Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FK Spartak Moskva, Champions League 2021-22 QUALIFICATION ROUND

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UEFA Champions League · 2021-22

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

2 – 0

Full Time

FK Spartak Moskva

Tue 10 Aug 2021 · 19:00 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'

Nicolas Otamendi 16' Y

Y 25' Aleksandr Lomovitski

Y 68' Jordan Larsson

Julian Weigl 71' Y

Overview

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FK Spartak Moskva — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)
FK Spartak Moskva 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

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	Qarabağ Ağdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn	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 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals FK Spartak Moskva

Last 5 meetings

2021-08-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 FK Spartak Moskva 2021-08-04 FK Spartak Moskva 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-12-30 FK Spartak Moskva 2–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-09-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 FK Spartak Moskva 2017-02-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–2 FK Spartak Moskva

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Aug	FK Spartak Moskva	H	2–0	W
07 Aug	Moreirense FC	A	2–1	W
04 Aug	FK Spartak Moskva	A	2–0	W
19 May	Vitória SC	A	3–1	W
15 May	Sporting Clube de Portugal	H	4–3	W
11 May	CD Nacional	A	3–1	W

FK Spartak Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Aug	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	0–2	L
07 Aug	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	1–2	L
04 Aug	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	0–2	L
30 Jul	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	A	1–0	W
24 Jul	FK Rubin Kazan	A	0–1	L
16 May	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	2–2	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FK Spartak Moskva is underway.
5' It looks surprising FK Spartak Moskva does not make any changes. Mikhail Ignatov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Diogo Goncalves has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
16' Nicolas Otamendi has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 16.
21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' The referee calls foul for Aleksandr Lomovitski. He receives a Yellow card.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Spartak Moskva is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
46' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. Jan Vertonghen departs to be replaced by Morato.
51' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Spartak Moskva backline.
56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
58' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joao Mario makes it 1-0.
63' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FK Spartak Moskva are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
64' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Pizzi is withdrawn and Everton gets his opportunity.
65' Another change for FK Spartak Moskva made on 65 minute. Zelimkhan Bakaev leaves to be changed by Reziuan Mirzov.
68' Jordan Larsson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
71' The referee calls foul for Julian Weigl. He receives a Yellow card.
76' With 1 assists to his name this season, Roman Zobnin is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
77' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Gilberto on, Diogo Goncalves off on 77 minutes.
80' Another substitution for FK Spartak Moskva to replace Ezequiel Ponce by Aleksandr Sobolev on 80 minute.
81' Jordan Larsson makes way for Mikhail Ignatov at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Spartak Moskva.
86' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 86 minute. Rafa Silva leaves to be changed by Adel Taarabt.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FK Spartak Moskva.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Everton ↑ 64'
2
Gilberto ↑ 77'
31
Gil Dias
10
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt
11
Soualiho Meite
77
Helton Leite
95
Carlos Vinicius
83
Gedson
49
Adel Taarabt ↑ 86'
–
Roman Yaremchuk ↑ 64'
91
Morato ↑ 46'
61
Florentino Luis

Coach Jorge Jesus

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

6
Ayrton Lucas
47
Roman Zobnin
14
Georgii Dzhikiya
9
Ezequiel Ponce ↓ Aleksandr Sobolev 80'
10
Zelimkhan Bakaev ↓ Reziuan Mirzov 65'
2
Samuel Gigot
98
Aleksandr Maksimenko
17
Aleksandr Lomovitski
92
Nikolai Rasskazov
18
Nail Umyarov ↓ Alex Kral 65'
11
Jordan Larsson ↓ Mikhail Ignatov 81'

Bench

Coach Rui Vitoria

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joao Mario	1
Roman Yaremchuk	1

Head to Head

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2021-08-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 FK Spartak Moskva W 2021-08-07 Moreirense FC 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-08-04 FK Spartak Moskva 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-05-19 Vitória SC 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2021-05-15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal W 2021-05-11 CD Nacional 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

FK Spartak Moskva Form

2021-08-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 FK Spartak Moskva L 2021-08-07 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2021-08-04 FK Spartak Moskva 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2021-07-30 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 0–1 FK Spartak Moskva W 2021-07-24 FK Rubin Kazan 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva L 2021-05-16 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–2 FK Spartak Moskva D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.57 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.99 FK Spartak Moskva xG

I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica55% Draw25% FK Spartak Moskva20%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.56

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

80%

Draw or FK Spartak Moskva

45%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or FK Spartak Moskva

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica35% Draw47% FK Spartak Moskva18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

11.1%

0 – 0

9.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

4.8%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	FK Spartak Moskva covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	23%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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