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

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UEFA Champions League · 2019-20

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

3 – 0

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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

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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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 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 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Dec	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	H	3–0	W
06 Dec	Boavista FC	A	4–1	W
30 Nov	CS Marítimo	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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg get this one started.
5' Gabriel is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
17' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
19' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Gabriel gets a Yellow card.
24' 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.
29' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
34' Wilmar Barrios needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
39' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg have won 547 goals from 401 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
43' It’s a booking for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player. Magomed Ozdoev gets a Yellow card.
47' Franco Cervi puts Sport Lisboa e Benfica on the lead.
52' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
55' Aleksandr Erokhin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 55.
56' Douglas Santos was booked on 56.
58' Goal! Pizzi scores his 64 goal in 478 matches.
60' The whistle greets Magomed Ozdoev as he departs to be replaced by Igor Smolnikov.
65' The supporters are chanting for Aleksei Sutormin. He replaces Aleksandr Erokhin on 65 minute.
70' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
75' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg backline.
79' Goal! Sardar Azmoun scores his 81 goal in 216 matches.
81' Andreas Samaris has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gabriel on 81 minute.
86' A quiet spell here at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
89' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Carlos Vinicius is replaced by Caio.
90' Robert Mak gets the nod from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. He replaces Oleg Shatov and will look to change the dynamic.
3-0 the final result. FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Haris Seferovic ↑ 81'
33
Jardel
22
Andreas Samaris ↑ 81'
72
Ivan Zlobin
73
Jota
71
Nuno Tavares
7
Caio ↑ 89'

Coach Bruno Nascimento

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

15
Vyacheslav Karavaev
3
Douglas Santos
21
Aleksandr Erokhin ↓ Aleksei Sutormin 65'
22
Artem Dzyuba
6
Branislav Ivanovic C
5
Wilmar Barrios
4
Yordan Osorio
41
Mikhail Kerzhakov
17
Oleg Shatov ↓ Robert Mak 90'
27
Magomed Ozdoev ↓ Igor Smolnikov 60'
7
Sardar Azmoun

Bench

Coach Sergei Semak

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

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

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.

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

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 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