Benfica vs CSKA Moscow: result 1-2 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on September 12, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
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What was the result of Benfica vs CSKA Moscow?
CSKA Moscow won 1-2 on September 12, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 50′H. SeferovićBenfica
- 63′VitinhoCSKA Moscow (pen.)
- 71′T. ZhamaletdinovCSKA Moscow
Official lineup for Benfica vs CSKA Moscow
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
4-1-3-2- 14H. Seferović
- 10Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 6Filipe Augusto
- 17A. Živković
- 18E. Salvio
- 21Pizzi
- 3Álex Grimaldo
- 2Lisandro López
- 34André Almeida
- 4Luisão
- 30Bruno Varela
CSKA Moscow
3-1-4-2- 99A. Olanare
- 11Vitinho
- 17A. Golovin
- 10A. Dzagoev
- 3P. Wernbloom
- 2M. Fernandes
- 42G. Shchennikov
- 5V. Vasin
- 6Alexei Berezutski
- 24V. Berezutski
- 35I. Akinfeev
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 11 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats; CSKA Moscow have 11, 1 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2017 | Portimonense(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 26, 2017 | Rio Ave(away) | 1-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Belenenses(home) | 5-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 14, 2017 | Chaves(away) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 9, 2017 | SC Braga(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2017 | Amkar(away) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Aug 27, 2017 | Akhmat(home) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Aug 23, 2017 | BSC Young Boys(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Ural(away) | 0-0 | Premier League |
| Aug 15, 2017 | BSC Young Boys(away) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.3 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; CSKA Moscow score 1.6 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.3 | 0.8 | 6 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| CSKA Moscow | 1.6 | 0.6 | 9 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
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 |
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