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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb, Europe 2018-19 ROUND OF 16

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3 – 0
Full Time
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Thu 14 Mar 2019 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Nikola Moro
Y 45' Bruno Petkovic
Jonas 67' Y
Joao Felix 74' Y
Alejandro Grimaldo 90' Y
R 104' Petar Stojanovic
Y 104' Petar Stojanovic
Y 110' Kevin Theophile-Catherine
Gabriel 114' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs GNK Dinamo Zagreb — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Markus Hacker
  • Referee Deniz Aytekin
  • Referee Eduard Beitinger
  • Referee Rafael Foltyn
  • Referee Benjamin Cortus
  • Referee Christian Dingert

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
3
1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6 games · Avg 1.5 goals GNK Dinamo Zagreb
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2019-03-07 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-01-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2017-09-16 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-04-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar GNK Dinamo Zagreb H 3–0 W
11 Mar Os Belenenses Futebol H 2–2 D
07 Mar GNK Dinamo Zagreb A 0–1 L
02 Mar FC Porto A 2–1 W
25 Feb GD Chaves H 4–0 W
21 Feb Galatasaray SK H 0–0 D
GNK Dinamo Zagreb
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–3 L
07 Mar Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–0 W
21 Feb FC Viktoria Plzen H 3–0 W
14 Feb FC Viktoria Plzen A 1–2 L
13 Dec RSC Anderlecht H 0–0 D
29 Nov Fenerbahçe SK A 0–0 D

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
100% Clean Sheets
GNK Dinamo Zagreb this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Jakub Kaminski 1 G 1 A
Dodi Lukebakio 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Sport Lisboa e Benfica and GNK Dinamo Zagreb.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuri Ribeiro is clearly more than just a goal scorer for GNK Dinamo Zagreb.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 14' Nikola Moro is having his name booked by the referee on 14.
  • 19' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 29' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 34' Kosovo international Amir Rrahmani has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 39' 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 Ljubomir Fejsa suffering a number of foals already.
  • 44' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Bruno Petkovic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Alejandro Grimaldo is replacing Yuri Ribeiro for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
  • 51' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 56' GNK Dinamo Zagreb fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and GNK Dinamo Zagreb are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 62' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Joao Pedro Filipe by Joao Felix on 62 minute.
  • 67' Jonas picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' Jonas has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
  • 74' That is a Yellow card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Joao Felix will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' Fresh legs for GNK Dinamo Zagreb! Mario Situm comes on to replace Damian Kadzior.
  • 80' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 85' The travelling GNK Dinamo Zagreb supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 86' The GNK Dinamo Zagreb bench stirs into life. Bruno Petkovic is withdrawn and Mario Gavranovic gets his opportunity.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Alejandro Grimaldo will be fuming at that decision.
  • With this win, Sport Lisboa e Benfica is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bruno Nascimento

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nenad Bjelica

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bruno Petkovic 1
Alejandro Grimaldo 1
Jonas 1
Ferro 1

Head to Head

2019-03-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2019-03-07 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-01-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 2017-09-16 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-04-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2019-03-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb W 2019-03-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–2 Os Belenenses Futebol D 2019-03-07 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2019-03-02 FC Porto 1–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-02-25 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 GD Chaves W 2019-02-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 Galatasaray SK D

GNK Dinamo Zagreb Form

2019-03-14 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb L 2019-03-07 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2019-02-21 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 3–0 FC Viktoria Plzen W 2019-02-14 FC Viktoria Plzen 2–1 GNK Dinamo Zagreb L 2018-12-13 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 RSC Anderlecht D 2018-11-29 Fenerbahçe SK 0–0 GNK Dinamo Zagreb D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.56 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.75 GNK Dinamo Zagreb xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica54% Draw27% GNK Dinamo Zagreb19%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
81%
Draw or GNK Dinamo Zagreb
46%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or GNK Dinamo Zagreb
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica37% Draw49% GNK Dinamo Zagreb14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
12.4%
0 – 0
12.1%
2 – 0
11.7%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
6.4%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
4.6%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push GNK Dinamo Zagreb covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 25% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
GNK Dinamo Zagreb keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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