Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Bologna FC 1909, Champions League 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2024-25
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0 – 0
Full Time
Bologna FC 1909
Wed 11 Dec 2024 · 20:00 UTC Estadio da Luz 60,650 HT 45' · FT 45'
Vangelis Pavlidis 24' Y
Florentino 48' Y
Y 53' Giovanni Fabbian
Alexander Bah 59' Y
Y 62' Nicolo Casale
Orkun Kokcu 63' Y
Y 71' Lewis Ferguson
Nicolas Otamendi 76' Y
Y 89' Remo Freuler
Y 90' Sam Beukema

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Bologna FC 1909 — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.

Match Details

  • Referee Radu Petrescu
  • Assistant 1 Adrian Ghinguleac (Romania)
  • Assistant 2 Mircea Grigoriu

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 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/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 København 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

1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1 games · Avg 0.0 goals Bologna FC 1909
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 Bologna FC 1909

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Bologna FC 1909 H 0–0 D
07 Dec Vitória SC H 1–0 W
01 Dec FC Arouca A 2–0 W
27 Nov AS Monaco FC A 3–2 W
10 Nov FC Porto H 4–1 W
06 Nov FC Bayern München A 0–1 L
Bologna FC 1909
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Dec Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–0 D
07 Dec Juventus FC A 2–2 D
30 Nov Venezia FC H 3–0 W
27 Nov Lille OSC H 1–2 L
24 Nov SS Lazio A 0–3 L
10 Nov AS Roma A 3–2 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Bologna FC 1909 — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sam Beukema, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sport Lisboa e Benfica side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against Bologna FC 1909's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 24' That looks like a foul for a card for Vangelis Pavlidis.
  • 29' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sport Lisboa e Benfica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vincenzo Italiano will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' Alvaro Carreras has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 415 appearances.
  • 48' Controversy at the stadium! Florentino argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Giovanni Fabbian on 53.
  • 58' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 59' Alexander Bah has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 59.
  • 62' Bologna FC 1909 receives a card for a hard tackle on 62.
  • 63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Orkun Kokcu.
  • 68' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
  • 71' Lewis Ferguson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 71.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Vangelis Pavlidis as he leaves the pitch. Zeki Amdouni steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 73' Another change for Bologna FC 1909 made on 73 minute. Nikola Moro leaves to be changed by Remo Freuler.
  • 76' Controversy at the stadium! Nicolas Otamendi argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 81' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 86' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 841 goals from 475 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 88' Another substitution for Bologna FC 1909 to replace Stefan Posch by Tommaso Corazza on 88 minute.
  • 89' Remo Freuler has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 89.
  • 90' Sam Beukema catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • The points are shared — Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0-0 Bologna FC 1909. Honours even.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

Bologna FC 1909 Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Italiano

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.09 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Bologna FC 1909 xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica44% Draw32% Bologna FC 190924%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
76%
Draw or Bologna FC 1909
56%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Bologna FC 1909
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica27% Draw57% Bologna FC 190916%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
16.1%
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.2%
2 – 2
2.7%
3 – 1
2.6%
1 – 3
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Bologna FC 1909 covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 24% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Bologna FC 1909 keeps clean sheet
34% ✗

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