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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Fenerbahce SK, 2018-19 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1 – 0
Full Time
Fenerbahce SK
Tue 7 Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 78' Soldado
Alejandro Grimaldo 79' Y
Y 82' Mehmet Ekici
Y 90' Eljif Elmas

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Fenerbahce SK — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Denis Scherbakov
  • Referee Aliaksei Kulbakov
  • Referee Dmitry Zhuk
  • Referee Oleg Maslyanko

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 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

4
3
1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals Fenerbahce SK
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Fenerbahce SK 2018-04-10 Fenerbahce SK 4–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-08-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Fenerbahce SK 2017-04-17 Fenerbahce SK 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2016-10-22 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Fenerbahce SK

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug Fenerbahce SK H 1–0 W
06 May AFC Ajax H 5–1 W
28 Apr PAE AEK A 0–0 D
21 Apr CA Mineiro H 3–0 W
14 Apr FC Barcelona A 1–0 W
10 Apr Fenerbahce SK A 2–4 L
Fenerbahce SK
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–1 L
06 May AS Monaco FC A 0–2 L
28 Apr SK Slavia Praha H 3–1 W
21 Apr FK Spartak Moskva A 1–2 L
14 Apr FK Dynamo Kyiv H 1–2 L
10 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 4–2 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sport Lisboa e Benfica kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Mathieu Valbuena has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' Alejandro Grimaldo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 46 goals in his last 467 appearances.
  • 20' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 818 goals from 467 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Volkan Demirel made 194 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' Franco Cervi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Fenerbahçe SK tonight.
  • 45' Fenerbahçe SK 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.
  • 50' Mehmet Ekici has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sport Lisboa e Benfica must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 61' Another substitution for Fenerbahce SK to replace Mathieu Valbuena by Mehmet Ekici on 61 minute.
  • 63' Nicolas Castillo is replacing Facundo Ferreyra for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
  • 68' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Fenerbahçe SK are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 69' Franco Cervi adds to his 0 season tally! Sport Lisboa e Benfica lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Fenerbahce SK. Alper Potuk is replaced by Soldado.
  • 75' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Eduardo Salvio exits the field as Andrija Zivkovic enters on 75.
  • 78' The referee has no hesitation. Soldado is booked for Fenerbahce SK — Yellow card on 78.
  • 79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alejandro Grimaldo.
  • 82' Mehmet Ekici has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
  • 86' It is a substitution in Fenerbahce SK team. Nabil Dirar is replaced by Baris Alici on 86 minute.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Fenerbahce SK player. Eljif Elmas gets a Yellow card.
  • It finishes all square. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Fenerbahçe SK share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Vitoria

Fenerbahce SK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phillip Cocu

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Franco Cervi 1
Franco Cervi 1
Alper Potuk 1
Gedson 1
Alper Potuk 1
Gedson 1
Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu 1

Head to Head

2018-08-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Fenerbahce SK 2018-04-10 Fenerbahce SK 4–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-08-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 Fenerbahce SK 2017-04-17 Fenerbahce SK 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2016-10-22 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Fenerbahce SK

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2018-08-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Fenerbahce SK W 2018-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 AFC Ajax W 2018-04-28 PAE AEK 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2018-04-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 CA Mineiro W 2018-04-14 FC Barcelona 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2018-04-10 Fenerbahce SK 4–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L

Fenerbahce SK Form

2018-08-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Fenerbahce SK L 2018-05-06 AS Monaco FC 2–0 Fenerbahce SK L 2018-04-28 Fenerbahce SK 3–1 SK Slavia Praha W 2018-04-21 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 Fenerbahce SK L 2018-04-14 Fenerbahce SK 1–2 FK Dynamo Kyiv L 2018-04-10 Fenerbahce SK 4–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.65 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Fenerbahce SK xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica56% Draw25% Fenerbahce SK19%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
82%
Draw or Fenerbahce SK
44%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Fenerbahce SK
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica38% Draw47% Fenerbahce SK15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 1
6%
3 – 0
5.8%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
2 – 2
4%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Fenerbahce SK covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 24% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Fenerbahce SK keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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