Benfica vs Paris Saint Germain: result 2-1 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage - 6Kick-off on December 10, 2013 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 Paris Saint Germain?
Benfica won 2-1 on December 10, 2013.
Goalscorers
- 37′E. CavaniParis Saint Germain
- 45′Rodrigo José Lima Dos SantosBenfica (pen.)
- 58′N. GaitánBenfica
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Paris Saint Germain have 12, 2 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2013 | Arouca(home) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Dec 1, 2013 | Rio Ave(away) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 27, 2013 | Anderlecht(away) | 3-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 23, 2013 | SC Braga(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Nov 5, 2013 | Olympiakos Piraeus(away) | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2013 | Sochaux(home) | 5-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Dec 4, 2013 | Evian TG(away) | 0-2 | Ligue 1 |
| Dec 1, 2013 | Lyon(home) | 4-0 | Ligue 1 |
| Nov 27, 2013 | Olympiakos Piraeus(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 23, 2013 | Reims(away) | 3-0 | Ligue 1 |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Benfica win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Paris Saint Germain win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2013 | Paris Saint Germain 3-0 Benfica | UEFA Champions League |
Last archived meeting: Paris Saint Germain vs Benfica on Oct 2, 2013
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Paris Saint Germain score 2.7 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 1.7 | 0.9 | 5 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Paris Saint Germain | 2.7 | 0.5 | 9 | 5/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Benfica sit 24th in UEFA Champions League (9 points from 8 matches) and Paris Saint Germain sit 11th (14 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Paris Saint Germain | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 14 |
| 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
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