Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.
- Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2025/26)
- Real Sociedad de Fútbol 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Clement Turpin
- Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
- Assistant 2 Erwan Finjean
15 games this season 🟨 1.9/game ⚽ 8.1 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# 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 Atletico 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 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Oct Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 0–1 L 07 Oct GD Estoril Praia A 1–0 W 03 Oct FC Internazionale Milano A 0–1 L 29 Sep FC Porto H 1–0 W 24 Sep Portimonense SC A 3–1 W 20 Sep FC Red Bull Salzburg H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Oct Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 1–0 W 21 Oct RCD Mallorca H 1–0 W 08 Oct Club Atletico de Madrid A 1–2 L 03 Oct FC Red Bull Salzburg A 2–0 W 30 Sep Athletic Club H 3–0 W 27 Sep Valencia CF A 1–0 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Real Sociedad de Fútbol has kicked off!
- 5' 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.
- 10' Sport Lisboa e Benfica started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brais Mendez suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mikel Merino, as he is very good at scoring at Estadio da Luz with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 25' The travelling Real Sociedad de Fútbol supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' 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.
- 35' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' It looks surprising Real Sociedad de Fútbol does not make any changes. Anatolii Trubin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
- 46' Arthur Cabral is replacing Petar Musa for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica side.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Sociedad de Fútbol needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' 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.
- 59' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica manager makes a substitution. David Jurasek departs to be replaced by Juan Bernat.
- 63' What a strike from Brais Mendez! The score is 0-1.
- 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mikel Oyarzabal made 348 appearances and scored 29 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 69' Time for substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. David Neres is replaced by Tiago Gouveia.
- 70' It is a substitution in Real Sociedad de Futbol team. Hamari Traore is replaced by Aritz Elustondo on 70 minute.
- 71' The referee shows Real Sociedad de Futbol player a Yellow card on 71.
- 75' Real Sociedad de Futbol player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 76' Carlos Fernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ander Barrenetxea on 76 minute.
- 77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Juan Bernat.
- 81' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 81 minute. Alexander Bah leaves to be changed by Chiquinho.
- 86' It’s high time Imanol Alguacil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 90' It is a substitution in Real Sociedad de Futbol team. Mikel Oyarzabal is replaced by Mohamed Cho on 90 minute.
- With this win, Real Sociedad de Fútbol is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 30
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7
David Neres ↓ Tiago Gouveia 69'
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20
Joao Mario ↓ Orkun Kokcu 46'
- 27
- 8
- 1
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33
Petar Musa ↓ Arthur Cabral 46'
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6
Alexander Bah ↓ Chiquinho 81'
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- 87
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13
David Jurasek ↓ Juan Bernat 59'
Bench
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9
Arthur Cabral ↑ 46'
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10
Orkun Kokcu ↑ 46'
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14
Juan Bernat ↑ 59'
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22
Chiquinho ↑ 81'
- 61
- 38
- 5
- 24
- 44
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47
Tiago Gouveia ↑ 69'
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Coach Roger SchmidtReal Sociedad de Fútbol Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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18
Hamari Traore ↓ Aritz Elustondo 70'
- 23
- 5
- 8
- 1
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14
Takefusa Kubo ↓ Arsen Zakharyan 76'
- 3
- 24
- 7
- 4
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10
Mikel Oyarzabal ↓ Mohamed Cho 90'
Bench
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Aritz Elustondo ↑ 70'
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Carlos Fernandez ↑ 76'
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- 26
- 30
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- 32
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Arsen Zakharyan ↑ 76'
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- 28
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Mohamed Cho ↑ 90'
Coach Imanol Alguacil -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Brais Mendez 1 Rafa Silva 1 Mikel Merino 1 Ander Barrenetxea 1 Mikel Oyarzabal 1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form
2023-10-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2023-10-07 GD Estoril Praia 0–1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-10-03 FC Internazionale Milano 1–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2023-09-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 1–0 FC Porto W 2023-09-24 Portimonense SC 1–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2023-09-20 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg LReal Sociedad de Fútbol Form
2023-10-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2023-10-21 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–0 RCD Mallorca W 2023-10-08 Club Atletico de Madrid 2–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol L 2023-10-03 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2023-09-30 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 3–0 Athletic Club W 2023-09-27 Valencia CF 0–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.78 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.07 Real Sociedad de Fútbol xGI would bet for: Real Sociedad de Fútbol or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 72%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Sociedad de Fútbol winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.85Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 82% 18% ± 1.5 56% 44% ± 2.5 28% 72% ± 3.5 12% 88% ± 4.5 5% 95% Double Chance
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw 60%Draw or Real Sociedad de Fútbol 73%Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Real Sociedad de Fútbol 67%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 18.2%0 – 1 Actual1 – 1 14.1%1 – 0 10.8%0 – 2 8.6%1 – 2 6.9%2 – 1 5%2 – 0 4.5%0 – 3 3%2 – 2 2.8%1 – 3 2.5%3 – 1 1.3%Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Real Sociedad de Fútbol covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 6% 92% -1.5 8% — 92% -1 8% 17% 76% -0.5 24% — 76% +0.5 60% — 40% +1 60% 24% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Real Sociedad de Fútbol keeps clean sheet 46% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.