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Benfica vs Maccabi Haifa: result 2-0 and analysis

UEFA Champions LeagueGroup H - 1Kick-off on September 6, 2022 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa

Benfica
2-0
Maccabi Haifa

Full time

What was the result of Benfica vs Maccabi Haifa?

Benfica won 2-0 on September 6, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 49′RafaBenfica
  • 54′Álex GrimaldoBenfica

Official lineup for Benfica vs Maccabi Haifa

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Benfica

4-2-3-1
  1. 88Gonçalo Ramos
  1. 20João Mário
  2. 27Rafa
  3. 7David Neres
  1. 13E. Fernández
  2. 61Florentino
  1. 3Álex Grimaldo
  2. 30N. Otamendi
  3. 66António Silva
  4. 6A. Bah
  1. 99O. Vlachodimos

Maccabi Haifa

5-3-2
  1. 21D. David
  2. 9F. Pierrot
  1. 4A. Muhammad
  2. 6N. Lavi
  3. 10T. Chery
  1. 8D. Haziza
  2. 3S. Goldberg
  3. 19D. Batubinsika
  4. 30A. Seck
  5. 2D. Sundgren
  1. 44J. Cohen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 15 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats; Maccabi Haifa have 8, 4 and 3.

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

Benfica
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 2, 2022Vizela(home)2-1Primeira Liga
Aug 30, 2022Pacos Ferreira(home)3-2Primeira Liga
Aug 27, 2022Boavista(away)3-0Primeira Liga
Aug 23, 2022Dynamo Kyiv(home)3-0UEFA Champions League
Aug 17, 2022Dynamo Kyiv(away)2-0UEFA Champions League
Maccabi Haifa
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 3, 2022Hapoel Beer Sheva(away)2-1Ligat Ha'al
Aug 30, 2022Bnei Sakhnin(away)1-0Ligat Ha'al
Aug 27, 2022Maccabi Netanya(home)4-1Ligat Ha'al
Aug 23, 2022FK Crvena Zvezda(away)2-2UEFA Champions League
Aug 17, 2022FK Crvena Zvezda(home)3-2UEFA Champions League

How many goals should we expect?

Benfica score 2.9 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Maccabi Haifa score 2.1 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Benfica2.90.787/1511/15
Maccabi Haifa2.10.957/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
24Benfica830510129

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How does Footlab AI 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. 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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