Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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 Pacos de Ferreira A 2–0 W
07 May FC Porto H 0–1 L
30 Apr CS Maritimo 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
20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is hosting FC Midtjylland for another epic battle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Midtjylland that had 225 games and scored 96 goals.
  • 10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is showing some good football. However, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 17' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is taking the lead after the goal scored by Goncalo Ramos on 17.
  • 22' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 27' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Midtjylland is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' What a strike from Goncalo Ramos! The score is 2-0.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Anders Dreyer made 289 appearances and scored 67 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' What a strike from Enzo Fernandez! The score is 3-0.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 46' Edward Chilufya is replacing Anders Dreyer for the FC Midtjylland side.
  • 51' FC Midtjylland 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.
  • 56' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 61' Goncalo Ramos makes a hat-trick on 61.
  • 62' Paulinho has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nikolas Dyhr on 62 minute.
  • 67' Gustav Isaksen is replacing Sory Kaba for the FC Midtjylland side.
  • 72' It’s high time Roger Schmidt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Morato.
  • 78' What a strike from Pione Sisto! The score is 4-1.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Rafa Silva is replaced by Henrique Araujo on 79 minute.
  • 84' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 86' The whistle greets David Neres as he departs to be replaced by Chiquinho.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FC Midtjylland.

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
Edward Chilufya 1
Diogo Goncalves 1
Henrique Araujo 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 Pacos 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 Maritimo 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.