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Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Royal Standard de Liège, Europe 2020-21 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2020-21
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
3 – 0
Full Time
Royal Standard de Liège
Thu 29 Oct 2020 · 20:00 UTC Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Diogo Goncalves 43' Y
Y 48' Arnaud Bodart
Y 65' Collins Fai

Overview

Match Preview

Sport Lisboa e Benfica vs Royal Standard de Liège — Europe at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Match Details

  • Referee Francois Letexier
  • Referee Cyril Mugnier
  • Referee Mehdi Rahmouni
  • Referee Pignard Jeremie
18 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Royal Standard de Liège
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Royal Standard de Liège

Recent Form

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Royal Standard de Liège H 3–0 W
26 Oct Os Belenenses Futebol H 2–0 W
22 Oct KKS Lech Poznań A 4–2 W
18 Oct Rio Ave FC A 3–0 W
04 Oct SC Farense H 3–2 W
26 Sep Moreirense FC H 2–0 W
Royal Standard de Liège
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Oct Sport Lisboa e Benfica A 0–3 L
25 Oct K. Sint-Truidense VV A 0–2 L
22 Oct Rangers FC H 0–2 L
17 Oct Club Brugge KV H 1–1 D
04 Oct Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 2–1 W
01 Oct MOL Fehervar FC H 3–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/2
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Gianluca Prestianni 2 G 2 A
Vangelis Pavlidis 2 G
Jhon Duran 2 G
Dodi Lukebakio 1 G 1 A
Jakub Kaminski 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have kicked off against Royal Standard de Liege. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Collins Fai is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Royal Standard de Liege.
  • 10' Jan Vertonghen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 9 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 30' Gabriel needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Royal Standard de Liege 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.
  • 40' Sport Lisboa e Benfica have won 852 goals from 479 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 43' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Diogo Goncalves on 43 minutes.
  • 46' The whistle greets Pedrinho as he departs to be replaced by Rafa Silva.
  • 48' Controversy at the stadium! Arnaud Bodart argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 49' Against the run of play, Pizzi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 54' It looks like no one’s ball. Royal Standard de Liege is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 59' Sport Lisboa e Benfica currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 64' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Collins Fai on 65 minutes.
  • 66' GOAL! Gian-Luca Waldschmidt fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 68' Adel Taarabt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gian-Luca Waldschmidt at the 68 minute mark.
  • 70' The whistle greets Obbi Oulare as he departs to be replaced by Aleksandar Boljevic.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Haris Seferovic on, Darwin Nunez off on 72 minutes.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Royal Standard de Liege — Joachim Carcela on, Gojko Cimirot off on 75 minutes.
  • 76' Goal! Pizzi scores his 64 goal in 479 matches.
  • 76' Royal Standard de Liege manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Konstantinos Laifis is hanging Zinho Vanheusden on the field on 76 minute.
  • 80' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Goncalo Ramos comes on to replace Pizzi.
  • 81' Felipe Avenatti has so much to prove this time. He replaces Selim Amallah on 81 minute.
  • 86' 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 Noe Dussenne suffering a number of foals already.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sport Lisboa e Benfica to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jorge Jesus

Royal Standard de Liège Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pizzi 3
Abdoul Fessal Tapsoba 2
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt 1
Nicolas Raskin 1
Everton 1

Head to Head

2020-10-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Royal Standard de Liège

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2020-10-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Royal Standard de Liège W 2020-10-26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Os Belenenses Futebol W 2020-10-22 KKS Lech Poznań 2–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2020-10-18 Rio Ave FC 0–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2020-10-04 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–2 SC Farense W 2020-09-26 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 Moreirense FC W

Royal Standard de Liège Form

2020-10-29 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 3–0 Royal Standard de Liège L 2020-10-25 K. Sint-Truidense VV 2–0 Royal Standard de Liège L 2020-10-22 Royal Standard de Liège 0–2 Rangers FC L 2020-10-17 Royal Standard de Liège 1–1 Club Brugge KV D 2020-10-04 Sporting du Pays de Charleroi 1–2 Royal Standard de Liège W 2020-10-01 Royal Standard de Liège 3–1 MOL Fehervar FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 Royal Standard de Liège xG
I would bet for: Sport Lisboa e Benfica to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sport Lisboa e Benfica66% Draw21% Royal Standard de Liège13%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Draw
88%
Draw or Royal Standard de Liège
34%
Sport Lisboa e Benfica or Royal Standard de Liège
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sport Lisboa e Benfica47% Draw43% Royal Standard de Liège10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.7%
1 – 0
13.4%
1 – 1
9.9%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
8.7%
3 – 1
6%
4 – 0
4.5%
0 – 1
3.8%
4 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
3%
1 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Handicap Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers Push Royal Standard de Liège covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 21% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 25% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Royal Standard de Liège keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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