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Benfica vs Farense: result 3-2 and analysis

Primeira LigaRegular Season - 3Kick-off on October 4, 2020 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa

Benfica
3-2
Farense

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What was the result of Benfica vs Farense?

Benfica won 3-2 on October 4, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 15′PizziBenfica
  • 54′Jonatan LuccaFarense
  • 79′H. SeferovićBenfica
  • 87′H. SeferovićBenfica
  • 90′PatrickFarense

Official lineup for Benfica vs Farense

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Benfica

4-4-2
  1. 9D. Núñez
  2. 10L. Waldschmidt
  1. 27Rafa
  2. 7Everton
  3. 8Gabriel Pires
  4. 21Pizzi
  1. 3Álex Grimaldo
  2. 33Jardel
  3. 34André Almeida
  4. 30N. Otamendi
  1. 99O. Vlachodimos

Farense

4-5-1
  1. 92Fábio Nunes
  1. 9Nikola Stojiljković
  2. 29Cláudio Falcão
  3. 14Fabrício Isidoro
  4. 47Jonatan Lucca
  5. 23R. Gauld
  1. 5A. Oudrhiri
  2. 78Alex Pinto
  3. 41Cássio Scheid
  4. 4César Martins
  1. 12Rafael Defendi
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 10 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats; Farense have 5, 3 and 7.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Benfica
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 26, 2020Moreirense(home)2-0Primeira Liga
Sep 18, 2020Famalicao(away)5-1Primeira Liga
Sep 15, 2020PAOK(away)1-2UEFA Champions League
Sep 2, 2020SC Braga(home)2-1Friendlies Clubs
Aug 30, 2020Bournemouth(home)2-1Friendlies Clubs
Farense
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 27, 2020Nacional(home)0-1Primeira Liga
Sep 20, 2020Moreirense(away)0-2Primeira Liga
Aug 26, 2020Benfica(away)1-5Friendlies Clubs
Mar 9, 2020Leixoes(away)1-1Segunda Liga
Feb 29, 2020Academico Viseu(home)3-1Segunda Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Benfica win, 0 draws, 0 Farense wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 26, 2020Benfica 5-1 FarenseFriendlies Clubs

Last archived meeting: Benfica vs Farense on Aug 26, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Benfica score 2.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Farense score 1.0 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Benfica2.51.1410/1511/15
Farense1.01.445/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Benfica11911301028

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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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