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

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

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs PAE AEK — Champions League .

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 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

3
2
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
100% Clean Sheets
PAE AEK this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

PAE AEK
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

PAE AEK
Razvan Marin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sport Lisboa e Benfica and PAE AEK.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' The 32-year-old Vasileios Barkas has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Viktor Klonaridis has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 128 appearances.
  • 35' Sport Lisboa e Benfica ring the changes. Rafa Silva has done his job and it is now time for Andrija Zivkovic to step up.
  • 37' The referee shows Sport Lisboa e Benfica player a Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' PAE AEK have won 47 goals from 128 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 47' PAE AEK come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 52' 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.
  • 57' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sport Lisboa e Benfica side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Pizzi as he leaves the pitch. Franco Cervi steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 61' Time for substitution for PAE AEK. Viktor Klonaridis is replaced by Giannis Gianniotas.
  • 66' 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.
  • 68' Fresh legs for PAE AEK! Petros Mantalos comes on to replace Lucas Boye.
  • 73' The referee shows PAE AEK player a Yellow card on 73.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Joao Felix as he leaves the pitch. Nicolas Castillo steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 82' Poor challenge from Kostas Galanopoulos. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 87' The referee calls foul for Kostas Galanopoulos. He receives a Red card.
  • 88' Alejandro Grimaldo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Sport Lisboa e Benfica are in front.
  • 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

Bench

Coach Marinos Ouzounidis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Viktor Klonaridis 2
Alejandro Grimaldo 2
Viktor Klonaridis 2
Haris Seferovic 1
Alfa Semedo 1
Haris Seferovic 1
Alejandro Grimaldo 1
Alfa Semedo 1

Head to Head

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

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
2%

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.