Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Red Bull Salzburg, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0 – 2
Full Time
FC Red Bull Salzburg
Wed 20 Sep 2023 · 19:00 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 15' Roko Simic pen
0–2 51' Oscar Gloukh
Anatolii Trubin 2' Y
Antonio Silva 13' R
Y 21' Lucas Gourna-Douath
Rafa Silva 54' Y
Y 58' Samson Baidoo
Y 67' Roko Simic
Nicolas Otamendi 69' Y
Y 90' Sekou Koita

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FC Red Bull Salzburg — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.

Match Details

  • Referee Halil Meler (Turkey)
  • Assistant 1 Mustafa Eyisoy (Turkey)
  • Assistant 2 Kerem Ersoy
9 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 7.8 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 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

1
1
2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Red Bull Salzburg
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2018-01-12 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-09-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–4 FC Red Bull Salzburg

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FC Red Bull Salzburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sport Lisboa e Benfica kicks off things out of here…
  • 2' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 7' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 7 minutes.
  • 12' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 13' Antonio Silva was booked on 13.
  • 15' GOAL! Roko Simic scores on 15.
  • 16' The whistle greets Joao Mario as he departs to be replaced by Morato.
  • 21' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lucas Gourna-Douath on 21.
  • 26' The travelling FC Red Bull Salzburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Red Bull Salzburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Red Bull Salzburg that had 222 games and scored 136 goals.
  • 46' It’s high time Roger Schmidt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 51' Goal! Oscar Gloukh scores his 4 goal in 222 matches.
  • 54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Rafa Silva.
  • 58' FC Red Bull Salzburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 59' The whistle greets Karim Konate as he departs to be replaced by Sekou Koita.
  • 64' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alexander Schlager suffering a number of foals already.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Roko Simic.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nicolas Otamendi.
  • 71' FC Red Bull Salzburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luka Sucic is hanging Oscar Gloukh on the field on 71 minute.
  • 72' It is a substitution in FC Red Bull Salzburg team. Samson Baidoo is replaced by Oumar Solet on 72 minute.
  • 77' 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.
  • 82' 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.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Petar Musa is replaced by Casper Tengstedt.
  • 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Kamil Piatkowski. He replaces Strahinja Pavlovic on 89 minute.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sekou Koita.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gerhard Struber

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Roko Simic 1
Oscar Gloukh 1
Arthur Cabral 1
Angel di Maria 1
Rafa Silva 1
Luka Sucic 1

Head to Head

2023-09-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2018-01-12 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-09-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–4 FC Red Bull Salzburg

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

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica38% Draw29% FC Red Bull Salzburg33%
Actual: FC Red Bull Salzburg win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
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

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica27% Draw49% FC Red Bull Salzburg24%
Actual: 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.