Tuesday , 15 September 2026

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Paços de Ferreira, Primeira Liga 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2020-21
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Paços de Ferreira
Sun 6 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
Y 66' Stephen Eustaquio
Y 72' Jordi
Nicolas Otamendi 74' Y
Y 78' Ze Uilton

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Paços de Ferreira — Primeira Liga at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Match Details

  • Referee Nelson Cunha
  • Referee Rui Costa
  • Referee Joao Bessa Silva
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 6 18
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6 16
3 Sporting Clube de Portugal 6 14
4 CD Santa Clara 6 14
5 CF Estrela da Amadora 6 10
6 FC Arouca 6 10
7 Sporting Clube de Braga 5 10
8 Academico de Viseu FC 6 8
9 Moreirense FC 6 7
10 Gil Vicente FC 5 7
11 CS Maritimo 6 7
12 FC Alverca 6 5
13 Vitoria SC 6 4
14 FC Famalicao 6 4
15 Rio Ave FC 6 4
16 CD Nacional 6 4
17 GD Estoril Praia 6 2
18 Casa Pia AC 6 1

Head-to-Head

8
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · Avg 3.3 goals FC Paços de Ferreira
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 FC Paços de Ferreira 2020-01-26 FC Paços de Ferreira 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-08-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 FC Paços de Ferreira

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec FC Paços de Ferreira H 2–1 W
03 Dec KKS Lech Poznan H 4–0 W
30 Nov CS Maritimo A 2–1 W
26 Nov Rangers FC A 2–2 D
08 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga H 2–3 L
05 Nov Rangers FC H 3–3 D
FC Paços de Ferreira
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–2 L
01 Dec Moreirense FC A 1–0 W
27 Nov FC Famalicao H 2–0 W
30 Oct FC Porto H 3–2 W
24 Oct CD Nacional A 1–1 D
18 Oct CD Santa Clara H 2–1 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
7/1
61-75
3/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Vangelis Pavlidis 8 G 2 A
Gianluca Prestianni 5 G 2 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins 2 G 1 A
Rafa Silva 1 G 2 A
Jhon Duran 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Pacos de Ferreira — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Luiz Carlos, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 24' Oleg Reabciuk puts FC Pacos de Ferreira on the lead.
  • 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marco Baixinho, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jorge Jesus will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 44' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 45 minute. Pizzi leaves to be changed by Haris Seferovic.
  • 46' Pizzi makes way for Haris Seferovic at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Sport Lisboa e Benfica in their trying to find a way past FC Pacos de Ferreira's compact .
  • 57' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Everton trudges off to be replaced by Gian-Luca Waldschmidt on 57 minutes.
  • 58' What a strike from Rafa Silva! The score is 1-1.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Everton as he leaves the pitch. Gian-Luca Waldschmidt steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 64' FC Pacos de Ferreira make a change. Lamine Diaby trudges off to be replaced by Luiz Carlos on 64 minutes.
  • 66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Stephen Eustaquio.
  • 71' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jordi on 72 minutes.
  • 74' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 74' FC Pacos de Ferreira manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marco Baixinho is hanging Luther Singh on the field on 74 minute.
  • 78' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ze Uilton.
  • 78' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 78 minute. Adel Taarabt leaves to be changed by Chiquinho.
  • 83' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jorge Jesus might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 85' A tactical swap from FC Pacos de Ferreira — Joao Pedro on, Douglas Tanque off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Pacos de Ferreira that had 136 games and scored 155 goals.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sport Lisboa e Benfica to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Jesus

FC Paços de Ferreira Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pepa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joao Mario 3
Henrique Araujo 3
Haris Seferovic 3
Rafa Silva 3
Alejandro Grimaldo 2
Carlos Vinicius 2
Pizzi 2
N'Dri Philippe Koffi 2

Head to Head

2020-12-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 FC Paços de Ferreira 2020-01-26 FC Paços de Ferreira 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2019-08-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–0 FC Paços de Ferreira

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2020-12-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 FC Paços de Ferreira W 2020-12-03 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 KKS Lech Poznan W 2020-11-30 CS Maritimo 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2020-11-26 Rangers FC 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2020-11-08 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–3 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2020-11-05 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–3 Rangers FC D

FC Paços de Ferreira Form

2020-12-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 FC Paços de Ferreira L 2020-12-01 Moreirense FC 0–1 FC Paços de Ferreira W 2020-11-27 FC Paços de Ferreira 2–0 FC Famalicao W 2020-10-30 FC Paços de Ferreira 3–2 FC Porto W 2020-10-24 CD Nacional 1–1 FC Paços de Ferreira D 2020-10-18 FC Paços de Ferreira 2–1 CD Santa Clara W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.86 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 FC Paços de Ferreira xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica57% Draw24% FC Paços de Ferreira19%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
81%
Draw or FC Paços de Ferreira
43%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or FC Paços de Ferreira
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica40% Draw44% FC Paços de Ferreira16%
Actual: FC Paços de Ferreira win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
7.6%
3 – 0
6%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5%
0 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
3%
4 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push FC Paços de Ferreira covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 23% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
FC Paços de Ferreira keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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