Thursday , 2 July 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
4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 3.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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 Atletico 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
20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Estadio da Luz will turn into a battlefield for Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Bologna FC 1909.
  • 5' Bologna FC 1909 is showing some good football. However, Bologna FC 1909 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolo Casale made 266 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' It looks surprising Bologna FC 1909 does not make any changes. Tommaso Pobega has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lukasz Skorupski, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 24' Vangelis Pavlidis was booked on 24.
  • 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
  • 34' It’s high time Bruno Nascimento made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 44' Bologna FC 1909 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.
  • 48' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a card on 48.
  • 53' Bologna FC 1909 player sees a card in front of him.
  • 58' 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.
  • 59' Alexander Bah was booked on 59.
  • 62' Nicolo Casale was booked on 62.
  • 63' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a card in front of him.
  • 68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' Bologna FC 1909 player sees a card in front of him.
  • 72' Zeki Amdouni is replacing Vangelis Pavlidis for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
  • 73' Remo Freuler has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nikola Moro on 73 minute.
  • 76' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a card in front of him.
  • 81' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Orkun Kokcu suffering a number of foals already.
  • 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Bologna FC 1909. Stefan Posch is replaced by Tommaso Corazza.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a card for Remo Freuler.
  • 90' Sam Beukema is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final score is 0-0.

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.