Benfica vs Zenit: result 2-0 and analysis
UEFA Champions League8th FinalsKick-off on March 6, 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 Zenit?
Benfica won 2-0 on March 6, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 45′M. PereiraBenfica
- 90′Nélson OliveiraBenfica
Official lineup for Benfica vs Zenit
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Benfica
- 7Ó. Cardozo
- 19Rodrigo
- 20N. Gaitán
- 6Francisco Javier García Fernández
- 8Bruno César
- 28A. Witsel
- 3Emerson da Conceição
- 4Luisão
- 14M. Pereira
- 33Jardel
- 1Artur Moraes
Zenit
- 11Alexander Kerzhakov
- 15Roman Shirokov
- 18K. Zyryanov
- 27I. Denisov
- 25S. Semak
- 34V. Bystrov
- 2A. Anyukov
- 4D. Criscito
- 6N. Lombaerts
- 14T. Hubočan
- 16Vyacheslav Malafeev
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Benfica have 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats; Zenit have 3, 3 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2012 | FC Porto(home) | 2-3 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 25, 2012 | Academica(away) | 0-0 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 20, 2012 | Guimaraes(away) | 0-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Feb 15, 2012 | Zenit(away) | 2-3 | UEFA Champions League |
| Feb 11, 2012 | Nacional(home) | 4-1 | Primeira Liga |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2012 | Benfica(home) | 3-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| Dec 6, 2011 | FC Porto(away) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 23, 2011 | Apoel Nicosia(home) | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Nov 1, 2011 | Shakhtar Donetsk(home) | 1-0 | UEFA Champions League |
| Oct 19, 2011 | Shakhtar Donetsk(away) | 2-2 | UEFA Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Benfica wins, 0 draws, 1 Zenit win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2012 | Zenit 3-2 Benfica | UEFA Champions League |
How many goals should we expect?
Benfica score 2.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Zenit score 1.4 and concede 1.0.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benfica | 2.1 | 1.0 | 5 | 9/15 | 9/15 |
| Zenit | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3 | 4/7 | 4/7 |
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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