Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs PAE AEK, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2018-19

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

1 – 0

Full Time

PAE AEK

Wed 12 Dec 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Ruben Dias 37' Y

Y 73' Niklas Hult

Y 82' Kostas Galanopoulos

R 87' Kostas Galanopoulos

Overview

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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs PAE AEK — Champions League .

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)
PAE AEK 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

Referee Donald Robertson
Referee Alastair Mather
Referee Sean Carr
Referee Bobby Madden
Referee Alan Muir
Referee Don Robertson
Referee David Roome

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 Atlético 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	Qarabağ Ağdam 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

Sport Lisboa e Benfica 6 games · Avg 1.5 goals PAE AEK

Last 5 meetings

2018-12-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 PAE AEK 2018-10-02 PAE AEK 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-04-28 PAE AEK 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-12-15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 PAE AEK 2017-01-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 PAE AEK

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	PAE AEK	H	1–0	W
08 Dec	Vitoria FC	A	1–0	W
01 Dec	CD Feirense	H	4–0	W
27 Nov	FC Bayern München	A	1–5	L
11 Nov	CD Tondela	A	3–1	W
07 Nov	AFC Ajax	H	1–1	D

PAE AEK

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Dec	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	AFC Ajax	H	0–2	L
07 Nov	FC Bayern München	A	0–2	L
23 Oct	FC Bayern München	H	0–2	L
02 Oct	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	2–3	L
19 Sep	AFC Ajax	A	0–3	L

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sport Lisboa e Benfica and PAE AEK.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PAE AEK that had 127 games and scored 46 goals.
10' Ezequiel Ponce has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and PAE AEK are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sport Lisboa e Benfica side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
30' It looks surprising PAE AEK does not make any changes. Lucas Boye has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
35' Andrija Zivkovic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rafa Silva on 35 minute.
37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ruben Dias.
42' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against PAE AEK's shape.
47' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sport Lisboa e Benfica must find a spark to ignite this game.
52' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and PAE AEK are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
57' 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.
59' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 59 minute. Pizzi leaves to be changed by Franco Cervi.
61' It is a substitution in PAE AEK team. Viktor Klonaridis is replaced by Giannis Gianniotas on 61 minute.
66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
68' Petros Mantalos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lucas Boye at the 68 minute mark.
73' A moment of madness from Niklas Hult on 73 minutes earns him a Yellow card. PAE AEK will be frustrated.
77' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Joao Felix is replaced by Nicolas Castillo on 77 minute.
82' Kostas Galanopoulos is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
87' It’s a booking for PAE AEK player. Kostas Galanopoulos gets a Red card.
88' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alejandro Grimaldo on 88.
It finishes all square. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and PAE AEK share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Vitoria

PAE AEK Lineups

Starting XI

23
Niklas Hult
39
Erik Moran ↓ Rodrigo Galo 77'
4
Marios Oikonomou
22
Ezequiel Ponce
31
Lucas Boye ↓ Petros Mantalos 68'
19
Dmytro Chygrynskiy
2
Michail Bakakis C
17
Viktor Klonaridis ↓ Giannis Gianniotas 61'
15
Uros Cosic
25
Kostas Galanopoulos
1
Vasileios Barkas

Bench

Coach Marinos Ouzounidis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Viktor Klonaridis	2
Alejandro Grimaldo	2
Viktor Klonaridis	2
Alejandro Grimaldo	1
Alfa Semedo	1
Haris Seferovic	1
Alfa Semedo	1
Haris Seferovic	1

Head to Head

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2018-12-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 PAE AEK W 2018-12-08 Vitoria FC 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2018-12-01 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–0 CD Feirense W 2018-11-27 FC Bayern München 5–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2018-11-11 CD Tondela 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2018-11-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 AFC Ajax D

PAE AEK Form

2018-12-12 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 PAE AEK L 2018-11-27 PAE AEK 0–2 AFC Ajax L 2018-11-07 FC Bayern München 2–0 PAE AEK L 2018-10-23 PAE AEK 0–2 FC Bayern München L 2018-10-02 PAE AEK 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2018-09-19 AFC Ajax 3–0 PAE AEK L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.41 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.68 PAE AEK xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica57% Draw27% PAE AEK16%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.09

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw

84%

Draw or PAE AEK

43%

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or PAE AEK

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sport Lisboa e Benfica35% Draw52% PAE AEK13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

14.6%

1 – 1

12.7%

2 – 0

11.8%

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 1

7.2%

3 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

3.9%

1 – 2

3.9%

2 – 2

2.9%

0 – 2

2.7%

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers	Push	PAE AEK covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	16%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	26%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	12%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

51% ✓

PAE AEK keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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