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

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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 (2025/26)
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

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	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 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

20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sport Lisboa e Benfica and FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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.
17' Douglas Santos is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
19' Poor challenge from Gabriel. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
24' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
29' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg backline.
34' It looks like no one’s ball. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
39' 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.
43' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Magomed Ozdoev on 43 minutes.
47' A stunning finish from Franco Cervi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
52' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' Aleksandr Erokhin was booked on 55.
56' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg player sees a Red card in front of him.
58' Pizzi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 58 minutes.
60' Magomed Ozdoev makes way for Igor Smolnikov at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg.
65' Time for substitution for FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg. Aleksandr Erokhin is replaced by Aleksei Sutormin.
70' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
79' Brilliant from the ! Sardar Azmoun makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 79.
81' Andreas Samaris has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gabriel on 81 minute.
86' The travelling FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
89' Carlos Vinicius makes way for Caio at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
90' FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg ring the changes. Oleg Shatov has done his job and it is now time for Robert Mak to step up.
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg will have plenty to reflect on. Sport Lisboa e Benfica were simply the better side today.

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
Franco Cervi	1
Raul de Tomas	1
Ruben Dias	1
Artem Dzyuba	1
Pizzi	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