Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Midtjylland, Champions League 2022-23 QUALIFICATION ROUND 3

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
4 – 1
Full Time
FC Midtjylland
Tue 2 Aug 2022 · 19:00 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicolas Otamendi 22' Y
Morato 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Jose Naranjo
  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos
  • Referee Jose Munuera
  • Referee Cesar Soto
  • Referee Diego Sanchez

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

3
1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals FC Midtjylland
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 FC Midtjylland 2018-04-02 FC Midtjylland 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-08-16 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 FC Midtjylland

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug FC Midtjylland H 4–1 W
13 May FC Paços de Ferreira A 2–0 W
07 May FC Porto H 0–1 L
30 Apr CS Marítimo A 1–0 W
23 Apr FC Famalicão H 0–0 D
17 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 2–0 W
FC Midtjylland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–4 L
26 Jul AEK Larnaka A 5–4 W
19 Jul AEK Larnaka H 1–1 D
25 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga H 3–2 W
04 Nov FK Crvena Zvezda A 1–0 W
21 Oct FK Crvena Zvezda H 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Estadio da Luz. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Henrik Jensen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 17' The Portugal forward Goncalo Ramos breaks the deadlock on 17 minutes. 1-0!
  • 22' Nicolas Otamendi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 22.
  • 27' FC Midtjylland come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 32' FC Midtjylland fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' Goncalo Ramos has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
  • 38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Midtjylland are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Against the run of play, Enzo Fernandez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 45' The travelling FC Midtjylland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' It is a substitution in FC Midtjylland team. Anders Dreyer is replaced by Edward Chilufya on 46 minute.
  • 51' FC Midtjylland is showing some good football. However, FC Midtjylland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' GOAL! Goncalo Ramos fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 62' The FC Midtjylland bench stirs into life. Nikolas Dyhr is withdrawn and Paulinho gets his opportunity.
  • 67' A change in the FC Midtjylland ranks — Sory Kaba exits the field as Gustav Isaksen enters on 67.
  • 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 77' That is a Yellow card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Morato will be fuming at that decision.
  • 78' Brilliant from the ! Pione Sisto makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 78.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Henrique Araujo comes on to replace Rafa Silva.
  • 84' Elias Olafsson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Chiquinho comes on to replace David Neres.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

FC Midtjylland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henrik Jensen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Goncalo Ramos 3
Pione Sisto 2
Enzo Fernandez 2
Henrique Araujo 1
Edward Chilufya 1
Diogo Goncalves 1

Head to Head

2022-08-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 FC Midtjylland 2018-04-02 FC Midtjylland 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-08-16 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 FC Midtjylland

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2022-08-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 FC Midtjylland W 2022-05-13 FC Paços de Ferreira 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-05-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 FC Porto L 2022-04-30 CS Marítimo 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-04-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 FC Famalicão D 2022-04-17 Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

FC Midtjylland Form

2022-08-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 FC Midtjylland L 2022-07-26 AEK Larnaka 4–5 FC Midtjylland W 2022-07-19 FC Midtjylland 1–1 AEK Larnaka D 2021-11-25 FC Midtjylland 3–2 Sporting Clube de Braga W 2021-11-04 FK Crvena Zvezda 0–1 FC Midtjylland W 2021-10-21 FC Midtjylland 1–1 FK Crvena Zvezda D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.96 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 FC Midtjylland xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica54% Draw23% FC Midtjylland23%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
78%
Draw or FC Midtjylland
46%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or FC Midtjylland
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica39% Draw42% FC Midtjylland19%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
10.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push FC Midtjylland covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 13% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
FC Midtjylland keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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