Benfica vs Galatasaray: result 2-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage - 4Kick-off on November 3, 2015 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 Galatasaray?
Benfica won 2-1 on November 3, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 52′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraBenfica
- 58′Ł. PodolskiGalatasaray
- 67′LuisãoBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs Galatasaray
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
- 9R. Jiménez
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 10N. Gaitán
- 20Gonçalo Guedes
- 30Talisca
- 4Luisão
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 28Sílvio
- 33Jardel
- 34André Almeida
- 12Júlio César
Galatasaray
- 17B. Yılmaz
- 5Bilal Kısa
- 8S. İnan
- 10Wesley Sneijder
- 11Ł. Podolski
- 29O. Adın
- 21Aurélien Bayard Chedjou Fongang
- 22Hakan Kadir Balta
- 55Sabri Sarıoğlu
- 64J. Denayer
- 1F. Muslera
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; Galatasaray have 9, 4 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2015 | Tondela(away) | 4-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 25, 2015 | Sporting CP(home) | 0-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 21, 2015 | Galatasaray(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 30, 2015 | Atletico Madrid(away) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 26, 2015 | Pacos Ferreira(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2015 | Eskişehirspor(home) | 4-0 | Süper Lig |
| Oct 25, 2015 | Fenerbahçe(away) | 1-1 | Süper Lig |
| Oct 21, 2015 | Benfica(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 17, 2015 | Gençlerbirliği S.K.(home) | 4-1 | Süper Lig |
| Oct 3, 2015 | Başakşehir(away) | 2-0 | Süper Lig |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Benfica wins, 0 draws, 1 Galatasaray win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2015 | Galatasaray 2-1 Benfica | UEFA Champions League |
Last archived meeting: Galatasaray vs Benfica on Oct 21, 2015
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.5 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Galatasaray score 2.0 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.5 | 0.7 | 8 | 4/15 | 11/15 |
| Galatasaray | 2.0 | 1.1 | 4 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Galatasaray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
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