean Sheets
AFC Ajax this season

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 24th (9 pts). AFC Ajax are 32nd (6 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. AFC Ajax get us underway at .
  • 5' AFC Ajax fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 818 goals from 467 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 29' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jonas on 29.
  • 34' The referee shows AFC Ajax player a Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' A moment of madness from Jonas on 39 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sport Lisboa e Benfica will be frustrated.
  • 42' That is a Yellow card for AFC Ajax. Matthijs de Ligt will be fuming at that decision.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ljubomir Fejsa.
  • 48' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Eduardo Salvio exits the field as Rafa Silva enters on 48.
  • 53' It looks like no one’s ball. AFC Ajax is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 55' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Jonas exits the field as Haris Seferovic enters on 55.
  • 60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' Brilliant from the ! Dusan Tadic makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 61.
  • 66' Noussair Mazraoui has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 70' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Jardel gets a Yellow card.
  • 72' That is a Yellow card for AFC Ajax. Donny van de Beek will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' AFC Ajax manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kasper Dolberg is hanging David Neres on the field on 74 minute.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Gedson as he leaves the pitch. Pizzi steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 80' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erik ten Hag might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 83' A moment of madness from Dusan Tadic on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. AFC Ajax will be frustrated.
  • 86' The whistle greets Frenkie de Jong as he departs to be replaced by Maximilian Wober.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Vitoria

AFC Ajax Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dusan Tadic 2
Sebastien Haller 1
Sebastien Haller 1
Roman Yaremchuk 1
Darwin Nunez 1
Noussair Mazraoui 1
Jonas 1

Head to Head

2018-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 AFC Ajax 2018-10-23 AFC Ajax 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 AFC Ajax 2017-12-09 AFC Ajax 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-03-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 AFC Ajax

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2018-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2018-11-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–3 Moreirense FC L 2018-10-27 Os Belenenses Futebol 2–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2018-10-23 AFC Ajax 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2018-10-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 FC Porto W 2018-10-02 PAE AEK 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

AFC Ajax Form

2018-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2018-11-03 AFC Ajax 2–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2018-10-28 AFC Ajax 3–0 Feyenoord Rotterdam W 2018-10-23 AFC Ajax 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2018-10-20 SC Heerenveen 0–4 AFC Ajax W 2018-10-07 AFC Ajax 5–0 AZ W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.86 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 AFC Ajax xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica45% Draw26% AFC Ajax29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
72%
Draw or AFC Ajax
55%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or AFC Ajax
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica37% Draw43% AFC Ajax20%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
3.7%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push AFC Ajax covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
AFC Ajax keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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