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

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UEFA Champions League · 2023-24

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

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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

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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

4 games this season 🟨 7.0/game ⚽ 18.0 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

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

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

FC Red Bull Salzburg

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)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sport Lisboa e Benfica launch into their encounter with FC Red Bull Salzburg.
2' Poor challenge from Anatolii Trubin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
7' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
12' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
13' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Antonio Silva gets a Red card.
15' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Roko Simic makes no mistake. 0-1!
16' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Morato on, Joao Mario off on 16 minutes.
21' Lucas Gourna-Douath has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 21.
26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sport Lisboa e Benfica that had 475 games and scored 841 goals.
31' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against FC Red Bull Salzburg's 4-1-2-1-2 shape.
36' 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.
41' FC Red Bull Salzburg have won 137 goals from 223 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
51' Oscar Gloukh makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and FC Red Bull Salzburg are in front.
54' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
58' FC Red Bull Salzburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
59' Sekou Koita has so much to prove this time. He replaces Karim Konate on 59 minute.
64' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
67' The referee has no hesitation. Roko Simic is booked for FC Red Bull Salzburg — Yellow card on 67.
69' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 69.
71' Time for substitution for FC Red Bull Salzburg. Oscar Gloukh is replaced by Luka Sucic.
72' Samson Baidoo makes way for Oumar Solet at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Red Bull Salzburg.
77' FC Red Bull Salzburg 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.
82' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Red Bull Salzburg backline.
83' Sport Lisboa e Benfica make a change. Petar Musa trudges off to be replaced by Casper Tengstedt on 83 minutes.
88' 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.
89' Another substitution for FC Red Bull Salzburg to replace Strahinja Pavlovic by Kamil Piatkowski on 89 minute.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Sekou Koita is booked for FC Red Bull Salzburg — Yellow card on 90.
It finishes all square. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FC Red Bull Salzburg share the spoils 0-2.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

9
Arthur Cabral
7
David Neres ↑ 72'
22
Chiquinho ↑ 72'
61
Florentino
38
Joao Victor
5
Morato ↑ 16'
24
Samuel Soares
44
Tomas Araujo
47
Tiago Gouveia ↑ 83'
19
Casper Tengstedt ↑ 83'
13
David Jurasek
45
Leobrian Kokubo

Coach Roger Schmidt

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

4-1-2-1-2

Starting XI

3
Aleksa Terzic
24
Alexander Schlager
31
Strahinja Pavlovic ↓ Kamil Piatkowski 89'
23
Roko Simic ↓ Petar Ratkov 71'
70
Amar Dedic
18
Mads Bidstrup
14
Maurits Kjaergaard
6
Samson Baidoo ↓ Oumar Solet 72'
19
Karim Konate ↓ Sekou Koita 59'
27
Lucas Gourna-Douath
30
Oscar Gloukh ↓ Luka Sucic 71'

Bench

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

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 – 0

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.

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

FC Red Bull Salzburg Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Clean Sheet