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Vitoria FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2018-19
Sat 8 Dec 2018 · 20:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Cristiano 11' Y
Y 16' Pizzi
Y 44' Jonas
Mano 44' Y
Nuno Pinto 72' Y
Y 81' Gedson

Overview

Match Preview

Vitoria FC vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Primeira Liga .

Match Details

  • Referee Jorge de Sousa
  • Referee Carlos Taborda Xistra
  • Referee Luciano Maia
  • Referee Pedro Ribeiro
  • Referee Joao Bento

Head-to-Head

1
3
Vitoria FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 0–1 L
01 Dec CS Marítimo A 1–0 W
09 Nov CD Feirense H 2–1 W
04 Nov Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–2 L
28 Oct CD Tondela A 2–1 W
06 Oct Moreirense FC H 3–0 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Vitoria FC A 1–0 W
01 Dec CD Feirense H 4–0 W
27 Nov FC Bayern München A 1–5 L
11 Nov CD Tondela A 3–1 W
07 Nov AFC Ajax H 1–1 D
02 Nov Moreirense FC H 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Sport Lisboa e Benfica this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
8/3
61-75
3/1
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Vangelis Pavlidis 8 G 2 A
Gianluca Prestianni 5 G 3 A
Leandro Barreiro Martins 2 G 1 A
Rafa Silva 1 G 2 A
Jhon Duran 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Vitoria FC have kicked off against Sport Lisboa e Benfica. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 11' Cristiano has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 11.
  • 16' Pizzi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 16.
  • 17' Sport Lisboa e Benfica is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jonas on 17.
  • 22' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 27' Sport Lisboa e Benfica fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 32' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' Sport Lisboa e Benfica player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 44' Jonas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 44.
  • 46' Vitoria FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ruben Micael is hanging Hildeberto Pereira on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' It is a cagey affair so far. Vitoria FC in their trying to find a way past Sport Lisboa e Benfica's compact .
  • 56' Ruben Dias has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' Semedo makes way for Andre Pedrosa at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Vitoria FC.
  • 71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Vitoria FC that had 69 games and scored 58 goals.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nuno Pinto on 72 minutes.
  • 73' The Sport Lisboa e Benfica bench stirs into life. Pizzi is withdrawn and Gabriel gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Zequinha is replacing Nuno Pinto for the Vitoria FC side.
  • 80' A change in the Sport Lisboa e Benfica ranks — Jonas exits the field as Haris Seferovic enters on 80.
  • 81' The referee calls foul for Gedson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 86' 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.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Alfa Semedo on, Andrija Zivkovic off on 90 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.15 Vitoria FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG
I would bet for: Vitoria FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 69% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Vitoria FC36% Draw31% Sport Lisboa e Benfica33%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Vitoria FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
64%
Vitoria FC or Sport Lisboa e Benfica
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Vitoria FC25% Draw52% Sport Lisboa e Benfica23%
Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
12.8%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
2.9%
1 – 3
2.6%
3 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Vitoria FC

Handicap Vitoria FC covers Push Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Vitoria FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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