Benfica vs Spartak Moscow: result 2-0 and analysis
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage - 4Kick-off on November 7, 2012 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 Spartak Moscow?
Benfica won 2-0 on November 7, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 55′Ó. CardozoBenfica
- 69′Ó. CardozoBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs Spartak Moscow
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
- 11Rodrigo José Lima Dos Santos
- 15O. John
- 19Rodrigo
- 25L. Melgarejo
- 18E. Salvio
- 34André Almeida
- 35E. Pérez
- 14M. Pereira
- 24E. Garay
- 33Jardel
- 1Artur Moraes
Spartak Moscow
- 9Ari
- 6Rafael Carioca
- 7K. Kombarov
- 19José Jurado
- 21K. Källström
- 23D. Kombarov
- 25Diniyar Bilyaletdinov
- 5N. Pareja
- 2J. Insaurralde
- 34E. Makeev
- 32A. Rebrov
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; Spartak Moscow have 2, 1 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2012 | Guimaraes(home) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 27, 2012 | GIL Vicente(away) | 3-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 23, 2012 | Spartak Moscow(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 6, 2012 | Beira-Mar(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Oct 2, 2012 | Barcelona(home) | 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2012 | Benfica(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 2, 2012 | Celtic(home) | 2-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 19, 2012 | Barcelona(away) | 2-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 29, 2012 | Fenerbahçe(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Aug 21, 2012 | Fenerbahçe(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Benfica wins, 0 draws, 1 Spartak Moscow win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2012 | Spartak Moscow 2-1 Benfica | UEFA Champions League |
Last archived meeting: Spartak Moscow vs Benfica on Oct 23, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Spartak Moscow score 1.8 and concede 1.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.2 | 0.9 | 6 | 8/15 | 12/15 |
| Spartak Moscow | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Benfica | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
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