Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs AS Monaco FC, Champions League 2024-25 PLAYOFFS

Tue 18 Feb 2025 · 20:00 UTC Estadio da Luz 60,776 HT 45' · FT 45'
1–1 32' Takumi Minamino
1–2 51' Eliesse Ben Seghir
Vangelis Pavlidis pen 76' 2–2
2–3 81' George Ilenikhena
Orkun Kokcu 84' 3–3

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs AS Monaco FC — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.

Match Details

  • Referee Glenn Nyberg
  • Assistant 1 Mahbod Beigi
  • Assistant 2 Andreas Soderqvist (Sweden)
12 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 5.4 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb AS Monaco FC H 3–3 D
15 Feb CD Santa Clara A 1–0 W
12 Feb AS Monaco FC A 1–0 W
08 Feb Moreirense FC H 3–2 W
02 Feb CF Estrela da Amadora A 3–2 W
29 Jan Juventus FC A 2–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Feb Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 3–3 D
15 Feb FC Nantes H 7–1 W
12 Feb Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–1 L
07 Feb Paris Saint-Germain FC A 1–4 L
01 Feb AJ Auxerre H 4–2 W
29 Jan FC Internazionale Milano A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Sport Lisboa e Benfica AS Monaco FC
#24 Position #21
9 Points 10
8 Played 8
3 / 0 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 4 / 2
10 Scored 8
12 Conceded 14
-2 GD -6
1.13 PPG 1.25
38% Win % 25%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 24th (9 pts). AS Monaco FC are 21st (10 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Sport Lisboa e Benfica get us underway at Estadio da Luz.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and AS Monaco FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' AS Monaco FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 22' GOAL! Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 27' Krepin Diatta has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 32' What an equalizer from Takumi Minamino!
  • 37' Lucas Michal has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 429 appearances.
  • 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 47' It’s high time Bruno Nascimento made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 51' Eliesse Ben Seghir adds to his 0 season tally! AS Monaco FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 56' AS Monaco FC is showing some good football. However, AS Monaco FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 58' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Andreas Schjelderup exits the field as Samuel Dahl enters on 58.
  • 62' Maghnes Akliouche was booked on 62.
  • 65' Time for substitution for AS Monaco FC. Breel Embolo is replaced by Mika Biereth.
  • 67' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Leandro Barreiro Martins.
  • 71' Zeki Amdouni picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' GOAL! Vangelis Pavlidis scores on 76.
  • 80' Time for substitution for AS Monaco FC. Caio Henrique is replaced by Kassoum Ouattara.
  • 81' A goal from the France international George Ilenikhena! He fires home on 81 to make it 2-3!
  • 84' What composure from Orkun Kokcu! The Turkey international strokes it home. 3-3.
  • 87' Another substitution for AS Monaco FC to replace Takumi Minamino by Lucas Michal on 87 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 AS Monaco FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica59% Draw21% AS Monaco FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
80%
Draw or AS Monaco FC
41%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or AS Monaco FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica42% Draw39% AS Monaco FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.7%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
3.8%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push AS Monaco FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 12% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
AS Monaco FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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