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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Maccabi Haifa FC, Champions League 2022-23 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2022-23
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2 – 0
Full Time
Maccabi Haifa FC
Tue 6 Sep 2022 · 19:00 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'
Goncalo Ramos 45' Y
Y 59' Neta Lavi
Y 64' Abdoulaye Seck

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Maccabi Haifa FC — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.

Match Details

  • Referee Andreas Ekberg
  • Referee Mehmet-Mohammed Culum
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Referee Fredrik Klitte
  • Referee Niklas Nyberg (Sweden)

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

2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals Maccabi Haifa FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Maccabi Haifa FC

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Sep Maccabi Haifa FC H 2–0 W
02 Sep FC Vizela H 2–1 W
30 Aug FC Pacos de Ferreira H 3–2 W
27 Aug Boavista FC A 3–0 W
23 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv H 3–0 W
17 Aug FK Dynamo Kyiv A 2–0 W
Maccabi Haifa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Sep Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–2 L
23 Aug FK Crvena Zvezda A 2–2 D
17 Aug FK Crvena Zvezda H 3–2 W
09 Aug Apollon FC Lemesos A 0–2 L
03 Aug Apollon FC Lemesos H 4–0 W
27 Jul PAE Olympiakos SFP A 4–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Estadio da Luz that hosts another battle between Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Maccabi Haifa FC.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Omer Atzili made 36 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sport Lisboa e Benfica needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 15' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is showing some good football. However, Sport Lisboa e Benfica are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' The travelling Maccabi Haifa FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' 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 Tjaronn Chery suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' 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.
  • 31' Another change for Maccabi Haifa FC made on 31 minute. Ali Mohamed leaves to be changed by Mohammad Abu Fani.
  • 32' Maccabi Haifa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mohammad Abu Fani is hanging Ali Mohamed on the field on 32 minute.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Goncalo Ramos is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' The whistle greets Goncalo Ramos as he departs to be replaced by Petar Musa.
  • 50' Rafa Silva puts Sport Lisboa e Benfica on the lead.
  • 54' What a strike from Alejandro Grimaldo! The score is 2-0.
  • 55' What a strike from Alejandro Grimaldo! The score is 3-0.
  • 59' Neta Lavi was booked on 59.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Abdoulaye Seck.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. David Neres is replaced by Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 67' Maccabi Haifa FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Suf Podgoreanu is hanging Abdoulaye Seck on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 77' David Neres needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 79' Diogo Goncalves has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rafa Silva on 79 minute.
  • 80' Another substitution for Maccabi Haifa FC to replace Suf Podgoreanu by Sun Menachem on 80 minute.
  • 85' It’s high time Barak Bakhar made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' 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.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sport Lisboa e Benfica players.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

Maccabi Haifa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barak Bakhar

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alejandro Grimaldo 3
Rafa Silva 2
Petar Musa 2
Joao Mario 1
Goncalo Ramos 1
Henrique Araujo 1
Tjaronn Chery 1

Head to Head

2022-09-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Maccabi Haifa FC

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2022-09-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Maccabi Haifa FC W 2022-09-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 FC Vizela W 2022-08-30 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–2 FC Pacos de Ferreira W 2022-08-27 Boavista FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2022-08-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 FK Dynamo Kyiv W 2022-08-17 FK Dynamo Kyiv 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Maccabi Haifa FC Form

2022-09-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Maccabi Haifa FC L 2022-08-23 FK Crvena Zvezda 2–2 Maccabi Haifa FC D 2022-08-17 Maccabi Haifa FC 3–2 FK Crvena Zvezda W 2022-08-09 Apollon FC Lemesos 2–0 Maccabi Haifa FC L 2022-08-03 Maccabi Haifa FC 4–0 Apollon FC Lemesos W 2022-07-27 PAE Olympiakos SFP 0–4 Maccabi Haifa FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.7 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Maccabi Haifa FC xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica57% Draw25% Maccabi Haifa FC18%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
82%
Draw or Maccabi Haifa FC
43%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Maccabi Haifa FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica39% Draw47% Maccabi Haifa FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.5%
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
6.2%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
2.7%
4 – 0
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Maccabi Haifa FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 18% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 24% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Maccabi Haifa FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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