Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Bayern München, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Bayern München — Champions League .
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
- FC Bayern München 8 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez
- Referee Javier Estrada
- Referee Antonio Mateu
- Referee Pau Cebrian
- Referee Roberto Diaz
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep | FC Bayern München | H | 0–2 | L |
| 02 Sep | CD Nacional | A | 4–0 | W |
| 29 Aug | PAOK FC | A | 4–1 | W |
| 25 Aug | Sporting Clube de Portugal | H | 1–1 | D |
| 21 Aug | PAOK FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Aug | Boavista FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 2–0 | W |
| 15 Sep | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | H | 3–1 | W |
| 01 Sep | VfB Stuttgart | A | 3–0 | W |
| 24 Aug | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | H | 3–1 | W |
| 18 Aug | SV Drochtersen/Assel | A | 1–0 | W |
| 05 May | FC Porto | H | 2–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Sport Lisboa e Benfica | FC Bayern München | |
|---|---|---|
| #24 | Position | #2 |
| 9 | Points | 21 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 3 / 0 / 5 | W / D / L | 7 / 0 / 1 |
| 10 | Scored | 22 |
| 12 | Conceded | 8 |
| -2 | GD | +14 |
| 1.13 | PPG | 2.63 |
| 38% | Win % | 88% |
Key Stats
33%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
50%
Clean Sheets
FC Bayern München this season
FC Bayern München this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica are 24th (9 pts). FC Bayern München are 2nd (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Bayern München
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
4/–
61-75
4/–
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Bayern München
| Harry Kane | 4 G | 3 A |
| Michael Olise | 2 G | 1 A |
| Alphonso Davies | 2 G | |
| Jamal Musiala | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Bayern München.
- 5' Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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.
- 10' The Poland forward Robert Lewandowski breaks the deadlock on 10 minutes. 0-1!
- 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.
- 18' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joshua Kimmich.
- 22' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ljubomir Fejsa.
- 27' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Niko Kovać might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 39' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 39.
- 44' Haris Seferovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 49' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Rui Vitoria will be considering his options from the bench.
- 52' Poor challenge from Mats Hummels. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 54' The Portugal Renato Sanches breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 0-2!
- 59' FC Bayern München started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
- 62' Time for substitution for FC Bayern Munchen. Franck Ribery is replaced by Serge Gnabry.
- 67' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 72' It looks surprising Sport Lisboa e Benfica does not make any changes. James Rodriguez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 75' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Gedson departs to be replaced by Andrija Zivkovic.
- 79' Leon Goretzka is replacing James Rodriguez for the FC Bayern Munchen side.
- 84' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Bayern München needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 88' The crowd applauds Javi Martinez as he leaves the pitch. Thomas Muller steps in for FC Bayern Munchen.
- Another three points for FC Bayern München.
Lineups
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 21
-
83
Gedson ↓ Andrija Zivkovic 75'
- 11
- 14
- 33
- 3
- 34
- 5
-
18
Eduardo Salvio ↓ Gabriel 62'
- 99
Bench
-
17
Andrija Zivkovic ↑ 75'
-
8
Gabriel ↑ 62'
- 1
-
27
Rafa Silva ↑ 62'
- 30
- 16
- 2
Coach
Rui Vitoria
FC Bayern München Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 17
- 27
- 5
- 10
-
7
Franck Ribery ↓ Serge Gnabry 62'
-
8
Javi Martinez ↓ Thomas Muller 88'
- 32
-
11
James Rodriguez ↓ Leon Goretzka 79'
- 9
- 35
Bench
-
22
Serge Gnabry ↑ 62'
- 26
- 4
-
25
Thomas Muller ↑ 88'
- 2
-
18
Leon Goretzka ↑ 79'
- 28
Coach
Niko Kovać
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Robert Lewandowski | 8 |
| Leroy Sane | 4 |
| Arjen Robben | 2 |
| Franck Ribery | 2 |
| Morato | 1 |
| Darwin Nunez | 1 |
| Renato Sanches | 1 |
| Serge Gnabry | 1 |
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2018-09-19
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0–2
FC Bayern München
L
2018-09-02
CD Nacional
0–4
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2018-08-29
PAOK FC
1–4
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2018-08-25
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–1
Sporting Clube de Portugal
D
2018-08-21
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–1
PAOK FC
D
2018-08-18
Boavista FC
0–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
FC Bayern München Form
2018-09-19
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0–2
FC Bayern München
W
2018-09-15
FC Bayern München
3–1
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
W
2018-09-01
VfB Stuttgart
0–3
FC Bayern München
W
2018-08-24
FC Bayern München
3–1
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
W
2018-08-18
SV Drochtersen/Assel
0–1
FC Bayern München
W
2018-05-05
FC Bayern München
2–0
FC Porto
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.51
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.14
FC Bayern München xG
I would bet for:
Under — clean sheet likely 64% + FC Bayern München to win 63%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Bayern München win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.65
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 49% |
|
51% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
37%
Draw or FC Bayern München
85%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or FC Bayern München
78%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Bayern München win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
14.8%
0 – 3
11%
0 – 0
8.7%
1 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
8%
0 – 4
5.9%
1 – 3
5.8%
1 – 4
3.2%
1 – 0
2.9%
0 – 5
2.6%
2 – 2
2.1%
Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| Handicap | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers | Push | FC Bayern München covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | 1% | 99% |
| -1.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -1 | 1% | 5% | 93% |
| -0.5 | 7% | — | 93% |
| +0.5 | 26% | — | 74% |
| +1 | 26% | 25% | 49% |
| +1.5 | 51% | — | 49% |
| +2 | 51% | 23% | 27% |
| +2.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
Clean Sheet
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
FC Bayern München keeps clean sheet
60%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

