Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs OGC Nice, Champions League Q 2025 ROUND 3
Overview
Match Preview
Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs OGC Nice — Champions League Q at Estadio da Luz.
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0 games · 0 pts (2025/25)
- OGC Nice 0 games · 0 pts (2025/25)
Match Details
- Referee Marco Guida
13 games this season
🟨 0.9/game
⚽ 3.8 goals/game
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug | OGC Nice | H | 2–0 | W |
| 06 Aug | OGC Nice | A | 2–0 | W |
| 28 Jun | Chelsea FC | H | 1–4 | L |
| 24 Jun | FC Bayern München | H | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Jun | Auckland City FC | H | 6–0 | W |
| 16 Jun | CA Boca Juniors | A | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 0–2 | L |
| 06 Aug | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | H | 0–2 | L |
| 17 May | Stade Brestois 29 | H | 6–0 | W |
| 10 May | Stade Rennais FC 1901 | A | 0–2 | L |
| 02 May | Stade de Reims | H | 1–0 | W |
| 25 Apr | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 3–1 | W |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
100%
Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season
0%
Clean Sheets
OGC Nice this season
OGC Nice this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Estadio da Luz. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Sport Lisboa e Benfica winning 100% of all matches.
- 10' It’s high time Franck Haise made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' OGC Nice started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 18' GOAL! Fredrik Aursnes scores on 18. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup
- 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 27' Goal! Andreas Schjelderup scores his 6 goal in 6 matches.
- 32' The travelling OGC Nice supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
- 47' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. OGC Nice needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 52' Badredine Bouanani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 57' 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.
- 62' OGC Nice is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 67' It looks surprising OGC Nice does not make any changes. Vangelis Pavlidis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 72' 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.
- 77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 82' 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.
- 87' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Samuel Dahl made 4 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sport Lisboa e Benfica players.
Lineups
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 30
- 14
- 8
- 1
- 17
- 21
- 4
- 5
- 20
- 26
- 9
Bench
- 18
- 61
- 7
- 24
- 39
- 25
- 47
- 86
- 71
- 3
- 64
- 68
Coach
Bruno Nascimento
OGC Nice Lineups
Starting XI
- 80
- 92
- 9
- 26
- 33
- 19
- 37
- 20
- 21
- 28
- 39
Bench
- 10
- 31
- 7
- 14
- 48
- 49
- 36
- 23
- 50
Coach
Franck Haise
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Andreas Schjelderup | 1 |
| Florentino | 1 |
| Franjo Ivanovic | 1 |
| Fredrik Aursnes | 1 |
Head to Head
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2025-08-12
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–0
OGC Nice
W
2025-08-06
OGC Nice
0–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2025-06-28
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–4
Chelsea FC
L
2025-06-24
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–0
FC Bayern München
W
2025-06-20
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
6–0
Auckland City FC
W
2025-06-16
CA Boca Juniors
2–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.7
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8
OGC Nice xG
I would bet for:
Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 59% + Under 2.5 goals 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.5
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 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
84%
Draw or OGC Nice
41%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or OGC Nice
75%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.2%
1 – 1
12%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
6.4%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
2.7%
0 – 2
2.5%
Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| Handicap | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers | Push | OGC Nice covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -2 | 15% | 18% | 68% |
| -1.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| -1 | 32% | 25% | 43% |
| -0.5 | 57% | — | 43% |
| +0.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
| +1 | 84% | 11% | 5% |
| +1.5 | 95% | — | 5% |
| +2 | 95% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
OGC Nice keeps clean sheet
19%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

