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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs PAOK FC, 2018-19 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1 – 1
Full Time
PAOK FC
Tue 21 Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Gedson 52' Y
Y 71' Vieirinha
Andre Almeida 83' Y
Y 84' Dimitris Pelkas
Y 89' Amr Warda

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs PAOK FC — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Danilo Grujic
  • Referee Milorad Mazic
  • Referee Milovan Ristic
  • Referee Dalibor Durdevic
  • Referee Nenad Djokic

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

2
4
1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 7 games · Avg 2.6 goals PAOK FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 PAOK FC 2018-02-10 PAOK FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-10-28 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 PAOK FC 2017-04-01 PAOK FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2016-12-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 PAOK FC

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug PAOK FC H 1–1 D
18 Aug Boavista FC A 2–0 W
14 Aug Fenerbahçe SK A 1–1 D
10 Aug Vitória SC H 3–2 W
07 Aug Fenerbahçe SK H 1–0 W
06 May AFC Ajax H 5–1 W
PAOK FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–1 D
14 Aug FK Spartak Moskva A 0–0 D
08 Aug FK Spartak Moskva H 3–2 W
01 Aug FC Basel 1893 A 3–0 W
24 Jul FC Basel 1893 H 2–1 W
06 May FC CFR 1907 Cluj A 1–4 L

Key Stats

86% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
29% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

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 PAOK FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. PAOK FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' The 35-year-old Andre Almeida has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined PAOK FC backline.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Sport Lisboa e Benfica in their trying to find a way past PAOK FC's compact .
  • 25' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' PAOK FC is showing some good football. However, PAOK FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' PAOK FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' The Portugal attacking midfielder Pizzi breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-0!
  • 46' Pizzi with the second goal in the match!
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 52' It’s a booking for Sport Lisboa e Benfica player. Gedson gets a Yellow card.
  • 52' The supporters are chanting for Amr Warda. He replaces Dimitris Limnios on 52 minute.
  • 57' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 62' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 62 minutes.
  • 65' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Andrija Zivkovic exits the field as Rafa Silva enters on 65.
  • 70' It’s high time Rui Vitoria made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 71' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Vieirinha on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Amr Warda doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 79' Joao Felix gets the nod from Sport Lisboa e Benfica. He replaces Pizzi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Evgen Shakhov. He replaces Leo Jaba on 81 minute.
  • 83' Andre Almeida picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 84' The referee has no hesitation. Dimitris Pelkas is booked for PAOK FC — Yellow card on 84.
  • 87' A tactical swap from PAOK FC — Chuba Akpom on, Aleksandar Prijovic off on 87 minutes.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Amr Warda.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rui Vitoria

PAOK FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Răzvan Lucescu

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Eduardo Salvio 2
Eduardo Salvio 2
Pizzi 2
Pizzi 2
Jardel 1
Jardel 1
Aleksandar Prijovic 1
Andrija Zivkovic 1

Head to Head

2018-08-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 PAOK FC 2018-02-10 PAOK FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-10-28 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 PAOK FC 2017-04-01 PAOK FC 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2016-12-13 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 PAOK FC

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2018-08-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 PAOK FC D 2018-08-18 Boavista FC 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2018-08-14 Fenerbahçe SK 1–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2018-08-10 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–2 Vitória SC W 2018-08-07 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 Fenerbahçe SK W 2018-05-06 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 5–1 AFC Ajax W

PAOK FC Form

2018-08-21 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–1 PAOK FC D 2018-08-14 FK Spartak Moskva 0–0 PAOK FC D 2018-08-08 PAOK FC 3–2 FK Spartak Moskva W 2018-08-01 FC Basel 1893 0–3 PAOK FC W 2018-07-24 PAOK FC 2–1 FC Basel 1893 W 2018-05-06 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 4–1 PAOK FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.39 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 PAOK FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica45% Draw28% PAOK FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
74%
Draw or PAOK FC
55%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or PAOK FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica31% Draw49% PAOK FC20%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
6.3%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push PAOK FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
PAOK FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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