Benfica vs União de Leiria: result 1-0 and analysis
Primeira LigaMatchday 29Kick-off on May 5, 2012 at 07:30 PM (UTC)Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (da Luz), Lisboa
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What was the result of Benfica vs União de Leiria?
Benfica won 1-0 on May 5, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 21′Bruno CésarBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs União de Leiria
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
- 7Ó. Cardozo
- 12Yannick Djalo
- 30J. Saviola
- 8Bruno César
- 10P. Aimar
- 28A. Witsel
- 4Luisão
- 14M. Pereira
- 24E. Garay
- 36Luís Martins
- 1Artur Moraes
União de Leiria
- 17Djaniny
- 7N. Bärkroth
- 28Filipe Oliveira
- 66A. Kéïta
- 90J. Ogu
- 77Carlos Daniel
- 18Abdullah Al Hafith
- 22Pedro Almeida
- 35J. Shaffer
- 74Bruno Miguel
- 93J. Oblak
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; União de Leiria have 1, 4 and 10.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2012 | Rio Ave(away) | 2-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 21, 2012 | Maritimo(home) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 9, 2012 | Sporting CP(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 4, 2012 | Chelsea(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Mar 31, 2012 | SC Braga(home) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2012 | Feirense(home) | 0-4 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 21, 2012 | Guimaraes(away) | 2-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 6, 2012 | GIL Vicente(home) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Apr 1, 2012 | Sporting CP(home) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Mar 25, 2012 | Vitoria Setubal(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Benfica wins, 1 draw, 0 União de Leiria wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2012 | União de Leiria 0-4 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
| May 14, 2011 | Benfica 3-3 União de Leiria | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 9, 2011 | União de Leiria 0-3 Benfica | Primeira Liga |
Last archived meeting: União de Leiria vs Benfica on Jan 8, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 1.6 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; União de Leiria score 0.6 and concede 1.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 1.6 | 1.2 | 3 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| União de Leiria | 0.6 | 1.9 | 4 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Benfica | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 28 |
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