It's time for episode two of the Liverpool - Benfica Quarter-finals battle

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 13.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Anfield (54074 seats)

The first leg ended Benfica-Liverpool 1-3. All is set for the decider in this Champions League Quarter-finals fixture!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2500 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Liverpool and Benfica.

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Liverpool form and stats

Liverpool participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals and lost against Real Madrid.

This stadium, Anfield, has been a fortress for Liverpool in the Premier League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 12-3-0. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Liverpool has performed like this (both home and away): 8 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

The Liverpool coach Klopp and his pawns return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Manchester City. The attacking player Salah won the honour of being "man of the match" for Liverpool with the rating of 7.63/10. Salah served one assist, hit three key passes and had 20 successful passes (of 23 total).

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Liverpool home games with this odds we find five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in three wins, zero draws and two defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.

Liverpool are traveling soon after this match as the FA Cup match at Manchester City awaits in three days.

Liverpool are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (39 goals in 15 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Liverpool have only let in 7 goals at home.

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Benfica form and stats

Benfica was sent out of Europa League in the 16th finals last season, when Arsenal turned out to be too strong.

Benfica's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Benfica collect 32 points from their 14 away matches in the Primeira Liga. 10 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 6W-4D-3L. This is both home and away.

The regulars enjoyed Benfica's previous game versus Belenenses, a 3-1 win played at home. Núñez certainly enjoyed Benfica's last game versus Belenenses, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 3-1 victory. The attacker Núñez got a match rating of 9.44 in that game. Núñez scored three goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

aweayteam Hara magic won.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Benfica manager Veríssimo as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Sporting CP.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 37 goals in 14 league games away this season. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent logged history involving both these squads is the Benfica - Liverpool 1-3 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Liverpool two wins, zero draws and Benfica three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

BenficaD. Núñez Ribeiro
D. Núñez Ribeiro
24 goals
LiverpoolM. Salah Ghaly
M. Salah Ghaly
20 goals
LiverpoolD. Teixeira da Silva
D. Teixeira da Silva
15 goals

Liverpool missing players

Benfica missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Liverpool Benfica
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   9 25
17 9   Won W   5 13
6 2   Drew D   1 5
2 1   Lost L   3 7
51 29   Scored S   17 50
17 8   Conceded C   14 33
92% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
72% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 96%
48% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   78% 72%
40% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   56% 40%
12% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   22% 12%
40% 42%   BTTS BTTS   67% 72%
52% 50%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 24%
16% 17%   Failed to Score F T   11% 4%
 
6.8 7.4   Corners for (avg) C F   6.1 6.3
3.1 2.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.3
1.3 1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.3
1 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
17.1 20.5   Shots (avg) S (   11 13.9
5.7 6.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 4.9
36% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 41%
 
7.5 6   Shots against (avg) S A   11.9 12.2
3 2.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.2 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 31 23 5 3 72 20 15 11 2 2 42 12 16 12 3 1 30 8 52 74
2 Liverpool 31 22 7 2 79 22 15 12 3 0 39 7 16 10 4 2 40 15 57 73
3 Chelsea 30 18 8 4 64 23 14 7 5 2 29 14 16 11 3 2 35 9 41 62
4 Tottenham Hotspur 31 18 3 10 56 37 15 10 1 4 31 17 16 8 2 6 25 20 19 57
5 Arsenal 30 17 3 10 45 36 16 10 2 4 25 14 14 7 1 6 20 22 9 54
6 West Ham United 32 15 6 11 51 42 16 9 3 4 29 21 16 6 3 7 22 21 9 51
7 Manchester United 31 14 9 8 49 42 16 8 4 4 25 19 15 6 5 4 24 23 7 51
8 Wolverhampton Wanderers 32 15 4 13 33 28 16 7 2 7 18 16 16 8 2 6 15 12 5 49
9 Leicester City 29 11 7 11 45 48 15 8 3 4 26 20 14 3 4 7 19 28 -3 40
10 Crystal Palace 31 8 13 10 43 40 16 5 7 4 25 17 15 3 6 6 18 23 3 37
11 Brighton & Hove Albion 31 8 13 10 28 37 16 3 6 7 10 20 15 5 7 3 18 17 -9 37
12 Aston Villa 31 11 3 17 42 46 15 5 3 7 24 25 16 6 0 10 18 21 -4 36
13 Brentford 32 10 6 16 39 48 16 6 2 8 18 19 16 4 4 8 21 29 -9 36
14 Southampton 31 8 12 11 37 52 16 5 7 4 20 20 15 3 5 7 17 32 -15 36
15 Newcastle United 31 8 10 13 34 54 15 5 6 4 21 25 16 3 4 9 13 29 -20 34
16 Leeds United 32 8 9 15 38 68 16 4 5 7 18 30 16 4 4 8 20 38 -30 33
17 Everton 30 8 4 18 33 52 15 7 1 7 20 19 15 1 3 11 13 33 -19 28
18 Burnley 30 4 12 14 25 44 15 3 6 6 13 20 15 1 6 8 12 24 -19 24
19 Watford 31 6 4 21 29 60 15 2 1 12 14 37 16 4 3 9 15 23 -31 22
20 Norwich City 31 5 6 20 20 63 16 3 3 10 12 31 15 2 3 10 8 32 -43 21
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 29 25 4 0 72 19 14 12 2 0 37 9 15 13 2 0 35 10 53 79
2 Sporting CP 29 23 4 2 59 18 14 12 1 1 26 5 15 11 3 1 33 13 41 73
3 Benfica 29 20 4 5 73 29 15 10 2 3 36 15 14 10 2 2 37 14 44 64
4 Sporting Braga 29 16 7 6 47 28 15 8 4 3 25 13 14 8 3 3 22 15 19 55
5 Gil Vicente 29 12 10 7 40 30 15 5 5 5 21 18 14 7 5 2 19 12 10 46
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 29 11 6 12 38 38 14 7 2 5 24 19 15 4 4 7 14 19 0 39
7 Pacos de Ferreira 29 9 9 11 27 34 15 5 5 5 18 19 14 4 4 6 9 15 -7 36
8 Estoril 29 8 10 11 32 36 14 3 6 5 18 19 15 5 4 6 14 17 -4 34
9 Santa Clara 29 8 10 11 32 46 15 7 5 3 20 21 14 1 5 8 12 25 -14 34
10 Boavista 29 6 15 8 34 41 15 4 9 2 19 16 14 2 6 6 15 25 -7 33
11 Maritimo 29 8 9 12 32 39 14 3 6 5 15 15 15 5 3 7 17 24 -7 33
12 Portimonense 29 8 8 13 27 34 15 3 4 8 12 19 14 5 4 5 15 15 -7 32
13 Vizela 29 6 11 12 31 47 15 3 6 6 13 19 14 3 5 6 18 28 -16 29
14 Famalicao 29 6 10 13 34 44 14 3 6 5 14 16 15 3 4 8 20 28 -10 28
15 Arouca 29 6 8 15 27 50 14 4 2 8 13 28 15 2 6 7 14 22 -23 26
16 Tondela 29 7 4 18 37 58 15 4 2 9 21 30 14 3 2 9 16 28 -21 25
17 Moreirense 29 5 8 16 26 46 14 3 3 8 15 20 15 2 5 8 11 26 -20 23
18 Belenenses 29 4 9 16 18 49 14 4 3 7 12 26 15 0 6 9 6 23 -31 21

Liverpool:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 29 25 4 0 72 19 14 12 2 0 37 9 15 13 2 0 35 10 53 79
2 Sporting CP 29 23 4 2 59 18 14 12 1 1 26 5 15 11 3 1 33 13 41 73
3 Benfica 29 20 4 5 73 29 15 10 2 3 36 15 14 10 2 2 37 14 44 64
4 Sporting Braga 29 16 7 6 47 28 15 8 4 3 25 13 14 8 3 3 22 15 19 55
5 Gil Vicente 29 12 10 7 40 30 15 5 5 5 21 18 14 7 5 2 19 12 10 46
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 29 11 6 12 38 38 14 7 2 5 24 19 15 4 4 7 14 19 0 39
7 Pacos de Ferreira 29 9 9 11 27 34 15 5 5 5 18 19 14 4 4 6 9 15 -7 36
8 Estoril 29 8 10 11 32 36 14 3 6 5 18 19 15 5 4 6 14 17 -4 34
9 Santa Clara 29 8 10 11 32 46 15 7 5 3 20 21 14 1 5 8 12 25 -14 34
10 Boavista 29 6 15 8 34 41 15 4 9 2 19 16 14 2 6 6 15 25 -7 33
11 Maritimo 29 8 9 12 32 39 14 3 6 5 15 15 15 5 3 7 17 24 -7 33
12 Portimonense 29 8 8 13 27 34 15 3 4 8 12 19 14 5 4 5 15 15 -7 32
13 Vizela 29 6 11 12 31 47 15 3 6 6 13 19 14 3 5 6 18 28 -16 29
14 Famalicao 29 6 10 13 34 44 14 3 6 5 14 16 15 3 4 8 20 28 -10 28
15 Arouca 29 6 8 15 27 50 14 4 2 8 13 28 15 2 6 7 14 22 -23 26
16 Tondela 29 7 4 18 37 58 15 4 2 9 21 30 14 3 2 9 16 28 -21 25
17 Moreirense 29 5 8 16 26 46 14 3 3 8 15 20 15 2 5 8 11 26 -20 23
18 Belenenses 29 4 9 16 18 49 14 4 3 7 12 26 15 0 6 9 6 23 -31 21

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.