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Benfica vs Spartak Moscow: result 2-0 and analysis

UEFA Champions League3rd Qualifying RoundKick-off on August 10, 2021 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa

Benfica
2-0
Spartak Moscow

Full time

What was the result of Benfica vs Spartak Moscow?

Benfica won 2-0 on August 10, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 57′João MárioBenfica
  • 90′S. GigotBenfica (o.g.)

Official lineup for Benfica vs Spartak Moscow

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Benfica

3-4-2-1
  1. 88Gonçalo Ramos
  1. 17Diogo Gonçalves
  2. 28J. Weigl
  1. 27Rafa
  2. 20João Mário
  3. 21Pizzi
  4. 4Lucas Veríssimo
  1. 3Álex Grimaldo
  2. 30N. Otamendi
  3. 5J. Vertonghen
  1. 99O. Vlachodimos

Spartak Moscow

4-3-3
  1. 11J. Larsson
  2. 9E. Ponce
  3. 18N. Umyarov
  1. 17A. Lomovitskiy
  2. 10Z. Bakaev
  3. 47R. Zobnin
  1. 92N. Rasskazov
  2. 6Ayrton Lucas
  3. 2S. Gigot
  4. 14G. Dzhikiya
  1. 98A. Maksimenko
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 11 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat; Spartak Moscow have 9, 2 and 4.

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

Benfica
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 7, 2021Moreirense(away)2-1Primeira Liga
Aug 4, 2021Spartak Moscow(away)2-0UEFA Champions League
Jul 25, 2021Marseille(home)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 22, 2021Lille(home)1-0Friendlies Clubs
Jul 13, 2021Belenenses(home)0-0Friendlies Clubs
Spartak Moscow
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 7, 2021Nizhny Novgorod(home)1-2Premier League
Aug 4, 2021Benfica(home)0-2UEFA Champions League
Jul 30, 2021Krylia Sovetov(away)1-0Premier League
Jul 24, 2021Rubin(away)0-1Premier League
Jul 18, 2021Khimki(home)5-1Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Benfica wins, 0 draws, 1 Spartak Moscow win.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 4, 2021Spartak Moscow 0-2 BenficaUEFA Champions League
Nov 7, 2012Benfica 2-0 Spartak MoscowUEFA Champions League
Oct 23, 2012Spartak Moscow 2-1 BenficaUEFA Champions League

Last archived meeting: Spartak Moscow vs Benfica on Aug 4, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Benfica score 2.1 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Spartak Moscow score 2.3 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Benfica2.10.959/157/15
Spartak Moscow2.31.149/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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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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