Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs RB Leipzig, Champions League 2019-20 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs RB Leipzig — Champions League .
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
- RB Leipzig 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Marco Di Bello
- Referee Massimiliano Irrati
- Referee Tasos Sidiropoulos
- Referee Polychronis Kostaras
- Referee Lazaros Dimitriadis
- Referee Ioannis Papadopoulos
5 games this season
🟨 3.2/game
⚽ 11.8 goals/game
🟥 2 total
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep | RB Leipzig | H | 1–2 | L |
| 14 Sep | Gil Vicente FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 01 Sep | Sporting Clube de Braga | A | 4–0 | W |
| 24 Aug | FC Porto | H | 0–2 | L |
| 17 Aug | Os Belenenses Futebol | A | 2–0 | W |
| 10 Aug | FC Paços de Ferreira | H | 5–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | A | 2–1 | W |
| 14 Sep | FC Bayern München | H | 1–1 | D |
| 30 Aug | Borussia Mönchengladbach | A | 3–1 | W |
| 25 Aug | Eintracht Frankfurt | H | 2–1 | W |
| 18 Aug | 1. FC Union Berlin | A | 4–0 | W |
| 11 Aug | VfL Osnabrück | A | 3–2 | W |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
RB Leipzig this season
RB Leipzig this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
RB Leipzig
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/–
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sport Lisboa e Benfica and RB Leipzig has kicked off!
- 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sport Lisboa e Benfica and RB Leipzig are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 10' Peter Gulacsi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' The travelling RB Leipzig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Sport Lisboa e Benfica 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.
- 25' Serbia international Ljubomir Fejsa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 39' A change in the RB Leipzig ranks — Konrad Laimer exits the field as Amadou Haidara enters on 39.
- 44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 49' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 54' RB Leipzig is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 57' RB Leipzig receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
- 62' Jota has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 62.
- 67' The supporters are chanting for David Tavares. He replaces Jota on 67 minute.
- 69' Against the run of play, Timo Werner has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 70' A meaty challenge results in booking for Amadou Haidara on 70.
- 75' It looks like no one’s ball. RB Leipzig is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 76' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Pizzi is withdrawn and Rafa Silva gets his opportunity.
- 78' Magnificent from Timo Werner! That is 116 goals in 166 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 83' It is a substitution in RB Leipzig team. Marcel Halstenberg is replaced by Lukas Klostermann on 83 minute.
- 84' Haris Seferovic does the damage! The net is bulging and Sport Lisboa e Benfica surge ahead!
- 88' Another substitution for RB Leipzig to replace Emil Forsberg by Christopher Nkunku on 88 minute.
- The final score is 1-2.
Lineups
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
Starting XI
- 9
- 6
-
21
Pizzi C ↓ Rafa Silva 76'
-
11
Franco Cervi ↓ Haris Seferovic 76'
- 49
- 3
- 5
- 99
- 97
-
73
Jota ↓ David Tavares 67'
- 84
Bench
-
14
Haris Seferovic ↑ 76'
- 33
-
27
Rafa Silva ↑ 76'
- 72
- 71
- 7
-
92
David Tavares ↑ 67'
Coach
Bruno Nascimento
RB Leipzig Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 9
- 10
- 22
- 1
- 4
- 23
- 6
- 31
-
27
Konrad Laimer ↓ Amadou Haidara 39'
- 7
Bench
- 17
-
18
Christopher Nkunku ↑ 88'
- 28
-
16
Lukas Klostermann ↑ 83'
- 5
- 20
-
8
Amadou Haidara ↑ 39'
Coach
Julian Nagelsmann
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Timo Werner | 2 |
| Pizzi | 1 |
| Emil Forsberg | 1 |
| Haris Seferovic | 1 |
| Carlos Vinicius | 1 |
Head to Head
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2019-09-17
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
1–2
RB Leipzig
L
2019-09-14
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
2–0
Gil Vicente FC
W
2019-09-01
Sporting Clube de Braga
0–4
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2019-08-24
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0–2
FC Porto
L
2019-08-17
Os Belenenses Futebol
0–2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
W
2019-08-10
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
5–0
FC Paços de Ferreira
W
RB Leipzig Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.28
Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.56
RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for:
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or RB Leipzig 72% + Both teams to score 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: RB Leipzig win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 3.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
59%
Draw or RB Leipzig
69%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or RB Leipzig
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
8.2%
0 – 0
7.7%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
4.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica
| Handicap | Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers | Push | RB Leipzig covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 9% | 87% |
| -1.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -1 | 13% | 17% | 70% |
| -0.5 | 30% | — | 70% |
| +0.5 | 57% | — | 43% |
| +1 | 57% | 21% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 13% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
29%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.