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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Olympique de Marseille, Europe 2023-24 QUARTER FINALS

UEFA Europa League · 2023-24
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2 – 1
Full Time
Olympique de Marseille
Thu 11 Apr 2024 · 19:00 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'
David Neres 18' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Olympique de Marseille — Europe at Estadio da Luz.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Oliver
19 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 9.5 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi 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 Fenerbahce 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

1
1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals Olympique de Marseille
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Olympique de Marseille

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Olympique de Marseille H 2–1 W
06 Apr Sporting Clube de Portugal A 1–2 L
29 Mar GD Chaves H 1–0 W
17 Mar Casa Pia AC A 1–0 W
14 Mar Rangers FC A 1–0 W
10 Mar GD Estoril Praia H 3–1 W
Olympique de Marseille
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Apr Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–2 L
05 Apr Lille OSC A 1–3 L
31 Mar Paris Saint-Germain FC H 0–2 L
17 Mar Stade Rennais FC 1901 A 0–2 L
14 Mar Villarreal CF A 1–3 L
10 Mar FC Nantes H 2–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sport Lisboa e Benfica is hosting Olympique de Marseille for another epic battle.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Olympique de Marseille needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Olympique de Marseille is showing some good football. However, Olympique de Marseille are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 16' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is taking the lead after the goal scored by Rafa Silva on 16.
  • 18' Sport Lisboa e Benfica receives a card for a hard tackle on 18.
  • 23' Geoffrey Kondogbia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 28' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sport Lisboa e Benfica that had 467 games and scored 818 goals.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Angel di Maria, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 14 goals in the last 12 games.
  • 45' It is a substitution in Olympique de Marseille team. Quentin Merlin is replaced by Iliman Ndiaye on 45 minute.
  • 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 52' What a strike from Angel di Maria! The score is 2-0.
  • 54' Another substitution for Olympique de Marseille to replace Faris Moumbagna by Azzedine Ounahi on 54 minute.
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' Faris Moumbagna needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 67' What a strike from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang! The score is 2-1.
  • 67' Emran Soglo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Chancel Mbemba on 67 minute.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. David Neres is replaced by Joao Mario on 71 minute.
  • 76' Olympique de Marseille 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.
  • 81' 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.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • Another three points for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

Olympique de Marseille Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jean-Louis Gasset

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Angel di Maria 1
Rafa Silva 1
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 1
Faris Moumbagna 1

Head to Head

2024-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Olympique de Marseille

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2024-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Olympique de Marseille W 2024-04-06 Sporting Clube de Portugal 2–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2024-03-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 GD Chaves W 2024-03-17 Casa Pia AC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-03-14 Rangers FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2024-03-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–1 GD Estoril Praia W

Olympique de Marseille Form

2024-04-11 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–1 Olympique de Marseille L 2024-04-05 Lille OSC 3–1 Olympique de Marseille L 2024-03-31 Olympique de Marseille 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2024-03-17 Stade Rennais FC 1901 2–0 Olympique de Marseille L 2024-03-14 Villarreal CF 3–1 Olympique de Marseille L 2024-03-10 Olympique de Marseille 2–0 FC Nantes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.74 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Olympique de Marseille xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica57% Draw24% Olympique de Marseille19%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
81%
Draw or Olympique de Marseille
43%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Olympique de Marseille
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica38% Draw46% Olympique de Marseille16%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.1%
1 – 0
10.8%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.6%
3 – 0
5.7%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.5%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Olympique de Marseille covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Olympique de Marseille keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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