Benfica vs Celtic: result 2-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage - 5Kick-off on November 20, 2012 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
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What was the result of Benfica vs Celtic?
Benfica won 2-1 on November 20, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 7′O. JohnBenfica
- 32′Georgios SamarasCeltic
- 71′E. GarayBenfica
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats; Celtic have 8, 4 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2012 | Rio Ave(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 7, 2012 | Spartak Moscow(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 3, 2012 | Guimaraes(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 27, 2012 | GIL Vicente(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 23, 2012 | Spartak Moscow(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2012 | Aberdeen(away) | 2-0 | Premiership |
| Nov 11, 2012 | ST Johnstone(home) | 1-1 | Premiership |
| Nov 7, 2012 | Barcelona(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 4, 2012 | Dundee Utd(away) | 2-2 | Premiership |
| Oct 27, 2012 | Kilmarnock(home) | 0-2 | Premiership |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Benfica win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Celtic win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2012 | Celtic 0-0 Benfica | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.0 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Celtic score 1.7 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.0 | 0.7 | 8 | 6/15 | 10/15 |
| Celtic | 1.7 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Benfica | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy