SL Benfica W and Lyon W get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League Women Group Stage fixture.
It's no vacation for neither SL Benfica W nor Lyon W as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
SL Benfica W form and stats
Last season their Champions League Women adventure ended in the 16th finals against Chelsea W.On the other hand, in the Champions League Women, SL Benfica W has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena.
It's back home for SL Benfica W, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Albergaria W away with the result 2-0.
In the game before, an away victory in the Champions League Women match versus Häcken W with a 2-1 scoreline.Lyon W form and stats
Lyon was sent out of Champions League Women in the quarter-finals last season, when Paris SG W turned out to be too strong.Lyon W are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 9 points in the bag from 3 travels in the Division 1 Women. When we have look at the Champions League Women statistics, we find 5W-0D-1L. This is both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Lyon who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Bayern Munich W.
Lyon had fun at their own home (Caixa Futebol Campus) last time out, beating Fleury 91 W 4-0. A. Hegerberg, G. Mbock, A. Henry and J. Cayman scored. As mentioned above, Lyon was the only team on the pitch versus Fleury 91 W in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Prior to that result Lyon won their away game at Issy W in the Division 1 Women. The scoreline was 4-0.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Lyon manager S. Bompastor as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Paris W.
The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Lyon alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (14 from 3 played). Lyon W are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most up to date recorded history between these participants is the Lyon W - Benfica 5-0 played previously this season.Top Goalscorers
  C. Melônio Macário 7 goals |  M. Malard 7 goals | S. Kallesøe Bruun 6 goals |
SL Benfica W missing players
Lyon W missing players
| SL Benfica W | Lyon W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 19 | 9 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 22 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 54 | 25 | Scored | S | 34 | 94 | ||
| 28 | 9 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | ||
| 95% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 89% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 79% | 78% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 58% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 64% | ||
| 47% | 44% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 48% | ||
| 42% | 22% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 36% | ||
| 37% | 56% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | ||
| 26% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 8% | ||
| 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.1 | 19.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.8 | 9.6 | ||
| 31% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 39% | ||
| 11.5 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lyon W | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Bayern Munich W | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | SL Benfica W | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 4 | Häcken W | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lyon W | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 41 | 27 |
| 2 | Paris SG W | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 27 |
| 3 | Paris W | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| 4 | Fleury 91 W | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | Montpellier W | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Bordeaux W | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Stade de Reims | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -10 | 11 |
| 8 | Dijon W | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -12 | 11 |
| 9 | Soyaux W | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -18 | 7 |
| 10 | Guingamp W | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 23 | -19 | 7 |
| 11 | Saint-Etienne W | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 5 |
| 12 | Issy W | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -21 | 4 |