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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2019-20
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3 – 0
Full Time
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Tue 10 Dec 2019 · 20:00 UTC Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' Douglas Santos
Gabriel 19' Y
Y 43' Magomed Ozdoev
Y 55' Aleksandr Erokhin
R 56' Douglas Santos

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg — Champions League at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Match Details

  • Referee Alejandro Hernandez
  • Referee Santiago Jaime
  • Referee Ricardo de Burgos
  • Referee Antonio Mateu
  • Referee Pau Cebrian
  • Referee Roberto Diaz

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
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 3–0 W
06 Dec Boavista FC A 4–1 W
30 Nov CS Maritimo H 4–0 W
27 Nov RB Leipzig A 2–2 D
09 Nov CD Santa Clara A 2–1 W
05 Nov Olympique Lyonnais A 1–3 L
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Dec Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–3 L
06 Dec FK Dinamo Moskva H 3–0 W
01 Dec FK Spartak Moskva H 1–0 W
27 Nov Olympique Lyonnais H 2–0 W
23 Nov FK Rubin Kazan A 2–1 W
10 Nov PFK Arsenal Tula A 1–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robert Mak, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 17' Douglas Santos is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
  • 19' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gabriel.
  • 24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 29' 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 Ferro suffering a number of foals already.
  • 34' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 43' It’s a booking for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player. Magomed Ozdoev gets a Yellow card.
  • 47' Goal! Franco Cervi scores his 16 goal in 467 matches.
  • 52' Igor Smolnikov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 55' The referee shows FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player a Yellow card on 55.
  • 56' It’s gonna be a Red card for Douglas Santos.
  • 58' What a strike from Pizzi! The score is 2-0.
  • 60' Another change for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg made on 60 minute. Magomed Ozdoev leaves to be changed by Igor Smolnikov.
  • 65' Another substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg to replace Aleksandr Erokhin by Aleksei Sutormin on 65 minute.
  • 70' The travelling FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 75' 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.
  • 79' What a strike from Sardar Azmoun! The score is 2-1.
  • 81' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Gabriel by Andreas Samaris on 81 minute.
  • 86' It looks surprising FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg does not make any changes. Gabriel has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 89' The whistle greets Carlos Vinicius as he departs to be replaced by Caio.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Robert Mak. He replaces Oleg Shatov on 90 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sardar Azmoun 2
Raul de Tomas 1
Ruben Dias 1
Artem Dzyuba 1
Pizzi 1
Franco Cervi 1

Head to Head

2019-12-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2019-10-02 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2019-12-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2019-12-06 Boavista FC 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-11-30 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 CS Maritimo W 2019-11-27 RB Leipzig 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2019-11-09 CD Santa Clara 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-11-05 Olympique Lyonnais 3–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Form

2019-12-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2019-12-06 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 3–0 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2019-12-01 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva W 2019-11-27 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–0 Olympique Lyonnais W 2019-11-23 FK Rubin Kazan 1–2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W 2019-11-10 PFK Arsenal Tula 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.88 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica56% Draw24% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg20%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
80%
Draw or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
44%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica41% Draw44% FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 0
10.4%
2 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
7.7%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.6%
4 – 0
2.9%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 23% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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