Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Red Bull Salzburg, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Red Bull Salzburg — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
- FC Red Bull Salzburg 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Halil Meler (Turkey)
- Assistant 1 Mustafa Eyisoy (Turkey)
- Assistant 2 Kerem Ersoy
5 games this season
🟨 6.6/game
⚽ 17.4 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | FC Red Bull Salzburg | H | 0–2 | L |
| 16 Sep | FC Vizela | A | 2–1 | W |
| 02 Sep | Vitória SC | H | 4–0 | W |
| 26 Aug | Gil Vicente FC | A | 3–2 | W |
| 19 Aug | CF Estrela da Amadora | H | 2–0 | W |
| 14 Aug | Boavista FC | A | 2–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Feb | AS Roma | A | 0–2 | L |
| 16 Feb | AS Roma | H | 1–0 | W |
| 02 Nov | AC Milan | A | 0–4 | L |
| 25 Oct | Chelsea FC | H | 1–2 | L |
| 11 Oct | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | A | 1–1 | D |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Sport Lisboa e Benfica welcome FC Red Bull Salzburg for this crunch clash at Estadio da Luz.
- 2' A moment of madness from Anatolii Trubin on 2 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sport Lisboa e Benfica will be frustrated.
- 7' Sekou Koita has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 12' FC Red Bull Salzburg are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 13' Antonio Silva was booked on 13.
- 15' Goal! Roko Simic scores his 1 goal in 1 matches.
- 16' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Morato comes on to replace Joao Mario.
- 21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Gourna-Douath on 21.
- 26' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Antonio Silva, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
- 36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sport Lisboa e Benfica side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Red Bull Salzburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 46' FC Red Bull Salzburg is showing some good football. However, FC Red Bull Salzburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 51' GOAL! Oscar Gloukh fires home to make it 0-2!
- 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Rafa Silva on 54.
- 58' The referee calls foul for Samson Baidoo. He receives a Yellow card.
- 59' The whistle greets Karim Konate as he departs to be replaced by Sekou Koita.
- 64' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Red Bull Salzburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 67' Roko Simic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 69' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 69.
- 71' Oscar Gloukh makes way for Luka Sucic at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Red Bull Salzburg.
- 72' Oumar Solet gets the nod from FC Red Bull Salzburg. He replaces Samson Baidoo and will look to change the dynamic.
- 77' The travelling FC Red Bull Salzburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 82' FC Red Bull Salzburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
- 83' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Petar Musa is replaced by Casper Tengstedt.
- 88' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Red Bull Salzburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 89' Fresh legs for FC Red Bull Salzburg! Kamil Piatkowski comes on to replace Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 90' Sekou Koita was booked on 90.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 30
-
10
Orkun Kokcu ↓ Chiquinho 72'
-
11
Angel di Maria ↓ David Neres 72'
-
20
Joao Mario ↓ Morato 16'
-
27
Rafa Silva ↓ Tiago Gouveia 83'
- 8
- 1
-
33
Petar Musa ↓ Casper Tengstedt 83'
- 6
- 4
- 87
Bench
- 9
-
7
David Neres ↑ 72'
-
22
Chiquinho ↑ 72'
- 61
- 38
-
5
Morato ↑ 16'
- 24
- 44
-
47
Tiago Gouveia ↑ 83'
-
19
Casper Tengstedt ↑ 83'
- 13
- 45
Coach
Roger Schmidt
FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups
4-1-2-1-2Starting XI
- 3
- 24
- 31
-
23
Roko Simic ↓ Petar Ratkov 71'
- 70
- 18
- 14
-
6
Samson Baidoo ↓ Oumar Solet 72'
-
19
Karim Konate ↓ Sekou Koita 59'
- 27
-
30
Oscar Gloukh ↓ Luka Sucic 71'
Bench
-
22
Oumar Solet ↑ 72'
- 17
- 7
-
20
Sekou Koita ↑ 59'
-
10
Luka Sucic ↑ 71'
- 1
-
4
Kamil Piatkowski ↑ 89'
- 39
- 45
- 8
- 32
-
21
Petar Ratkov ↑ 71'
Coach
Gerhard Struber
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Roko Simic | 1 |
| Oscar Gloukh | 1 |
| Arthur Cabral | 1 |
| Angel di Maria | 1 |
| Rafa Silva | 1 |
| Luka Sucic | 1 |
Head to Head
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2023-09-20
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0–2
FC Red Bull Salzburg
L
2023-09-16
FC Vizela
1–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2023-09-02
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
4–0
Vitória SC
W
2023-08-26
Gil Vicente FC
2–3
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2023-08-19
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–0
CF Estrela da Amadora
W
2023-08-14
Boavista FC
3–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
L
FC Red Bull Salzburg Form
2023-09-20
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0–2
FC Red Bull Salzburg
W
2023-02-23
AS Roma
2–0
FC Red Bull Salzburg
L
2023-02-16
FC Red Bull Salzburg
1–0
AS Roma
W
2022-11-02
AC Milan
4–0
FC Red Bull Salzburg
L
2022-10-25
FC Red Bull Salzburg
1–2
Chelsea FC
L
2022-10-11
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
1–1
FC Red Bull Salzburg
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.32
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2
FC Red Bull Salzburg xG
I would bet for:
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or FC Red Bull Salzburg 71%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Red Bull Salzburg win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 72% |
|
28% |
| ± 2.5 | 46% |
|
54% |
| ± 3.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
| ± 4.5 | 12% |
|
88% |
Double Chance
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
68%
Draw or FC Red Bull Salzburg
62%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or FC Red Bull Salzburg
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Red Bull Salzburg win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.1%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
3%
Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| Handicap | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers | Push | FC Red Bull Salzburg covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 11% | 82% |
| -1.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -1 | 18% | 20% | 62% |
| -0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +0.5 | 68% | — | 32% |
| +1 | 68% | 18% | 14% |
| +1.5 | 86% | — | 14% |
| +2 | 86% | 9% | 5% |
| +2.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
Clean Sheet
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet
27%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

