Benfica vs Zenit: result 1-0 and analysis
UEFA Champions League8th FinalsKick-off on February 16, 2016 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 Zenit?
Benfica won 1-0 on February 16, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 90′Jonas Gonçalves OliveiraBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs Zenit
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
- 11Konstantinos Mitroglou
- 17Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
- 7A. Samaris
- 10N. Gaitán
- 21Pizzi
- 85Renato Sanches
- 14V. Lindelöf
- 19Eliseu Pereira dos Santos
- 33Jardel
- 34André Almeida
- 12Júlio César
Zenit
- 7Hulk
- 22A. Dzyuba
- 10Danny
- 17O. Shatov
- 21Francisco Javier García Fernández
- 28A. Witsel
- 2A. Anyukov
- 4D. Criscito
- 6N. Lombaerts
- 24E. Garay
- 1Y. Lodygin
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats; Zenit have 9, 1 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2016 | FC Porto(home) | 1-2 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 5, 2016 | Belenenses(away) | 5-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 31, 2016 | Moreirense(away) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 23, 2016 | Arouca(home) | 3-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Jan 16, 2016 | Estoril(away) | 2-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2015 | Gent(away) | 1-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 24, 2015 | Valencia(home) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 4, 2015 | Lyon(away) | 2-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 20, 2015 | Lyon(home) | 3-1 | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 29, 2015 | Gent(home) | 2-1 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 1 Benfica win, 0 draws, 3 Zenit wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2014 | Zenit 1-0 Benfica | UEFA Champions League |
| Sep 16, 2014 | Benfica 0-2 Zenit | UEFA Champions League |
| Mar 6, 2012 | Benfica 2-0 Zenit | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 15, 2012 | Zenit 3-2 Benfica | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Zenit score 1.6 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.7 | 0.9 | 6 | 9/15 | 12/15 |
| Zenit | 1.6 | 1.0 | 6 | 7/15 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Benfica | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
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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