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Benfica vs Tondela: result 2-1 and analysis

Primeira LigaRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 29, 2021 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa

Benfica
2-1
Tondela

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What was the result of Benfica vs Tondela?

Benfica won 2-1 on August 29, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 22′Salvador AgraTondela
  • 71′RafaBenfica
  • 88′GilbertoBenfica

Official lineup for Benfica vs Tondela

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Benfica

4-4-2
  1. 88Gonçalo Ramos
  2. 9D. Núñez
  1. 7Everton
  2. 20João Mário
  3. 11S. Meïté
  4. 21Pizzi
  1. 4Lucas Veríssimo
  2. 3Álex Grimaldo
  3. 34André Almeida
  4. 5J. Vertonghen
  1. 99O. Vlachodimos

Tondela

3-5-2
  1. 29Daniel dos Anjos
  2. 7Salvador Agra
  1. 6Pedro Augusto
  2. 8João Pedro
  3. 21Iker Undabarrena
  4. 19Tiago Almeida
  5. 4Jota Gonçalves
  1. 72Eduardo Quaresma
  2. 3Neto Borges
  3. 24N. Khacef
  1. 99B. Niasse
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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; Tondela have 4, 3 and 8.

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

Benfica
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 24, 2021PSV Eindhoven(away)0-0UEFA Champions League
Aug 21, 2021GIL Vicente(away)2-0Primeira Liga
Aug 18, 2021PSV Eindhoven(home)2-1UEFA Champions League
Aug 14, 2021Arouca(home)2-0Primeira Liga
Aug 10, 2021Spartak Moscow(home)2-0UEFA Champions League
Tondela
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 22, 2021Portimonense(home)0-3Primeira Liga
Aug 14, 2021Vizela(away)1-2Primeira Liga
Aug 8, 2021Santa Clara(home)3-0Primeira Liga
Jul 24, 2021GIL Vicente(home)0-1Taça da Liga
May 18, 2021Pacos Ferreira(home)2-3Primeira Liga

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Benfica wins, 1 draw, 0 Tondela wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 30, 2021Tondela 0-2 BenficaPrimeira Liga
Jan 8, 2021Benfica 2-0 TondelaPrimeira Liga
Jun 4, 2020Benfica 0-0 TondelaPrimeira Liga
Oct 27, 2019Tondela 0-1 BenficaPrimeira Liga
Mar 30, 2019Benfica 1-0 TondelaPrimeira Liga
Nov 11, 2018Tondela 1-3 BenficaPrimeira Liga

Last archived meeting: Tondela vs Benfica on Apr 30, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Benfica score 1.7 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Tondela score 1.2 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Benfica1.70.786/155/15
Tondela1.21.719/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Benfica861124719

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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

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