Benfica vs Rovers: result 4-2 and analysis
AFC Champions League TwoQualification Round - 2Kick-off on August 21, 2016 at 11:30 AM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
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What was the result of Benfica vs Rovers?
Benfica won 4-2 on August 21, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 5′Carlos Leonel Góis FernandesBenfica
- 9′Carlos Leonel Góis FernandesBenfica
- 33′Nicholas Mário de Almeida TorrãoBenfica
- 74′Man ChanBenfica (pen.)
- 78′Jason Ryan Quitugua CunliffeRovers
- 84′Brandon Marquee McDonaldRovers
Official lineup for Benfica vs Rovers
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
- 16Carlos Leonel Góis Fernandes
- 17Marco António Meireles Rios
- 20Nicholas Mário de Almeida Torrão
- 8Filipe Aguiar
- 10José Martins
- 14Edgar Jesus Pereira Oliveira Teixeira
- 18Cheang Cheng Ieong Paulo
- 3Chi Kin Lei
- 7Man Chan
- 13Miguel Cordeiro
- 1Ho Man Fai
Rovers
- 10Jason Ryan Quitugua Cunliffe
- 22Sung Choi Min
- 3Jonahan Romero
- 14Jan-Willem Staman
- 19S. Malcolm
- 2Paul Bourke
- 6Brandon Marquee McDonald
- 7Ian Mariano
- 21Takumi Ito
- 23Scott Leon Guerrero
- 24Doug Herrick
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat; Rovers have 0, 0 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2016 | Tondela(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Aug 7, 2016 | SC Braga(home) | 3-0 | Super Cup |
| May 15, 2016 | Nacional(home) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| May 8, 2016 | Maritimo(away) | 2-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 29, 2016 | Guimaraes(home) | 1-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2016 | Dordoi Bishkek(home) | 0-2 | AFC Champions League Two |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.1 and concede 0.6 goals per match over their last 15; Rovers score 0.0 and concede 2.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.1 | 0.6 | 7 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Rovers | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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