It's Benfica vs Zenit in the Champions League!

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Date: Tue 10.December
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (64642 seats)

Key stats and predictions for Champions League Group Stage between Benfica and Zenit

It's no vacation for neither Benfica nor Zenit 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.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Benfica form and stats

Last season, Benfica's Champions League journey ended in the group stage.

Benfica have been outstanding at home so far in the Primeira Liga with 6 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. Benfica has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Porto defeat 108 days ago. After failing to beat Porto here at Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Benfica has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

A good away victory last time out for Benfica, who won 4-1 against Boavista. Before that, Benfica played out a League Cup draw 1-1 when visiting Sporting Covilha.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Benfica have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 1 Lost 1.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Benfica, as the Primeira Liga home game vs Famalicao is only four days away.

Benfica are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (18 goals in 7 games). Benfica have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.

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Zenit form and stats

Zenit's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 8th finals against Villarreal.

Zenit's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Zenit collect 24 points from their 10 away matches in the Premier League. 8 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). A great winning streak in away games for Zenit as they have managed to win four matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Lokomotiv Moskva have they travelled home without three points. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Zenit hope to make it five in this match.

Zenit are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Premier League against Dinamo Moskva. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Spartak Moskva.

Zenit delivered their win in the match against Dinamo Moskva already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the three points. Solid performance!

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Zenit in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Zenit, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Zenit's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. Zenit are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 4 goals away.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Zenit - Benfica 3-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Benfica won 3 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Zenit has 4 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 3 / 4

Top Goalscorers

ZenitS. Driussi
S. Driussi
11 goals
BenficaPizzi
Pizzi
9 goals
ZenitS. Azmoun
S. Azmoun
9 goals

Benfica missing players

Zenit missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Benfica Zenit
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   12 25
18 8   Won W   8 17
3 1   Drew D   1 4
4 2   Lost L   3 4
55 26   Scored S   17 48
19 5   Conceded C   8 16
96% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
84% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 76%
64% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 44%
40% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 24%
12% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 8%
44% 18%   BTTS BTTS   42% 44%
52% 73%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 44%
8% 18%   Failed to Score F T   17% 16%
 
6.2 6.5   Corners For (avg) C F   5.3 5.5
3.9 3.7   Corners Against (avg) C A   5.1 4.6
2 1.9   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.2
2 2   Red Cards R C   0 2
 
374 152   Total Shots T S   172 359
138 55   Shots on Target S O   57 128
40% 47%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 36%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 RB Leipzig 5 3 1 1 8 6 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 10
2 Olympique Lyonnais 5 2 1 2 7 6 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 7
3 Zenit 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 7
4 Benfica 5 1 1 3 7 11 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 0 1 2 4 8 -4 4
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benfica 13 12 0 1 33 5 7 6 0 1 18 2 6 6 0 0 15 3 28 36
2 Porto 12 10 1 1 24 5 6 6 0 0 15 0 6 4 1 1 9 5 19 31
3 Famalicao 12 7 3 2 24 18 5 4 1 0 13 7 7 3 2 2 11 11 6 24
4 Sporting CP 12 6 2 4 19 15 5 3 0 2 10 7 7 3 2 2 9 8 4 20
5 Boavista 13 4 6 3 12 12 7 2 3 2 7 8 6 2 3 1 5 4 0 18
6 Sporting Braga 12 5 3 4 16 15 6 3 2 1 11 9 6 2 1 3 5 6 1 18
7 Vitoria Guimaraes 12 4 5 3 20 15 6 3 2 1 13 5 6 1 3 2 7 10 5 17
8 Gil Vicente 12 4 4 4 12 13 7 3 4 0 9 4 5 1 0 4 3 9 -1 16
9 Tondela 12 4 3 5 11 12 6 1 1 4 3 7 6 3 2 1 8 5 -1 15
10 Rio Ave 12 4 3 5 15 15 6 2 2 2 10 8 6 2 1 3 5 7 0 15
11 Moreirense 12 3 5 4 16 17 6 3 2 1 10 6 6 0 3 3 6 11 -1 14
12 Belenenses 12 4 2 6 9 18 5 2 0 3 4 7 7 2 2 3 5 11 -9 14
13 Santa Clara 12 3 4 5 8 12 7 2 2 3 6 7 5 1 2 2 2 5 -4 13
14 Vitoria Setubal 12 2 7 3 4 8 7 2 5 0 3 1 5 0 2 3 1 7 -4 13
15 Portimonense 12 2 5 5 10 17 6 1 2 3 6 9 6 1 3 2 4 8 -7 11
16 Maritimo 12 2 5 5 12 21 6 1 3 2 8 10 6 1 2 3 4 11 -9 11
17 Pacos de Ferreira 12 2 2 8 7 19 6 2 1 3 4 5 6 0 1 5 3 14 -12 8
18 Desportivo Aves 12 1 0 11 14 29 5 1 0 4 6 8 7 0 0 7 8 21 -15 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 Zenit 19 14 3 2 37 9 9 6 3 0 22 5 10 8 0 2 15 4 28 45
2 Krasnodar 18 9 7 2 32 19 9 5 4 0 16 7 9 4 3 2 16 12 13 34
3 Lokomotiv Moskva 19 10 4 5 28 24 9 4 2 3 13 11 10 6 2 2 15 13 4 34
4 CSKA Moskva 18 10 3 5 25 17 9 5 1 3 11 8 9 5 2 2 14 9 8 33
5 Rostov 18 9 4 5 30 27 9 6 2 1 15 7 9 3 2 4 15 20 3 31
6 Arsenal Tula 19 7 4 8 23 23 10 3 3 4 14 12 9 4 1 4 9 11 0 25
7 Dinamo Moskva 19 6 6 7 16 21 9 2 3 4 9 11 10 4 3 3 7 10 -5 24
8 Spartak Moskva 18 6 4 8 18 17 9 3 2 4 7 7 9 3 2 4 11 10 1 22
9 Ufa 18 5 7 6 15 17 10 4 3 3 12 10 8 1 4 3 3 7 -2 22
10 Ural 18 5 6 7 21 29 10 3 2 5 16 20 8 2 4 2 5 9 -8 21
11 Orenburg 17 5 4 8 21 24 9 2 3 4 10 12 8 3 1 4 11 12 -3 19
12 Akhmat Grozny 18 4 7 7 13 23 9 2 5 2 8 10 9 2 2 5 5 13 -10 19
13 Krylya Sovetov 18 5 3 10 18 22 9 2 2 5 8 10 9 3 1 5 10 12 -4 18
14 Tambov 18 5 3 10 20 26 9 3 0 6 10 13 9 2 3 4 10 13 -6 18
15 Rubin Kazan 18 4 6 8 10 20 9 3 2 4 5 8 9 1 4 4 5 12 -10 18
16 Sochi 17 3 5 9 15 24 7 1 1 5 5 10 10 2 4 4 10 14 -9 14

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 RB Leipzig 5 3 1 1 8 6 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 10
2 Olympique Lyonnais 5 2 1 2 7 6 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 7
3 Zenit 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 7
4 Benfica 5 1 1 3 7 11 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 0 1 2 4 8 -4 4

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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.