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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Real Sociedad de Futbol, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0 – 1
Full Time
Real Sociedad de Futbol
Tue 24 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Estadio da Luz HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 63' Brais Mendez
Y 71' Aritz Elustondo
Y 75' Mikel Merino
Juan Bernat 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Real Sociedad de Fútbol — Champions League at Estadio da Luz.

Match Details

  • Referee Clement Turpin
  • Assistant 1 Nicolas Danos
  • Assistant 2 Erwan Finjean
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern Munchen 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 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 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

2
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Real Sociedad de Futbol
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Real Sociedad de Futbol 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
Real Sociedad de Futbol
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Estadio da Luz. Sport Lisboa e Benfica are looking to make home advantage count against Real Sociedad de Fútbol.
  • 5' Japan international Takefusa Kubo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Real Sociedad de Fútbol is showing some good football. However, Real Sociedad de Fútbol are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sport Lisboa e Benfica must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roger Schmidt will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alexander Bah is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Real Sociedad de Fútbol.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Sport Lisboa e Benfica team. Petar Musa is replaced by Arthur Cabral on 46 minute.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Sport Lisboa e Benfica in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Real Sociedad de Fútbol's compact 4-3-3.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 59' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. David Jurasek is withdrawn and Juan Bernat gets his opportunity.
  • 63' Brais Mendez adds to his 2 season tally! Real Sociedad de Futbol lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 68' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 69' The crowd applauds David Neres as he leaves the pitch. Tiago Gouveia steps in for Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  • 70' Another change for Real Sociedad de Futbol made on 70 minute. Hamari Traore leaves to be changed by Aritz Elustondo.
  • 71' Aritz Elustondo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 71.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Mikel Merino.
  • 76' Carlos Fernandez is replacing Ander Barrenetxea for the Real Sociedad de Futbol side.
  • 77' Juan Bernat is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Chiquinho comes on to replace Alexander Bah.
  • 86' The travelling Real Sociedad de Fútbol supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' Real Sociedad de Futbol manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mohamed Cho is hanging Mikel Oyarzabal on the field on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Real Sociedad de Fútbol share the spoils 0-1.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roger Schmidt

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Imanol Alguacil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brais Mendez 1
Rafa Silva 1
Mikel Merino 1
Ander Barrenetxea 1
Mikel Oyarzabal 1

Head to Head

2023-10-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2023-10-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol 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 L

Real Sociedad de Fútbol Form

2023-10-24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol W 2023-10-21 Real Sociedad de Futbol 1–0 RCD Mallorca L 2023-10-08 Club Atletico de Madrid 2–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol L 2023-10-03 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Real Sociedad de Futbol W 2023-09-30 Real Sociedad de Futbol 3–0 Athletic Club L 2023-09-27 Valencia CF 0–1 Real Sociedad de Futbol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.78 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Real Sociedad de Fútbol xG
I would bet for: Real Sociedad de Fútbol or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica27% Draw33% Real Sociedad de Fútbol40%
Actual: Real Sociedad de Fútbol win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.85
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica17% Draw57% Real Sociedad de Fútbol26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.2%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.